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Sat, Dec 16, 2017·Barclays Center, Brooklyn

Los Angeles Kings 3, New York Islanders 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 66% of the time.

NYI winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
LAK2100811001329
NYI1140102811433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:56LAKOscar FantenbergAssists: Tanner Pearson, Tyler Toffoli · Slap, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:11LAKTyler ToffoliPPAssists: Drew Doughty, Darcy Kuemper · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–0
  3. P1 19:10NYIJosh BaileyAssists: Calvin de Haan, John Tavares · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P3 4:15NYIJohn TavaresPPAssists: Anders Lee, Josh Bailey · Slap, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P3 16:44NYIAnders LeeAssists: Ryan Pulock, John Tavares · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:47LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Dustin Brown, Alec Martinez · Wrist, 0.19 xG3–3
  7. OT 1:54NYIJordan EberleGWGAssists: Mathew Barzal · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 1:11LAKAdrian Kempe: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 8:21NYIScott Mayfield: Interference2 min
  3. P1 16:44NYIAdam Pelech: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 2:27NYIJason Chimera: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 2:27LAKTrevor Lewis: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 4:12LAKMarian Gaborik: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 5:48LAKTorrey Mitchell: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 3:50LAKJake Muzzin: Elbowing2 min · PPG
  9. P3 6:27LAKAnze Kopitar: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 9:00NYICal Clutterbuck: 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.

LAK00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
46% to win54% to win
← LAK attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Barzal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKNYI
29Shots on goal33
2.7Expected goals3.6
56Shot attempts63
23Faceoffs won40
3Power plays5
15Penalty minutes11
31Hits24
18Blocked shots12
16Giveaways13
7Takeaways6

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.

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestToffoli – Pearson – Kempe9:56

    xG 0.32–0.18 (65%)attempts 8–11goals 1–0

  2. Lewis – Clifford – Shore7:43

    xG 0.39–0.32 (54%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  3. Gaborik – Lewis – Shore2:14

    xG 0.01–0.01 (70%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Brown – Kopitar – Iafallo13:25

    xG 0.20–0.55 (27%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFolin – Fantenberg3:17

    xG 0.50–0.37 (57%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  2. Martinez – Fantenberg8:45

    xG 0.25–0.14 (64%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  3. Muzzin – Doughty17:13

    xG 0.64–0.72 (47%)attempts 18–15goals 0–1

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestLadd – Eberle – Barzal11:36

    xG 0.43–0.02 (97%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  2. Bailey – Tavares – Lee9:50

    xG 0.71–0.30 (70%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0

  3. Clutterbuck – Cizikas – Nelson7:59

    xG 0.30–0.24 (55%)attempts 3–7goals 0–1

  4. Chimera – Bernier – Beauvillier5:24

    xG 0.20–0.25 (44%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoychuk – Leddy14:01

    xG 0.99–0.19 (84%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  2. Pelech – Pulock10:41

    xG 0.44–0.33 (57%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  3. de Haan – Mayfield15:47

    xG 0.43–0.87 (33%)attempts 11–13goals 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.

NYI 3.6 xGLAK 2.7 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYILAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

NYI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NYI is favoured, below it LAK. Dots are goals.

Excitement 94/100 · #86 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.54 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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, New York Islanders win this game 66% of the time.

NYI winsLAK wins

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

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