Thu, Jan 27, 2022·UBS Arena, Elmont
Los Angeles Kings 3, New York Islanders 2
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 69% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | 19 | 111 | 110 | 330 |
| NYI | 03 | 013 | 29 | 225 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 17:05LAKQuinton ByfieldAssists: Andreas Athanasiou, Dustin Brown · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
- P2 19:54LAKAndreas AthanasiouAssists: Dustin Brown, Drew Doughty · Wrist, 0.01 xG2–0
- P3 17:56NYIMathew BarzalAssists: Brock Nelson, Josh Bailey · Tip-in, 0.01 xG2–1
- P3 19:24LAKAdrian KempeENGWGAssists: Anze Kopitar, Trevor Moore · Wrist, 0.65 xG3–1
- P3 19:40NYICasey CizikasAssists: Matt Martin, Cal Clutterbuck · Snap, 0.17 xG3–2
Penalties (2)
- P2 8:47NYICasey Cizikas: Tripping2 min
- P2 14:39LAKBlake Lizotte: Tripping2 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 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Lizotte
- 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.
Los Angeles Kings
Forward lines
- bestDanault – Arvidsson – Moore11:45
xG 1.33–0.33 (80%)attempts 16–5goals 0–0
- Lemieux – Lizotte – Kaliyev10:06
xG 0.37–0.35 (51%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0
- Kopitar – Kempe – Iafallo12:41
xG 0.35–0.47 (42%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0
- Brown – Athanasiou – Byfield11:20
xG 0.46–0.79 (37%)attempts 4–11goals 1–1
Defence pairs
- bestDoughty – Anderson19:00
xG 1.64–0.78 (68%)attempts 18–11goals 0–0
- Durzi – Bjornfot11:46
xG 0.58–0.62 (48%)attempts 10–14goals 1–0
- Maatta – Roy18:43
xG 0.52–1.32 (28%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0
New York Islanders
Forward lines
- bestClutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas8:53
xG 0.64–0.05 (93%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0
- Palmieri – Nelson – Beauvillier10:43
xG 0.33–0.31 (52%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1
- Parise – Pageau – Wahlstrom9:26
xG 0.58–0.98 (37%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0
- Bailey – Lee – Barzal12:17
xG 0.29–0.80 (26%)attempts 11–9goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestChara – Greene3:13
xG 0.67–0.11 (86%)attempts 3–2goals 0–1
- Chara – Dobson13:36
xG 0.59–0.21 (74%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0
- Mayfield – Pelech16:50
xG 0.71–0.68 (51%)attempts 11–9goals 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.
NYI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NYI is favoured, below it LAK. 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 69% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NYI − LAK), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).