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Thu, Oct 24, 2013·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Phoenix Coyotes 4, Los Angeles Kings 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 88% of the time.

LAK winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX05212211428
LAK415012311738

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:42LAKAnze KopitarPPAssists: Justin Williams, Dustin Brown · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P1 4:17LAKDwight KingAssists: Anze Kopitar · Snap, 0.08 xG0–2
  3. P1 10:14LAKJordan NolanAssists: Colin Fraser, Dustin Brown · Wrist, 0.35 xG0–3
  4. P1 17:56LAKDwight KingAssists: Robyn Regehr, Justin Williams · Tip-in, 0.24 xG0–4
  5. P2 10:27PHXJeff HalpernAssists: Paul Bissonnette, Zbynek Michalek · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–4
  6. P2 14:22PHXMartin HanzalAssists: Mikkel Boedker, Radim Vrbata · Backhand, 0.06 xG2–4
  7. P3 1:51PHXMartin HanzalPPAssists: Keith Yandle, Radim Vrbata · Deflected, 0.16 xG3–4
  8. P3 2:50PHXShane DoanAssists: Derek Morris, Keith Yandle · Slap, 0.03 xG4–4
  9. P3 4:19LAKMike RichardsSHGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.12 xG4–5
  10. P3 12:11LAKMatt FrattinAssists: Drew Doughty, Jeff Carter · Tip-in, 0.08 xG4–6
  11. P3 19:38LAKDwight KingENAssists: Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.53 xG4–7
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 0:21PHXAntoine Vermette: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 5:14PHXDerek Morris: Interference2 min
  3. P1 7:29LAKWillie Mitchell: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 1:12LAKJake Muzzin: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 12:01PHXJeff Halpern: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 1:03LAKWillie Mitchell: High sticking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 3:31LAKJake Muzzin: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 12:29PHXDavid Schlemko: Holding2 min
  9. P3 16:24PHXShane Doan: Interference2 min

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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXLAK
28Shots on goal38
2.0Expected goals4.7
51Shot attempts59
25Faceoffs won33
4Power plays5
10Penalty minutes8
38Hits29
9Blocked shots13
12Giveaways12
7Takeaways1

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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestVrbata – Hanzal – Boedker2:14

    xG 0.20–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0

  2. Halpern – Bissonnette – Yip5:56

    xG 0.31–0.20 (61%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

  3. Vermette – Moss – Klinkhammer2:19

    xG 0.03–0.08 (29%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Doan – Ribeiro – Boedker3:45

    xG 0.15–0.30 (34%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMichalek – Yandle2:19

    xG 0.52–0.16 (76%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. Schlemko – Ekman-Larsson3:41

    xG 0.28–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Morris – Ekman-Larsson2:22

    xG 0.02–0.02 (45%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestWilliams – Kopitar – King11:54

    xG 0.97–0.34 (74%)attempts 13–9goals 2–0

  2. Carter – Richards – Frattin10:55

    xG 0.54–0.09 (85%)attempts 11–4goals 1–1

  3. Stoll – Brown – Lewis11:01

    xG 0.20–0.32 (39%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

  4. Fraser – Carcillo – Nolan3:42

    xG 0.01–0.44 (2%)attempts 1–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRegehr – Doughty15:39

    xG 0.78–0.57 (58%)attempts 14–10goals 2–1

  2. Greene – Muzzin10:49

    xG 0.35–0.19 (64%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Mitchell – Voynov14:51

    xG 0.65–0.52 (55%)attempts 12–19goals 1–1

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 4.7 xGPHX 2.0 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKPHX

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 PHX. Dots are goals.

Excitement 94/100 · #53 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.58 · 10 goals in reach · 4-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 88% of the time.

LAK winsPHX wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).