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Mon, Oct 21, 2013·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Calgary Flames 3, Los Angeles Kings 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 71% of the time.

LAK winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY04211110325
LAK18111010229

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 18:36LAKDrew DoughtyPPAssists: Dustin Brown, Justin Williams · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:50CGYMichael CammalleriPPAssists: Jiri Hudler, Mark Giordano · Slap, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P2 13:39CGYSean MonahanPPAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.31 xG2–1
  4. P2 16:40LAKJeff CarterSHAssists: Mike Richards · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P3 19:30CGYTJ BrodiePPGWGAssists: Jiri Hudler, Lee Stempniak · Slap, 0.08 xG3–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 2:52CGYCurtis Glencross: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 16:52CGYLee Stempniak: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 2:14LAKKyle Clifford: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 8:19CGYSven Baertschi: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 12:28LAKDrew Doughty: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P2 14:12LAKDaniel Carcillo: Cross checking2 min
  7. P2 16:26LAKRobyn Regehr: Interference2 min
  8. P3 6:36LAKJeff Carter: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 17:48LAKAnze Kopitar: Hooking2 min · PPG

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
48% to win52% to win
← CGY attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYLAK
25Shots on goal29
3.8Expected goals2.5
47Shot attempts58
25Faceoffs won44
6Power plays3
6Penalty minutes12
25Hits35
17Blocked shots9
5Giveaways14
4Takeaways3

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestCammalleri – Stempniak – Colborne7:29

    xG 0.94–0.29 (76%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  2. McGrattan – Bouma – Street2:42

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Hudler – Baertschi – Monahan12:16

    xG 0.27–0.25 (52%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

  4. Glencross – Galiardi – Backlund10:48

    xG 0.33–0.40 (45%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Brodie13:17

    xG 0.70–0.34 (67%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  2. Wideman – Russell13:32

    xG 0.75–0.60 (56%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

  3. O'Brien – Butler8:31

    xG 0.22–0.25 (47%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestStoll – Carcillo – Frattin3:50

    xG 0.59–0.02 (97%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  2. Fraser – Lewis – Clifford2:40

    xG 0.24–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Williams – Brown – Kopitar12:05

    xG 0.49–0.42 (54%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  4. Stoll – Carcillo – Lewis2:46

    xG 0.06–0.04 (61%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRegehr – Doughty16:06

    xG 0.91–0.48 (66%)attempts 19–11goals 0–0

  2. Greene – Muzzin9:26

    xG 0.38–0.16 (71%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  3. Mitchell – Voynov14:11

    xG 0.66–0.81 (45%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

LAK 2.5 xGCGY 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKCGY

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

LAK's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line LAK is favoured, below it CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 59/100 · #455 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.80 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +46 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 71% of the time.

LAK winsCGY wins

Simulated goal difference (LAK − CGY), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).