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Wed, Oct 11, 2017·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Calgary Flames 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 67% of the time.

LAK winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CGY21301011311437
LAK01511022000345

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:56CGYMatthew TkachukPPAssists: Mikael Backlund, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.43 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:47CGYMichael FrolikAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan · Tip-in, 0.13 xG2–0
  3. P2 15:44LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Jake Muzzin, Dustin Brown · Snap, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P3 0:14LAKDustin BrownAssists: Drew Doughty, Alex Iafallo · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P3 1:58LAKDustin BrownAssists: Derek Forbort, Anze Kopitar · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P3 10:59CGYMatthew TkachukAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Michael Frolik · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–3
  7. OT 1:02CGYSean MonahanGWGAssists: TJ Brodie, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.30 xG4–3
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 2:54LAKAdrian Kempe: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 8:35CGYMichael Stone: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 14:09CGYMatt Stajan: Holding2 min
  4. P1 15:58LAKDustin Brown: Interference2 min
  5. P1 16:43CGYSean Monahan: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 6:36LAKAndy Andreoff: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 6:36LAKAndy Andreoff: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 12:26LAKJake Muzzin: Tripping2 min
  9. P2 18:13CGYMike Smith: Interference2 min
  10. P3 15:29LAKDrew Doughty: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 17:06CGYMatthew Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 18:25CGYTroy Brouwer: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 18:25LAKDustin Brown: Cross checking2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Monahan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYLAK
37Shots on goal45
3.2Expected goals4.3
53Shot attempts82
32Faceoffs won36
6Power plays5
12Penalty minutes14
26Hits19
20Blocked shots9
11Giveaways11
4Takeaways3

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. Jagr – Versteeg – Bennett7:46

    xG 0.36–0.32 (53%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Frolik – Backlund – Tkachuk9:10

    xG 0.21–0.22 (49%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

  3. Stajan – Glass – Brouwer5:29

    xG 0.10–0.20 (34%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

  4. Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan8:44

    xG 0.06–0.82 (7%)attempts 7–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Hamilton10:14

    xG 0.58–0.46 (56%)attempts 11–15goals 0–1

  2. Stone – Bartkowski11:48

    xG 0.32–0.45 (42%)attempts 8–14goals 1–1

  3. Hamonic – Brodie15:36

    xG 0.33–1.59 (17%)attempts 15–19goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestBrown – Kopitar – Iafallo9:47

    xG 1.25–0.23 (84%)attempts 14–11goals 3–0

  2. Lewis – Shore – Kempe3:00

    xG 0.26–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  3. Carter – Toffoli – Pearson6:10

    xG 0.20–0.02 (89%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  4. Lewis – Clifford – Shore2:57

    xG 0.03–0.05 (36%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – Forbort13:25

    xG 1.26–0.19 (87%)attempts 19–10goals 2–0

  2. Muzzin – Folin10:46

    xG 0.80–0.22 (78%)attempts 23–6goals 1–1

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 4.3 xGCGY 3.2 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKCGY

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 CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 94/100 · #97 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.50 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 15% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +30 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 67% of the time.

LAK winsCGY wins

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

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