Tue, Mar 15, 2022·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
Colorado Avalanche 3, Los Angeles Kings 0
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 52% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 110 | 110 | 17 | 327 |
| LAK | 08 | 05 | 010 | 023 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 6:36COLValeri NichushkinPPGWGAssists: Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–0
- P2 19:29COLJ.T. CompherPPAssists: Cale Makar, Valeri Nichushkin · Tip-in, 0.07 xG2–0
- P3 5:03COLMikko RantanenAssists: Andre Burakovsky · Snap, 0.13 xG3–0
Penalties (6)
- P1 5:16LAKAdrian Kempe: Holding2 min · PPG
- P1 12:33COLKurtis MacDermid: Holding the stick2 min
- P2 18:39LAKMartin Frk: Interference2 min · PPG
- P3 2:43COLNazem Kadri: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P3 13:29COLMikko Rantanen: Tripping2 min
- P3 18:59COLKurtis MacDermid: Interference2 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 20:00MacKinnon won the faceoff against Kopitar
- 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.
Colorado Avalanche
Forward lines
- bestMacKinnon – Nichushkin – Rantanen14:37
xG 0.82–0.43 (66%)attempts 19–10goals 0–0
- Kadri – Burakovsky – Newhook8:54
xG 0.53–0.47 (53%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0
- Compher – Aube-Kubel – O'Connor4:52
xG 0.18–0.23 (45%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0
- Kadri – Burakovsky – O'Connor2:17
xG 0.07–0.13 (35%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestToews – Makar16:15
xG 0.72–0.43 (62%)attempts 18–12goals 0–0
- Murray – Makar2:09
xG 0.20–0.07 (74%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0
- Manson – Toews2:21
xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–1goals 0–0
Los Angeles Kings
Forward lines
- bestDanault – Moore – Kaliyev12:26
xG 0.77–0.45 (63%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0
- Frk – Grundstrom – Lizotte9:48
xG 0.27–0.25 (52%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0
- Kopitar – Kempe – Iafallo13:56
xG 0.35–0.50 (41%)attempts 14–13goals 0–0
- Vilardi – Kupari – Byfield11:52
xG 0.40–0.68 (37%)attempts 7–10goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestWolanin – Durzi15:33
xG 0.76–0.53 (59%)attempts 13–10goals 0–1
- Moverare – Strand12:19
xG 0.34–0.61 (36%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0
- Maatta – Spence19:35
xG 0.68–1.09 (38%)attempts 18–20goals 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 COL. 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 52% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (LAK − COL), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).