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Thu, Feb 27, 2014·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Los Angeles Kings 2, Calgary Flames 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 52% of the time.

CGY winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK1706111224
CGY0801502025

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:00LAKDustin BrownGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.15 xG1–0
  2. P3 3:30LAKDwight KingSHAssists: Dustin Brown, Jake Muzzin · Wrist, 0.29 xG2–0
Penalties (9)
  1. P2 11:21LAKMike Richards: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 11:21CGYMikael Backlund: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 14:30LAKDrew Doughty: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 18:00LAKJordan Nolan: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 18:00LAKJordan Nolan: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 18:00CGYLadislav Smid: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 18:00LAKJordan Nolan: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 19:53CGYJoe Colborne: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 6:15LAKSlava Voynov: Tripping2 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.

LAK00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
48% to win52% to win
← LAK attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stoll won the faceoff against Monahan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKCGY
24Shots on goal25
2.3Expected goals2.2
40Shot attempts55
37Faceoffs won22
0Power plays4
12Penalty minutes6
11Hits14
16Blocked shots9
3Giveaways8
1Takeaways6

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.

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestStoll – Brown – King9:59

    xG 0.59–0.05 (93%)attempts 12–5goals 1–0

  2. Williams – Kopitar – Toffoli11:30

    xG 0.28–0.32 (47%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  3. Lewis – Clifford – Vey7:15

    xG 0.14–0.36 (28%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  4. Carter – Richards – Nolan11:18

    xG 0.02–0.47 (4%)attempts 2–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRegehr – Voynov14:07

    xG 0.60–0.34 (64%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  2. Mitchell – Martinez11:40

    xG 0.17–0.23 (43%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Muzzin – Doughty14:04

    xG 0.15–0.42 (26%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHudler – Galiardi – Backlund11:45

    xG 0.50–0.21 (71%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Stajan – Jones – Bouma7:46

    xG 0.33–0.13 (71%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  3. Westgarth – Byron – Granlund4:44

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Cammalleri – Colborne – Monahan9:50

    xG 0.27–0.34 (44%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Brodie14:02

    xG 0.50–0.24 (67%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  2. Russell – Butler8:44

    xG 0.49–0.35 (59%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

  3. Wideman – Smid14:21

    xG 0.28–0.14 (67%)attempts 9–5goals 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.

CGY 2.2 xGLAK 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 1/100 · #1206 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.60 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 52% of the time.

CGY winsLAK wins

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

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