Sat, Apr 7, 2018·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles
Dallas Stars 4, Los Angeles Kings 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 62% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 410 | 02 | 06 | 418 |
| LAK | 08 | 218 | 010 | 236 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 6:41DALDevin ShoreUnassisted · Backhand, 0.09 xG1–0
- P1 8:40DALJamie BennAssists: Alexander Radulov, Esa Lindell · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–0
- P1 11:35DALJamie BennGWGAssists: Alexander Radulov, Tyler Seguin · Wrist, 0.39 xG3–0
- P1 13:57DALJamie BennAssists: Alexander Radulov, John Klingberg · Tip-in, 0.12 xG4–0
- P2 3:42LAKAlec MartinezAssists: Kyle Clifford, Jeff Carter · Slap, 0.10 xG4–1
- P2 12:27LAKAlec MartinezAssists: Michael Amadio, Tyler Toffoli · Slap, 0.03 xG4–2
Penalties (4)
- P2 6:43DALMarc Methot: Slashing2 min
- P2 10:26DALGemel Smith: Tripping2 min
- P3 12:05LAKDrew Doughty: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P3 17:08DALMattias Janmark: Tripping2 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 20:00Seguin won the faceoff against Kopitar
- 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.
Dallas Stars
Forward lines
- bestRadulov – Benn – Seguin13:23
xG 1.27–0.46 (73%)attempts 8–21goals 3–0
- Radulov – Shore – Smith2:24
xG 0.49–0.07 (87%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0
- Roussel – Pitlick – Faksa9:26
xG 0.18–0.12 (60%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0
- Ritchie – Shore – Janmark3:02
xG 0.07–0.02 (78%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestKlingberg – Lindell16:13
xG 1.45–0.34 (81%)attempts 15–17goals 2–0
- Methot – Pateryn13:11
xG 0.57–0.09 (87%)attempts 3–9goals 1–0
- Lindell – Heatherington2:58
xG 0.19–0.21 (48%)attempts 3–4goals 1–0
Los Angeles Kings
Forward lines
- bestCarter – Toffoli – Rieder13:01
xG 0.35–0.17 (68%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0
- Thompson – Brodzinski – Amadio6:25
xG 0.23–0.39 (37%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1
- Brown – Kopitar – Pearson14:07
xG 0.40–0.64 (39%)attempts 19–5goals 0–2
- Lewis – Clifford – Kempe9:55
xG 0.25–1.05 (19%)attempts 11–8goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestPhaneuf – Folin3:30
xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0
- Martinez – Doughty2:41
xG 0.19–0.19 (49%)attempts 4–2goals 0–1
- Phaneuf – Doughty2:15
xG 0.19–0.20 (49%)attempts 4–2goals 0–1
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.
LAK's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line LAK is favoured, below it DAL. 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, Dallas Stars win this game 62% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (LAK − DAL), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).