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Wed, Nov 23, 2016·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

New York Islanders 2, Los Angeles Kings 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 87% of the time.

LAK winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI0707210224
LAK11206310428

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:34LAKAlec MartinezAssists: Jake Muzzin, Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.01 xG0–1
  2. P3 4:27NYIAnders LeeAssists: Travis Hamonic, Alan Quine · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P3 17:07LAKDwight KingAssists: Trevor Lewis, Derek Forbort · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P3 17:32LAKDwight KingGWGAssists: Trevor Lewis, Drew Doughty · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–3
  5. P3 17:51LAKJake MuzzinENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.58 xG1–4
  6. P3 18:08NYIAnders LeeAssists: Jason Chimera, Adam Pelech · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–4
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 3:19LAKNicholas Shore: Holding2 min
  2. P1 10:52LAKAnze Kopitar: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 6:23NYIAndrew Ladd: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 15:06NYINick Leddy: Hooking2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
44% to win56% to win
← NYI attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Carter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYILAK
24Shots on goal28
1.4Expected goals3.7
53Shot attempts64
31Faceoffs won27
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
35Hits30
17Blocked shots19
12Giveaways9
2Takeaways2

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. Chimera – Lee – Quine8:57

    xG 0.41–0.52 (44%)attempts 8–12goals 2–1

  2. Kulemin – Nelson – Strome10:41

    xG 0.02–0.51 (3%)attempts 2–11goals 0–0

  3. Ladd – Cizikas – Prince8:22

    xG 0.10–0.67 (13%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  4. Bailey – Tavares – Beauvillier13:09

    xG 0.24–0.91 (21%)attempts 13–19goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Pelech15:31

    xG 0.69–0.59 (54%)attempts 25–14goals 1–0

  2. Boychuk – Hickey17:11

    xG 0.08–0.70 (10%)attempts 7–17goals 0–1

  3. Hamonic – Leddy14:52

    xG 0.39–1.13 (26%)attempts 11–23goals 1–1

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestKopitar – Lewis – King10:55

    xG 0.82–0.19 (81%)attempts 12–5goals 2–0

  2. Brown – Setoguchi – Dowd10:03

    xG 0.74–0.21 (78%)attempts 12–6goals 0–1

  3. Carter – Toffoli – Pearson12:22

    xG 0.77–0.37 (68%)attempts 21–13goals 0–0

  4. Kopitar – Clifford – Nolan2:57

    xG 0.15–0.07 (68%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMuzzin – Martinez15:59

    xG 0.87–0.21 (80%)attempts 16–6goals 1–1

  2. Doughty – Forbort19:44

    xG 1.20–0.69 (64%)attempts 26–22goals 1–0

  3. Greene – Gravel13:08

    xG 0.73–0.23 (76%)attempts 16–13goals 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 3.7 xGNYI 1.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 48/100 · #587 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.48 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +42 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 87% of the time.

LAK winsNYI wins

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

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