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Tue, Nov 30, 2021·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Anaheim Ducks 5, Los Angeles Kings 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 66% of the time.

LAK winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
ANA08216211022537
LAK0181639011434

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 10:43ANATroy TerryUnassisted · Snap, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P2 13:29LAKAlex IafalloAssists: Viktor Arvidsson, Phillip Danault · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P2 17:53ANAKevin ShattenkirkUnassisted · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P3 2:27ANACam FowlerPPAssists: Adam Henrique, Kevin Shattenkirk · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–1
  5. P3 2:56ANAIsac LundeströmUnassisted · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–1
  6. P3 7:56LAKAdrian KempeAssists: Matt Roy, Anze Kopitar · Tip-in, 0.06 xG4–2
  7. P3 15:08LAKAlex IafalloAssists: Drew Doughty, Sean Durzi · Deflected, 0.09 xG4–3
  8. P3 15:34LAKDustin BrownAssists: Matt Roy, Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. LAK Lias Andersson scored
  2. 2. ANA Troy Terry stopped
  3. 3. LAK Adrian Kempe stopped
  4. 4. ANA Trevor Zegras scored
  5. 5. LAK Anze Kopitar stopped
  6. 6. ANA Kevin Shattenkirk scored
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 14:38ANAJakob Silfverberg: Holding2 min
  2. P2 8:30LAKSean Durzi: Interference2 min
  3. P3 0:35LAKAlexander Edler: Tripping2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANALAK
37Shots on goal34
4.1Expected goals3.0
57Shot attempts58
23Faceoffs won29
2Power plays1
2Penalty minutes4
26Hits34
12Blocked shots8
0Giveaways7
6Takeaways3

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGrant – Deslauriers – Carrick8:40

    xG 0.55–0.27 (67%)attempts 7–8goals 0–1

  2. Getzlaf – Henrique – Terry2:48

    xG 0.20–0.05 (80%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Henrique – Terry – Steel9:42

    xG 0.41–0.34 (55%)attempts 5–10goals 0–2

  4. Rakell – Milano – Zegras11:31

    xG 0.50–0.47 (52%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLindholm – Drysdale15:33

    xG 1.36–0.81 (63%)attempts 14–12goals 1–2

  2. Shattenkirk – Benoit9:04

    xG 0.83–0.40 (67%)attempts 10–11goals 1–0

  3. Fowler – Manson17:35

    xG 0.78–0.86 (47%)attempts 15–17goals 0–1

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. Danault – Arvidsson – Iafallo13:34

    xG 0.46–0.42 (52%)attempts 13–11goals 2–0

  2. Brown – Kopitar – Kempe16:07

    xG 0.90–1.12 (45%)attempts 18–11goals 2–1

  3. Moore – Andersson – Kupari7:43

    xG 0.73–0.97 (43%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

  4. Grundstrom – Lizotte – Kaliyev8:31

    xG 0.19–0.44 (30%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Roy16:21

    xG 1.22–0.76 (62%)attempts 19–12goals 3–2

  2. Doughty – Durzi2:12

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 1–0

  3. Durzi – Bjornfot13:17

    xG 0.37–0.39 (48%)attempts 8–11goals 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 3.0 xGANA 4.1 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 96/100 · #58 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.25 · 8 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +42 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 66% of the time.

LAK winsANA wins

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

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

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