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Thu, Dec 8, 2016·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Los Angeles Kings 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 60% of the time.

LAK winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR161715318
LAK0501215122

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:51CARDerek RyanAssists: Andrej Nestrasil, Justin Faulk · Backhand, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P2 13:13CARDerek RyanSHGWGAssists: Brock McGinn, Jaccob Slavin · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P3 4:20CARBrock McGinnAssists: Victor Rask, Phillip Di Giuseppe · Snap, 0.12 xG3–0
  4. P3 12:50LAKDrew DoughtyAssists: Marian Gaborik, Tyler Toffoli · Slap, 0.03 xG3–1
Penalties (3)
  1. P2 3:48CARNoah Hanifin: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 11:15CARTeuvo Teravainen: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 15:18CARBrock McGinn: High sticking2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARLAK
18Shots on goal22
1.8Expected goals2.2
36Shot attempts58
18Faceoffs won29
0Power plays3
6Penalty minutes0
11Hits23
20Blocked shots11
12Giveaways7
2Takeaways1

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestRask – Di Giuseppe – McGinn10:52

    xG 0.43–0.22 (66%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

  2. Nestrasil – Skinner – Ryan10:41

    xG 0.21–0.41 (34%)attempts 5–15goals 1–1

  3. McClement – Stalberg – Nordstrom10:23

    xG 0.06–0.32 (15%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

  4. Stempniak – Teravainen – Aho13:48

    xG 0.15–0.52 (22%)attempts 10–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Tennyson – Hanifin11:39

    xG 0.24–0.23 (51%)attempts 7–9goals 1–0

  2. Hainsey – Faulk17:39

    xG 0.22–0.52 (30%)attempts 13–16goals 0–1

  3. Slavin – Pesce16:58

    xG 0.39–0.73 (35%)attempts 8–22goals 1–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestGaborik – Kopitar – Toffoli3:29

    xG 0.49–0.13 (79%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  2. Carter – Nolan – Pearson3:56

    xG 0.20–0.04 (82%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Carter – Toffoli – Pearson4:20

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 10–1goals 0–0

  4. Lewis – Clifford – Nolan3:11

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestForbort – Gravel7:16

    xG 0.31–0.01 (96%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  2. Muzzin – Doughty10:31

    xG 0.47–0.28 (63%)attempts 11–6goals 1–1

  3. Doughty – Forbort8:46

    xG 0.23–0.15 (61%)attempts 7–5goals 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.

LAK 2.2 xGCAR 1.8 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 16/100 · #1015 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.72 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 60% of the time.

LAK winsCAR wins

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

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