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Sat, Feb 25, 2017·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Anaheim Ducks 1, Los Angeles Kings 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 56% of the time.

LAK winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA11207014133
LAK06013414433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:53ANAAndrew CoglianoAssists: Ryan Kesler, Jakob Silfverberg · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P3 3:37LAKTyler ToffoliAssists: Tanner Pearson, Drew Doughty · Wrist, 0.38 xG1–1
  3. P3 7:48LAKTyler ToffoliGWGAssists: Jeff Carter, Tanner Pearson · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–2
  4. P3 8:05LAKDustin BrownAssists: Kevin Gravel, Anze Kopitar · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P3 18:53LAKJeff CarterENAssists: Anze Kopitar, Tanner Pearson · Wrist, 0.67 xG1–4
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 7:43ANAJakob Silfverberg: Interference2 min
  2. P1 13:58LAKBrayden McNabb: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P1 17:03LAKDwight King: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 1:25LAKAdrian Kempe: Interference2 min
  5. P2 3:45ANANick Ritchie: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 8:06ANANate Thompson: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 8:06LAKBrayden McNabb: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 8:06ANACorey Perry: Interference2 min
  9. P2 8:06LAKDwight King: High sticking2 min
  10. P2 10:28ANAKorbinian Holzer: Cross checking2 min
  11. P2 15:24ANARyan Kesler: Fighting5 min
  12. P2 15:24LAKJeff Carter: Fighting5 min
  13. P3 13:22LAKTanner Pearson: Hooking2 min
  14. P3 15:20ANACorey Perry: Slashing2 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
44% to win56% to win
← ANA attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Carter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANALAK
33Shots on goal33
3.2Expected goals3.5
59Shot attempts63
39Faceoffs won34
4Power plays4
20Penalty minutes20
36Hits30
17Blocked shots9
4Giveaways14
3Takeaways1

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 – Eaves – Ritchie4:06

    xG 0.55–0.06 (90%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

  2. Perry – Eaves – Rakell4:51

    xG 0.24–0.06 (79%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Getzlaf – Ritchie – Kase5:18

    xG 0.11–0.05 (69%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  4. Thompson – Boll – Shaw2:39

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Lindholm12:03

    xG 0.76–0.26 (74%)attempts 16–11goals 1–0

  2. Bieksa – Fowler2:05

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Bieksa – Holzer8:55

    xG 0.11–0.30 (27%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestCarter – Toffoli – Pearson9:43

    xG 1.21–0.63 (66%)attempts 12–13goals 2–1

  2. Lewis – King – Shore4:09

    xG 0.12–0.05 (70%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. King – Nolan – Shore4:33

    xG 0.06–0.11 (34%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Brown – Kopitar – Kempe9:26

    xG 0.34–0.44 (44%)attempts 14–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – Forbort16:00

    xG 1.35–0.87 (61%)attempts 20–18goals 2–1

  2. Muzzin – Gravel11:56

    xG 0.43–0.15 (75%)attempts 15–6goals 1–0

  3. Martinez – McNabb10:09

    xG 0.24–0.49 (33%)attempts 8–11goals 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 3.5 xGANA 3.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 36/100 · #744 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.22 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +35 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 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).