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Wed, Nov 27, 2019·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

New York Islanders 1, Los Angeles Kings 4

Expected result

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

LAK winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI1801007125
LAK11211028430

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:42NYIDerick BrassardAssists: Scott Mayfield, Brock Nelson · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:46LAKDustin BrownAssists: Alex Iafallo, Ben Hutton · Snap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 16:17LAKJeff CarterPPGWGAssists: Michael Amadio, Sean Walker · Tip-in, 0.19 xG1–2
  4. P3 10:19LAKMatt RoyAssists: Blake Lizotte · Slap, 0.05 xG1–3
  5. P3 17:53LAKAlex IafalloENAssists: Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown · Wrist, 0.57 xG1–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 2:53LAKAnze Kopitar: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 16:05NYIAdam Pelech: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 18:35NYICal Clutterbuck: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 11:19LAKDustin Brown: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 14:33NYINoah Dobson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P3 4:35LAKSean Walker: Holding2 min
  7. P3 5:33NYIJosh Bailey: High sticking2 min
  8. P3 8:40LAKJeff Carter: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 8:40NYIMathew Barzal: Embellishment2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
45% to win55% to win
← NYI attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Amadio won the faceoff against Nelson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYILAK
25Shots on goal30
2.5Expected goals3.8
56Shot attempts59
29Faceoffs won28
3Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
29Hits11
13Blocked shots16
11Giveaways16
1Takeaways4

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. Brassard – Nelson – Beauvillier6:55

    xG 0.18–0.13 (57%)attempts 6–5goals 1–1

  2. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas7:44

    xG 0.24–0.20 (54%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

  3. Eberle – Lee – Barzal11:01

    xG 0.30–0.35 (46%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  4. Komarov – Bailey – Dal Colle4:26

    xG 0.02–0.46 (4%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPelech – Pulock8:07

    xG 0.45–0.13 (78%)attempts 11–9goals 0–1

  2. Mayfield – Pelech2:34

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Mayfield – Toews9:33

    xG 0.35–0.41 (46%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestKempe – Wagner – Lizotte7:12

    xG 0.39–0.06 (86%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  2. Carter – Toffoli – Amadio6:19

    xG 0.34–0.14 (70%)attempts 10–5goals 0–1

  3. Brown – Kopitar – Iafallo9:18

    xG 0.20–0.26 (43%)attempts 6–9goals 1–0

  4. Lewis – Clifford – Luff5:57

    xG 0.06–0.24 (20%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – Hutton15:25

    xG 1.25–0.29 (81%)attempts 22–16goals 1–0

  2. Ryan – Roy11:04

    xG 0.18–0.28 (40%)attempts 8–8goals 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 3.8 xGNYI 2.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 33/100 · #741 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.12 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 34% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 winsNYI wins

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

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