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Sat, Mar 29, 2014·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Winnipeg Jets 2, Los Angeles Kings 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 57% of the time.

LAK winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG01104211226
LAK3160716429

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:42LAKTrevor LewisAssists: Kyle Clifford, Jake Muzzin · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:53LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Marian Gaborik · Tip-in, 0.01 xG0–2
  3. P1 17:37LAKAnze KopitarGWGAssists: Marian Gaborik, Willie Mitchell · Backhand, 0.18 xG0–3
  4. P3 1:54WPGMatt HalischukAssists: Evander Kane, Eric O'Dell · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–3
  5. P3 4:59LAKTyler ToffoliAssists: Tanner Pearson, Willie Mitchell · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–4
  6. P3 8:56WPGBlake WheelerPPAssists: Bryan Little, Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 3:53LAKSlava Voynov: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 8:55WPGEvander Kane: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 8:29LAKJake Muzzin: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P3 12:49LAKAnze Kopitar: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 16:00WPGBryan Little: Boarding2 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.

WPG00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGLAK
26Shots on goal29
2.9Expected goals3.4
55Shot attempts59
22Faceoffs won23
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
28Hits40
14Blocked shots10
10Giveaways10
5Takeaways4

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.

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestHalischuk – O'Dell – Kane10:54

    xG 1.13–0.46 (71%)attempts 17–9goals 1–1

  2. Ladd – Little – Frolik12:51

    xG 0.61–0.28 (68%)attempts 12–7goals 0–1

  3. Slater – Tangradi – Peluso6:00

    xG 0.00–0.26 (0%)attempts 2–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPostma – Ellerby2:37

    xG 0.56–0.14 (81%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  2. Enstrom – Pardy3:45

    xG 0.29–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Pardy – Postma5:01

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestCarter – Toffoli – Pearson8:15

    xG 0.52–0.22 (70%)attempts 10–6goals 1–1

  2. Stoll – Brown – King10:25

    xG 0.49–0.24 (67%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  3. Gaborik – Williams – Kopitar11:49

    xG 0.72–0.62 (54%)attempts 11–10goals 2–0

  4. Richards – Lewis – Clifford8:30

    xG 0.29–0.37 (44%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMitchell – Martinez11:26

    xG 0.80–0.31 (72%)attempts 14–9goals 3–1

  2. Regehr – Voynov14:14

    xG 0.89–0.59 (60%)attempts 19–13goals 0–0

  3. Mitchell – Doughty2:31

    xG 0.01–0.03 (25%)attempts 1–1goals 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 3.4 xGWPG 2.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKWPG

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 WPG. Dots are goals.

Excitement 41/100 · #671 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.70 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 57% of the time.

LAK winsWPG wins

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

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