Thu, Dec 30, 2021·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
Vancouver Canucks 1, Los Angeles Kings 2 (SO)
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 90% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 07 | 03 | 16 | 02 | 1 | 118 |
| LAK | 05 | 117 | 09 | 04 | 2 | 235 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 7:39LAKBrendan LemieuxAssists: Christian Wolanin · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
- P3 12:06VANBo HorvatPPAssists: J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson · Snap, 0.26 xG1–1
Shootout
- 1. LAK Adrian Kempe scored
- 2. VAN Elias Pettersson stopped
- 3. LAK Alex Iafallo stopped
- 4. VAN J.T. Miller stopped
- 5. LAK Anze Kopitar stopped
- 6. VAN Bo Horvat scored
- 7. LAK Arthur Kaliyev stopped
- 8. VAN Conor Garland stopped
- 9. LAK Viktor Arvidsson scored
- 10. VAN Tanner Pearson stopped
Penalties (6)
- P2 12:11LAKAdrian Kempe: Roughing2 min
- P2 12:11VANLuke Schenn: Interference2 min
- P2 12:11VANLuke Schenn: Roughing2 min
- P3 0:57VANTyler Myers: Penalty shot slash on breakaway0 min
- P3 11:09LAKViktor Arvidsson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
- OT 5:00LAKDrew Doughty: Slashing2 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 20:00Lizotte won the faceoff against Horvat
- 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.
Vancouver Canucks
Forward lines
- Motte – Lammikko – Highmore10:40
xG 0.45–0.42 (52%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0
- Garland – Pettersson – Podkolzin9:20
xG 0.35–0.56 (39%)attempts 5–13goals 0–0
- Chiasson – Miller – Pearson10:28
xG 0.15–0.65 (19%)attempts 5–12goals 0–0
- Miller – Pearson – Pettersson2:10
xG 0.00–0.61 (0%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestPoolman – Hughes5:05
xG 0.18–0.02 (90%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0
- Schenn – Burroughs3:30
xG 0.17–0.05 (77%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0
- Burroughs – Poolman6:32
xG 0.10–0.15 (39%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0
Los Angeles Kings
Forward lines
- bestKopitar – Kempe – Iafallo16:57
xG 1.32–0.17 (88%)attempts 21–4goals 0–0
- Lemieux – Lizotte – Kaliyev13:42
xG 0.80–0.32 (72%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0
- Grundstrom – Kupari – Turcotte8:33
xG 0.57–0.18 (76%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0
- Danault – Arvidsson – Moore11:07
xG 0.38–0.59 (39%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestWolanin – Roy18:36
xG 2.09–0.44 (83%)attempts 28–13goals 1–0
- Doughty – Anderson20:00
xG 1.57–0.20 (89%)attempts 24–6goals 0–0
- Durzi – Bjornfot15:36
xG 0.48–0.69 (41%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0
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 VAN. 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 90% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (LAK − VAN), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).