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Sun, Nov 25, 2018·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Edmonton Oilers 2, Los Angeles Kings 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 71% of the time.

LAK winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM11211507234
LAK11411038532

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:56LAKDustin BrownAssists: Anze Kopitar, Derek Forbort · Tip-in, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:19EDMAlex ChiassonPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Oscar Klefbom · Tip-in, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:16EDMAlex ChiassonAssists: Oscar Klefbom, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Wrist, 0.31 xG2–1
  4. P2 4:13LAKDustin BrownPPAssists: Anze Kopitar · Slap, 0.23 xG2–2
  5. P3 4:27LAKAnze KopitarGWGAssists: Derek Forbort, Nate Thompson · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:06LAKDustin BrownENAssists: Jeff Carter, Drew Doughty · Wrist, 0.67 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:33LAKMatt LuffENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.69 xG2–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 5:07EDMKyle Brodziak: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 12:52LAKAnze Kopitar: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P1 13:48LAKJeff Carter: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 3:02EDMOscar Klefbom: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  5. P2 10:18EDMJujhar Khaira: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 18:37EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Holding2 min
  7. P3 11:49LAKTyler Toffoli: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 18:16EDMConnor McDavid: Interference2 min · PPG

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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMLAK
34Shots on goal32
3.6Expected goals5.0
64Shot attempts66
31Faceoffs won40
3Power plays5
10Penalty minutes6
12Hits19
18Blocked shots14
16Giveaways14
2Takeaways1

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestBrodziak – Lucic – Kassian10:40

    xG 0.71–0.51 (58%)attempts 13–16goals 0–0

  2. Spooner – Draisaitl – McDavid13:13

    xG 0.74–0.64 (53%)attempts 16–12goals 0–1

  3. Chiasson – Nugent-Hopkins – Caggiula9:18

    xG 0.55–1.06 (34%)attempts 7–15goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestLarsson – Klefbom17:41

    xG 1.34–0.64 (68%)attempts 23–17goals 1–1

  2. Wideman – Gravel8:26

    xG 0.27–0.64 (30%)attempts 9–14goals 0–0

  3. Russell – Nurse14:42

    xG 0.59–1.04 (36%)attempts 12–18goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestBrown – Kopitar – Iafallo12:31

    xG 0.77–0.63 (55%)attempts 15–17goals 1–0

  2. Carter – Clifford – Toffoli8:52

    xG 0.74–0.60 (55%)attempts 16–6goals 0–0

  3. Kovalchuk – Thompson – Amadio2:41

    xG 0.11–0.04 (76%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Kempe – Wagner – Luff8:39

    xG 0.59–0.65 (48%)attempts 13–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – Forbort20:11

    xG 0.95–0.79 (54%)attempts 22–25goals 2–0

  2. Muzzin – Martinez14:27

    xG 1.14–1.01 (53%)attempts 22–13goals 0–1

  3. Phaneuf – LaDue9:55

    xG 0.34–0.61 (36%)attempts 9–11goals 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 5.0 xGEDM 3.6 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 56/100 · #540 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.48 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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 71% of the time.

LAK winsEDM wins

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

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