Thu, Mar 12, 2015·Rogers Arena, Vancouver
Los Angeles Kings 4, Vancouver Canucks 0
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 72% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | 14 | 110 | 26 | 420 |
| VAN | 09 | 07 | 03 | 019 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 16:41LAKTyler ToffoliPPGWGAssists: Justin Williams, Jake Muzzin · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–0
- P2 3:59LAKJustin WilliamsAssists: Brayden McNabb, Nicholas Shore · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–0
- P3 0:25LAKAnze KopitarUnassisted · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–0
- P3 15:36LAKMarian GaborikENAssists: Anze Kopitar, Trevor Lewis · Wrist, 0.67 xG4–0
Penalties (7)
- P1 5:40VANLuca Sbisa: Roughing2 min
- P1 13:18LAKBrayden McNabb: Tripping2 min
- P1 15:36VANDerek Dorsett: Slashing2 min · PPG
- P2 10:38LAKKyle Clifford: Fighting5 min
- P2 10:38VANDerek Dorsett: Fighting5 min
- P3 10:40LAKJake Muzzin: Hooking2 min
- P3 19:48VANDerek Dorsett: Cross checking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Sedin
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestGaborik – Kopitar – Lewis12:19
xG 0.61–0.13 (82%)attempts 15–13goals 1–0
- Carter – King – Toffoli10:05
xG 0.53–0.16 (77%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0
- Stoll – Brown – Nolan9:49
xG 0.08–0.20 (30%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0
- Williams – Clifford – Shore7:26
xG 0.20–0.51 (28%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- bestRegehr – Doughty20:03
xG 0.64–0.42 (60%)attempts 12–15goals 1–0
- Muzzin – Doughty2:23
xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0
- Sekera – McNabb12:46
xG 0.40–0.35 (53%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0
Vancouver Canucks
Forward lines
- bestBurrows – Dorsett – Vey7:30
xG 0.16–0.02 (89%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0
- Vrbata – Matthias – Bonino10:33
xG 0.38–0.27 (59%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0
- Hansen – Horvat – Kenins10:32
xG 0.11–0.07 (61%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0
- Sedin – Sedin – Kassian11:18
xG 0.46–0.63 (42%)attempts 12–14goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestEdler – Tanev13:23
xG 0.42–0.16 (73%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0
- Stanton – Corrado10:47
xG 0.19–0.20 (48%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0
- Edler – Corrado4:13
xG 0.04–0.18 (17%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
VAN's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line VAN is favoured, below it LAK. Dots are goals.
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 72% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (VAN − LAK), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).