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Sun, Mar 1, 2015·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

Los Angeles Kings 2, Winnipeg Jets 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 70% of the time.

WPG winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK041917220
WPG1931218529

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:34WPGDrew StaffordAssists: Mark Scheifele, Jiri Tlusty · Snap, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:18LAKJeff CarterAssists: Tyler Toffoli, Jake Muzzin · Snap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:43WPGTyler MyersAssists: Blake Wheeler, Chris Thorburn · Snap, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P2 11:25WPGAndrew LaddGWGAssists: Bryan Little, Dustin Byfuglien · Snap, 0.43 xG1–3
  5. P2 19:16WPGAndrew LaddAssists: Michael Frolik · Snap, 0.08 xG1–4
  6. P3 14:49LAKJeff CarterUnassisted · Backhand, 0.15 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:04WPGBlake WheelerENAssists: Adam Lowry · Wrist, 0.55 xG2–5
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 0:00LAKJordan Nolan: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 0:00WPGDustin Byfuglien: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 0:00WPGAndrew Ladd: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 10:59WPGTyler Myers: Holding2 min
  5. P2 11:02LAKMarian Gaborik: Holding2 min
  6. P2 12:40LAKBrayden McNabb: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 12:40LAKBrayden McNabb: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 12:40WPGDustin Byfuglien: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 5:03WPGToby Enstrom: Interference2 min
  10. P3 14:26WPGDustin Byfuglien: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 14:26WPGDustin Byfuglien: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 14:26LAKJordan Nolan: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 14:26LAKJordan Nolan: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 14:26LAKKyle Clifford: Misconduct10 min
  15. P3 14:26WPGAnthony Peluso: Misconduct10 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 SOG0WPG
46% to win54% to win
← LAK attackWPG 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.

LAKWPG
20Shots on goal29
2.2Expected goals3.2
47Shot attempts47
40Faceoffs won22
3Power plays2
25Penalty minutes27
29Hits31
7Blocked shots14
9Giveaways12
2Takeaways10

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. bestClifford – Nolan – Andreoff3:44

    xG 0.28–0.14 (67%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Williams – Brown – Andreoff3:07

    xG 0.13–0.07 (64%)attempts 1–4goals 0–1

  3. Gaborik – Kopitar – Lewis7:23

    xG 0.37–0.32 (53%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

  4. Williams – Stoll – Lewis5:06

    xG 0.07–0.05 (57%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Muzzin9:59

    xG 0.67–0.40 (63%)attempts 14–10goals 1–0

  2. Regehr – Doughty10:34

    xG 0.53–0.27 (66%)attempts 6–8goals 1–2

  3. Muzzin – Doughty7:58

    xG 0.25–0.20 (56%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestThorburn – Wheeler – Lowry11:22

    xG 0.33–0.11 (75%)attempts 11–7goals 1–0

  2. Stafford – Tlusty – Scheifele12:52

    xG 0.50–0.48 (51%)attempts 7–11goals 1–2

  3. Ladd – Little – Frolik13:58

    xG 0.42–0.70 (38%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Harrison – Byfuglien14:46

    xG 0.39–0.39 (50%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  2. Enstrom – Myers13:23

    xG 0.58–0.61 (49%)attempts 9–14goals 2–2

  3. Stuart – Trouba12:07

    xG 0.26–0.38 (41%)attempts 9–9goals 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.

WPG 3.2 xGLAK 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 52/100 · #540 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.06 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 70% of the time.

WPG winsLAK wins

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

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