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Thu, Feb 4, 2016·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Anaheim Ducks 4, Los Angeles Kings 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 56% of the time.

LAK winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA2721502424
LAK0914112225

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:59ANARyan GetzlafAssists: David Perron · Snap, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:19ANADavid PerronAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Josh Manson · Deflected, 0.25 xG2–0
  3. P2 2:41ANARyan GarbuttGWGAssists: Chris Stewart · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–0
  4. P2 4:15LAKTyler ToffoliPPAssists: Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar · Tip-in, 0.12 xG3–1
  5. P2 9:57ANAHampus LindholmPPAssists: Ryan Kesler, David Perron · Slap, 0.06 xG4–1
  6. P3 19:36LAKAlec MartinezAssists: Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 10:12LAKMilan Lucic: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 18:22LAKLuke Schenn: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P2 3:35ANASimon Despres: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 8:27ANAJosh Manson: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 8:27LAKMilan Lucic: Roughing2 min · PPG
  6. P2 8:27LAKMilan Lucic: Cross checking2 min
  7. P3 9:06LAKMilan Lucic: High sticking2 min
  8. P3 10:31ANARyan Getzlaf: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 16:18LAKTanner Pearson: Interference2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
47% to win54% to win
← ANA attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kesler won the faceoff against Kopitar
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANALAK
24Shots on goal25
2.6Expected goals2.3
58Shot attempts47
31Faceoffs won26
5Power plays2
6Penalty minutes12
27Hits50
10Blocked shots14
1Giveaways8
3Takeaways4

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Stewart – Perron10:51

    xG 0.48–0.32 (60%)attempts 8–9goals 2–0

  2. Kesler – Cogliano – Silfverberg9:11

    xG 0.45–0.35 (56%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  3. Thompson – Santorelli – Garbutt8:14

    xG 0.04–0.15 (23%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Perry – Maroon – Rakell11:27

    xG 0.14–0.40 (25%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Lindholm14:06

    xG 0.51–0.06 (90%)attempts 16–5goals 1–0

  2. Bieksa – Fowler14:54

    xG 0.53–0.48 (52%)attempts 10–14goals 2–1

  3. Despres – Manson2:07

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestClifford – Shore – Pearson8:10

    xG 0.55–0.02 (96%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. Carter – King – Toffoli9:33

    xG 0.16–0.10 (63%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Brown – Kopitar – Lucic11:04

    xG 0.45–0.39 (54%)attempts 14–9goals 1–0

  4. Lecavalier – Gaborik – Lewis10:52

    xG 0.00–0.43 (0%)attempts 2–13goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – McNabb14:13

    xG 0.41–0.10 (81%)attempts 15–4goals 0–1

  2. McBain – Muzzin11:30

    xG 0.33–0.19 (63%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  3. Martinez – Schenn14:54

    xG 0.41–0.44 (48%)attempts 9–16goals 1–1

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 2.3 xGANA 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 41/100 · #705 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.81 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50LAK 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, Anaheim Ducks win this game 56% of the time.

LAK winsANA wins

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

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