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Thu, Oct 28, 2021·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Winnipeg Jets 3, Los Angeles Kings 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 72% of the time.

LAK winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG1130929331
LAK1711609232

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:07WPGPierre-Luc DuboisAssists: Kyle Connor, Josh Morrissey · Wrap-around, 0.01 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:23LAKRasmus KupariAssists: Arthur Kaliyev · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:41LAKAdrian KempeAssists: Phillip Danault, Alex Iafallo · Snap, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P3 2:07WPGAndrew CoppPPAssists: Kyle Connor, Neal Pionk · Tip-in, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:35WPGPierre-Luc DuboisGWGAssists: Kyle Connor, Neal Pionk · Tip-in, 0.10 xG3–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 16:37LAKAdrian Kempe: Holding2 min
  2. P2 8:56WPGDylan DeMelo: Holding2 min
  3. P2 11:48LAKDustin Brown: Interference2 min
  4. P3 1:43LAKPhillip Danault: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P3 3:29WPGJosh Morrissey: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 4:21LAKAdrian Kempe: High sticking2 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.

WPG00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
48% to win52% to win
← WPG attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lowry won the faceoff against Kupari
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGLAK
31Shots on goal32
4.5Expected goals3.1
56Shot attempts50
16Faceoffs won27
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
35Hits21
12Blocked shots11
12Giveaways7
0Takeaways2

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.

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestConnor – Svechnikov – Dubois13:58

    xG 0.95–0.60 (61%)attempts 17–9goals 2–0

  2. Lowry – Harkins – Vesalainen12:02

    xG 0.11–0.32 (25%)attempts 3–11goals 0–0

  3. Stastny – Copp – Ehlers11:12

    xG 0.45–1.09 (29%)attempts 8–13goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchmidt – Morrissey18:38

    xG 0.66–0.40 (62%)attempts 14–14goals 1–0

  2. Dillon – Pionk15:44

    xG 1.02–0.85 (54%)attempts 18–12goals 0–1

  3. DeMelo – Stanley6:40

    xG 0.20–0.18 (53%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestDanault – Kempe – Iafallo10:02

    xG 0.88–0.00 (100%)attempts 15–1goals 1–0

  2. Moore – Kupari – Kaliyev8:15

    xG 0.70–0.31 (70%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  3. Brown – Kopitar – Arvidsson13:34

    xG 0.75–0.87 (46%)attempts 9–20goals 0–1

  4. Grundstrom – Vilardi – Lizotte9:31

    xG 0.10–0.73 (12%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAnderson – Bjornfot15:11

    xG 1.44–0.69 (67%)attempts 19–15goals 1–0

  2. Edler – Strand12:38

    xG 0.63–0.71 (47%)attempts 10–8goals 1–1

  3. Maatta – Roy14:58

    xG 0.46–0.82 (36%)attempts 11–14goals 0–1

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.

LAK 3.1 xGWPG 4.5 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKWPG

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 WPG. Dots are goals.

Excitement 50/100 · #732 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.62 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 22% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 72% of the time.

LAK winsWPG wins

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

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