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Sat, Nov 20, 2021·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Carolina Hurricanes 5, Los Angeles Kings 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 86% of the time.

LAK winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR2731102520
LAK213210020443

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:00CARSeth JarvisAssists: Sebastian Aho, Tony DeAngelo · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P1 4:38LAKBlake LizotteAssists: Brendan Lemieux, Alexander Edler · Snap, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P1 4:48CARDerek StepanAssists: Jordan Martinook, Brady Skjei · Tip-in, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P1 12:39LAKAdrian KempeAssists: Alexander Edler, Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–2
  5. P2 6:16CARSebastian AhoAssists: Andrei Svechnikov, Frederik Andersen · Tip-in, 0.03 xG3–2
  6. P2 9:33LAKAdrian KempeSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.32 xG3–3
  7. P2 11:20CARJesperi KotkaniemiAssists: Derek Stepan, Jaccob Slavin · Backhand, 0.09 xG4–3
  8. P2 18:00LAKBrendan LemieuxAssists: Matt Roy · Wrist, 0.23 xG4–4
  9. P2 19:26CARMartin NecasGWGAssists: Nino Niederreiter, Jordan Staal · Wrist, 0.19 xG5–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 13:47CARAndrei Svechnikov: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 14:44LAKArthur Kaliyev: Interference2 min
  3. P1 19:40CARJordan Martinook: Holding2 min
  4. P2 8:58LAKAlex Iafallo: Holding2 min
  5. P2 12:13CARAndrei Svechnikov: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 8:51CAREthan Bear: Holding2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARLAK
20Shots on goal43
1.9Expected goals4.5
37Shot attempts68
19Faceoffs won28
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
31Hits13
10Blocked shots8
4Giveaways4
3Takeaways3

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Niederreiter – Necas7:28

    xG 0.14–0.06 (70%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  2. Stepan – Martinook – Kotkaniemi7:10

    xG 0.21–0.26 (45%)attempts 4–10goals 2–1

  3. Fast – Trocheck – Teravainen5:46

    xG 0.14–0.23 (38%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  4. Staal – Niederreiter – Fast4:58

    xG 0.01–0.16 (7%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSlavin – DeAngelo5:24

    xG 0.59–0.06 (91%)attempts 6–5goals 1–0

  2. Skjei – Pesce15:03

    xG 0.63–0.42 (60%)attempts 11–14goals 2–1

  3. Cole – Bear4:03

    xG 0.07–0.23 (22%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestLemieux – Lizotte – Kaliyev9:53

    xG 0.93–0.16 (85%)attempts 19–4goals 2–1

  2. Kopitar – Kempe – Arvidsson11:22

    xG 0.70–0.39 (64%)attempts 12–5goals 1–2

  3. Brown – Moore – Kupari7:25

    xG 0.09–0.11 (45%)attempts 5–3goals 0–1

  4. Danault – Athanasiou – Iafallo10:39

    xG 0.37–0.50 (43%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Roy15:37

    xG 0.75–0.40 (65%)attempts 19–6goals 2–1

  2. Clague – Bjornfot3:20

    xG 0.28–0.01 (96%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Maatta – Anderson6:18

    xG 0.26–0.01 (96%)attempts 9–2goals 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 4.5 xGCAR 1.9 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 92/100 · #124 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.26 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 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 86% of the time.

LAK winsCAR wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+5
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+7

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