Fri, Dec 23, 2016·American Airlines Center, Dallas
Los Angeles Kings 2, Dallas Stars 3 (OT)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 61% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | 110 | 016 | 15 | 00 | 231 |
| DAL | 011 | 111 | 17 | 12 | 331 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 3:05LAKJeff CarterPPAssists: Tanner Pearson · Wrist, 0.35 xG1–0
- P2 0:43DALTyler SeguinAssists: Jason Spezza, John Klingberg · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
- P3 3:30DALRadek FaksaAssists: Brett Ritchie, Curtis McKenzie · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–2
- P3 10:51LAKJeff CarterAssists: Devin Setoguchi, Derek Forbort · Wrist, 0.23 xG2–2
- OT 1:07DALEsa LindellGWGAssists: Jamie Benn, Lauri Korpikoski · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–3
Penalties (6)
- P1 2:11DALJohn Klingberg: High sticking2 min · PPG
- P2 1:35LAKNic Dowd: High sticking2 min
- P2 11:24DALPatrik Nemeth: Tripping2 min
- P3 5:02LAKAnze Kopitar: Hooking2 min
- P3 5:10DALBrett Ritchie: High sticking2 min
- P3 11:07LAKAnze Kopitar: Holding2 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 Spezza
- 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
- bestCarter – Setoguchi – Pearson3:04
xG 0.27–0.05 (86%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0
- Lewis – Dowd – Pearson5:19
xG 0.25–0.03 (89%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0
- Gaborik – Brown – Kopitar2:37
xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0
- Lewis – King – Shore4:50
xG 0.29–0.25 (54%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestDoughty – Forbort20:47
xG 0.98–0.65 (60%)attempts 23–21goals 1–1
- Greene – Gravel10:05
xG 0.38–0.30 (56%)attempts 15–8goals 0–0
- Muzzin – Martinez19:03
xG 0.56–0.83 (40%)attempts 16–20goals 0–1
Dallas Stars
Forward lines
- bestMcKenzie – Ritchie – Faksa10:33
xG 0.75–0.37 (67%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0
- Hudler – Eaves – Shore3:12
xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0
- Eaves – Korpikoski – Shore6:55
xG 0.07–0.17 (30%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0
- Hudler – Cracknell – Shore3:06
xG 0.01–0.11 (8%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestOduya – Benn11:45
xG 0.35–0.21 (62%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0
- Hamhuis – Oleksiak8:55
xG 0.32–0.36 (47%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0
- Hamhuis – Nemeth2:34
xG 0.09–0.25 (27%)attempts 2–4goals 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.
DAL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line DAL 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 61% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (DAL − LAK), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).