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Sat, Nov 30, 2013·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Calgary Flames 2, Los Angeles Kings 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 62% of the time.

LAK winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY0511015220
LAK070916122

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 15:50CGYBlair JonesSHAssists: Paul Byron, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P3 15:27LAKJustin WilliamsAssists: Jake Muzzin, Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P3 19:37CGYMichael CammalleriGWGAssists: Mikael Backlund, Lee Stempniak · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–1
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 11:54LAKSlava Voynov: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 1:37LAKJarret Stoll: Boarding2 min
  3. P2 2:18LAKDustin Brown: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 4:14CGYMikael Backlund: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 8:13LAKDustin Brown: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 8:13CGYMatt Stajan: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 8:13LAKDustin Brown: Interference2 min
  8. P2 14:26CGYLadislav Smid: Boarding5 min
  9. P2 14:26CGYLadislav Smid: Game misconduct10 min
  10. P2 19:26CGYShane O'Brien: Elbowing2 min
  11. P3 3:10LAKDaniel Carcillo: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 16:25CGYDavid Jones: Holding2 min
  13. P3 16:25LAKKyle Clifford: Diving2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYLAK
20Shots on goal22
1.7Expected goals2.3
43Shot attempts56
32Faceoffs won25
5Power plays3
23Penalty minutes14
26Hits33
19Blocked shots8
4Giveaways19
2Takeaways3

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. McGrattan – Byron – Reinhart2:16

    xG 0.03–0.11 (23%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  2. Hudler – Jones – Backlund11:14

    xG 0.11–0.27 (29%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

  3. Cammalleri – Stajan – Stempniak11:38

    xG 0.33–0.50 (40%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1

  4. Jones – Colborne – Bouma7:59

    xG 0.05–0.26 (17%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. O'Brien – Smith4:39

    xG 0.03–0.01 (70%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Butler – Brodie2:29

    xG 0.02–0.01 (65%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. O'Brien – Butler5:03

    xG 0.14–0.20 (41%)attempts 2–6goals 1–1

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestWilliams – Brown – Kopitar5:30

    xG 0.43–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–0goals 1–0

  2. Clifford – Vey – Toffoli3:49

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Williams – Kopitar – Clifford3:19

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Williams – Carcillo – Kopitar2:08

    xG 0.08–0.02 (81%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMitchell – Martinez10:37

    xG 0.60–0.10 (85%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  2. Muzzin – Doughty12:12

    xG 0.47–0.10 (83%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  3. Regehr – Voynov13:07

    xG 0.10–0.39 (21%)attempts 10–10goals 0–1

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 2.3 xGCGY 1.7 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

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 40/100 · #675 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.40 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 48% (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, Los Angeles Kings win this game 62% of the time.

LAK winsCGY wins

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

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