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Sun, Nov 2, 2014·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Los Angeles Kings 2, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 77% of the time.

CAR winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK07112113232
CAR1921805332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:26CARVictor RaskAssists: Chris Terry, Zach Boychuk · Tip-in, 0.20 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:50CARChris TerryPPAssists: Andrej Sekera, Elias Lindholm · Slap, 0.04 xG0–2
  3. P2 5:39LAKMike RichardsPPAssists: Drew Doughty, Justin Williams · Snap, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P2 16:01CARElias LindholmGWGAssists: Nathan Gerbe, Riley Nash · Snap, 0.04 xG1–3
  5. P3 7:58LAKAlec MartinezUnassisted · Wrist, 0.01 xG2–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 5:05CARJay Harrison: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 0:25LAKJustin Williams: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 4:16CARBrett Bellemore: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 12:15LAKJarret Stoll: Interference2 min
  5. P2 17:18LAKMatt Greene: Cross checking2 min
  6. P3 13:43LAKTanner Pearson: Holding2 min
  7. P3 16:53CARJay Harrison: Hooking2 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 SOG0CAR
46% to win54% to win
← LAK attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Carter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKCAR
32Shots on goal32
2.0Expected goals3.5
51Shot attempts59
34Faceoffs won25
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
28Hits24
14Blocked shots11
4Giveaways11
8Takeaways12

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestGaborik – Williams – Kopitar6:09

    xG 0.36–0.25 (59%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Carter – Toffoli – Pearson5:23

    xG 0.19–0.13 (61%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Richards – Lewis – Clifford5:49

    xG 0.12–0.10 (55%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Stoll – Brown – King6:30

    xG 0.18–0.26 (41%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Muzzin – Doughty11:26

    xG 0.42–0.38 (53%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0

  2. Greene – McNabb10:03

    xG 0.24–0.45 (35%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

  3. Regehr – Martinez7:49

    xG 0.22–0.52 (30%)attempts 6–9goals 0–2

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestGerbe – Nash – Lindholm6:00

    xG 0.32–0.06 (84%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  2. Terry – Boychuk – Rask5:29

    xG 0.49–0.32 (60%)attempts 10–3goals 1–0

  3. Staal – Tlusty – Skinner8:44

    xG 0.22–0.27 (45%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  4. McClement – Dwyer – Malone5:26

    xG 0.16–0.31 (34%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Bellemore10:24

    xG 0.57–0.30 (65%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  2. Sekera – Faulk12:27

    xG 0.54–0.52 (51%)attempts 15–11goals 2–0

  3. Gleason – Harrison8:37

    xG 0.16–0.31 (33%)attempts 5–11goals 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.

CAR 3.5 xGLAK 2.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 33/100 · #785 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.12 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 77% of the time.

CAR winsLAK wins

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

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