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Tue, Apr 5, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Los Angeles Kings 5, Calgary Flames 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 70% of the time.

CGY winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
LAK112142911526
CGY141122700423

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:41CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Joe Colborne, Deryk Engelland · Backhand, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:53LAKMilan LucicAssists: Anze Kopitar, Jake Muzzin · Snap, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P2 0:14LAKMilan LucicAssists: Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P2 15:51CGYHunter ShinkarukAssists: Mark Giordano, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.31 xG2–2
  5. P3 0:33CGYMark GiordanoPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P3 1:05LAKAndy AndreoffUnassisted · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–3
  7. P3 15:59CGYDeryk EngellandAssists: Micheal Ferland, Joe Colborne · Snap, 0.03 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:24LAKKris VersteegAssists: Jamie McBain, Tyler Toffoli · Wrist, 0.30 xG4–4
  9. OT 0:40LAKJeff CarterGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.27 xG5–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 6:22LAKJeff Carter: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 17:36CGYJohnny Gaudreau: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  3. P2 2:21CGYDerek Grant: Interference2 min
  4. P2 11:35LAKJeff Carter: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 18:57LAKLuke Schenn: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P3 8:10CGYMark Giordano: High sticking2 min
  7. P3 11:28LAKJake Muzzin: Tripping2 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 SOG0CGY
47% to win54% to win
← LAK attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Monahan won the faceoff against Carter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKCGY
26Shots on goal23
2.9Expected goals1.8
65Shot attempts46
29Faceoffs won35
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
21Hits17
16Blocked shots17
1Giveaways11
6Takeaways3

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. bestKopitar – Lucic – Pearson9:52

    xG 0.80–0.10 (89%)attempts 14–5goals 2–1

  2. Versteeg – Andreoff – Shore4:40

    xG 0.16–0.04 (80%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  3. Carter – Toffoli – Andreoff2:28

    xG 0.12–0.03 (78%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  4. Lecavalier – Brown – King7:46

    xG 0.13–0.11 (54%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – McNabb17:04

    xG 0.95–0.17 (85%)attempts 20–11goals 1–1

  2. Muzzin – Doughty4:02

    xG 0.23–0.06 (78%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  3. McBain – Gravel7:47

    xG 0.30–0.20 (61%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Shinkaruk – Monahan10:02

    xG 0.71–0.43 (62%)attempts 8–17goals 1–0

  2. Stajan – Grant – Bollig6:19

    xG 0.12–0.11 (54%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. Ferland – Jooris – Bennett7:33

    xG 0.10–0.15 (41%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Colborne – Bouma7:03

    xG 0.05–0.78 (6%)attempts 2–10goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Giordano14:43

    xG 0.82–0.21 (80%)attempts 15–11goals 2–0

  2. Engelland – Brodie2:41

    xG 0.18–0.04 (80%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Jokipakka – Nakladal4:00

    xG 0.05–0.02 (73%)attempts 4–3goals 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.

CGY 1.8 xGLAK 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 98/100 · #19 of 1230 this seasonSwing 3.47 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 4% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +46 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 70% of the time.

CGY winsLAK wins

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

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