Thu, Mar 21, 2019·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles
San Jose Sharks 2, Los Angeles Kings 4
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 66% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJS | 17 | 111 | 07 | 225 |
| LAK | 115 | 011 | 39 | 435 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 5:19LAKDustin BrownAssists: Sean Walker, Adrian Kempe · Snap, 0.04 xG0–1
- P1 17:33SJSBarclay GoodrowAssists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Joonas Donskoi · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–1
- P2 3:45SJSTomas HertlAssists: Brent Burns · Snap, 0.13 xG2–1
- P3 9:28LAKMatt RoyAssists: Alex Iafallo, Anze Kopitar · Slap, 0.03 xG2–2
- P3 11:45LAKAnze KopitarGWGAssists: Alex Iafallo, Dustin Brown · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–3
- P3 18:43LAKJeff CarterENUnassisted · Backhand, 0.49 xG2–4
Penalties (4)
- P1 18:47LAKAustin Wagner: Slashing2 min
- P1 18:47SJSBrenden Dillon: Slashing2 min
- P2 16:31LAKJeff Carter: Interference2 min
- P3 16:58LAKAlec Martinez: Delaying game puck over glass2 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 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Thornton
- 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.
San Jose Sharks
Forward lines
- bestKane – Donskoi – Goodrow7:38
xG 0.58–0.22 (72%)attempts 14–7goals 1–1
- Nyquist – Hertl – Meier12:25
xG 0.51–0.21 (71%)attempts 9–7goals 1–1
- Thornton – Sorensen – Labanc10:55
xG 0.19–0.31 (38%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0
- Haley – Goodrow – Karlsson2:51
xG 0.06–0.19 (24%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestVlasic – Heed13:53
xG 0.82–0.47 (64%)attempts 19–11goals 1–1
- Braun – Dillon17:22
xG 0.42–0.40 (51%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1
- Burns – Ryan16:07
xG 0.40–0.83 (33%)attempts 22–16goals 1–1
Los Angeles Kings
Forward lines
- bestBrown – Kopitar – Iafallo11:52
xG 0.71–0.47 (60%)attempts 14–13goals 2–1
- Kopitar – Clifford – Wagner2:01
xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
- Toffoli – Kempe – Grundstrom7:02
xG 0.20–0.06 (78%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0
- Carter – Lewis – Leipsic3:22
xG 0.04–0.10 (31%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestLaDue – Walker11:51
xG 0.46–0.09 (84%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0
- Doughty – Forbort16:02
xG 0.77–0.49 (61%)attempts 15–10goals 0–0
- Martinez – Roy14:33
xG 0.57–0.61 (48%)attempts 12–20goals 2–0
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 SJS. 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, Los Angeles Kings win this game 66% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (LAK − SJS), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).