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Thu, Feb 12, 2015·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Calgary Flames 3, Los Angeles Kings 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 84% of the time.

LAK winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY062418318
LAK111119315545

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:16LAKTyler ToffoliAssists: Jeff Carter · Wrist, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P2 3:09CGYDavid JonesPPAssists: TJ Brodie, Dennis Wideman · Tip-in, 0.17 xG1–1
  3. P2 3:41CGYMason RaymondAssists: Matt Stajan, Dennis Wideman · Wrist, 0.28 xG2–1
  4. P2 19:44LAKTyler ToffoliAssists: Jake Muzzin, Jeff Carter · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. P3 0:59LAKDwight KingAssists: Jeff Carter, Tyler Toffoli · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P3 6:44LAKJordan NolanGWGAssists: Drew Doughty · Slap, 0.03 xG2–4
  7. P3 8:18LAKTyler ToffoliAssists: Dwight King, Brayden McNabb · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–5
  8. P3 12:59CGYMason RaymondAssists: Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–5
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 4:26CGYBrandon Bollig: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 4:26LAKKyle Clifford: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 4:36LAKJake Muzzin: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 2:24LAKDustin Brown: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P2 3:41LAKJonathan Quick: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  6. P2 15:04CGYCurtis Glencross: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 13:39CGYDennis Wideman: Holding2 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
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Backlund won the faceoff against Kopitar
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYLAK
18Shots on goal45
2.4Expected goals4.7
42Shot attempts87
22Faceoffs won33
3Power plays2
9Penalty minutes11
27Hits29
22Blocked shots17
5Giveaways14
2Takeaways5

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. Stajan – Glencross – Raymond11:30

    xG 1.04–1.08 (49%)attempts 9–16goals 1–1

  2. Byron – Colborne – Bollig4:47

    xG 0.00–0.32 (0%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  3. Hudler – Gaudreau – Monahan9:10

    xG 0.17–0.64 (21%)attempts 7–16goals 0–3

  4. Jones – Backlund – Bouma11:47

    xG 0.25–0.72 (26%)attempts 9–15goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Engelland – Diaz10:24

    xG 0.29–0.67 (30%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0

  2. Giordano – Brodie17:55

    xG 0.41–0.87 (32%)attempts 14–18goals 0–2

  3. Wideman – Russell16:20

    xG 0.87–1.61 (35%)attempts 9–37goals 1–2

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestCarter – King – Toffoli11:43

    xG 1.47–0.85 (63%)attempts 27–11goals 4–1

  2. Gaborik – Kopitar – Lewis10:52

    xG 0.71–0.13 (85%)attempts 19–4goals 0–0

  3. Williams – Stoll – Brown11:18

    xG 0.80–0.43 (65%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  4. Clifford – Nolan – Shore3:17

    xG 0.20–0.09 (69%)attempts 3–2goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Muzzin13:53

    xG 0.87–0.39 (69%)attempts 18–10goals 1–0

  2. Doughty – McNabb4:16

    xG 0.43–0.04 (92%)attempts 11–1goals 1–0

  3. Regehr – Doughty16:13

    xG 0.75–0.38 (66%)attempts 22–9goals 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 4.7 xGCGY 2.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 71/100 · #306 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.55 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 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 84% of the time.

LAK winsCGY wins

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

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