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Sat, Apr 23, 2022·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Anaheim Ducks 2, Los Angeles Kings 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 84% of the time.

LAK winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA092507221
LAK115113212440

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:04LAKArthur KaliyevAssists: Quinton Byfield, Carl Grundstrom · Snap, 0.23 xG0–1
  2. P2 3:34ANATrevor ZegrasPPAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Sonny Milano · Snap, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:06ANAGerry MayhewAssists: Josh Mahura · Wrist, 0.00 xG2–1
  4. P2 11:33LAKMatt RoyAssists: Arthur Kaliyev, Anze Kopitar · Slap, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P3 6:21LAKAlexander EdlerGWGAssists: Quinton Byfield · Slap, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:35LAKAlex IafalloENAssists: Adrian Kempe, Anze Kopitar · Backhand, 0.67 xG2–4
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 15:39ANAZachary Aston-Reese: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 16:15ANARyan Getzlaf: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 2:52LAKQuinton Byfield: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 5:38ANADominik Simon: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 14:11ANAKevin Shattenkirk: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 16:43LAKCarl Grundstrom: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  7. P3 11:24LAKCarl Grundstrom: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 11:24LAKCarl Grundstrom: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 11:24ANATrevor Zegras: Cross checking2 min
  10. P3 11:24ANADominik Simon: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 18:50ANAAdam Henrique: Hooking2 min · PPG
  12. P3 19:54LAKArthur Kaliyev: Game misconduct10 min
  13. P3 19:54LAKArthur Kaliyev: Cross checking5 min
  14. P3 19:54ANAJosh Mahura: Roughing2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANALAK
21Shots on goal40
1.9Expected goals4.2
40Shot attempts64
27Faceoffs won26
3Power plays5
16Penalty minutes23
29Hits18
12Blocked shots12
1Giveaways7
2Takeaways2

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. bestSimon – Aston-Reese – Lundeström6:11

    xG 0.78–0.19 (80%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

  2. Steel – Mayhew – Comtois2:14

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Milano – Mayhew – Zegras3:20

    xG 0.01–0.13 (10%)attempts 2–3goals 1–0

  4. Milano – Steel – Comtois5:29

    xG 0.07–0.44 (14%)attempts 2–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Mahura – Drysdale2:17

    xG 0.00–0.00 (0%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  2. Sustr – Mahura9:49

    xG 0.57–0.68 (46%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Vaakanainen – Drysdale13:34

    xG 0.20–0.53 (28%)attempts 7–13goals 0–1

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestKopitar – Athanasiou – Kempe11:31

    xG 0.86–0.48 (64%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  2. Grundstrom – Kaliyev – Byfield6:50

    xG 0.63–0.34 (65%)attempts 8–9goals 2–0

  3. Danault – Arvidsson – Moore11:30

    xG 0.57–0.30 (66%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  4. Brown – Iafallo – Lizotte8:58

    xG 0.21–0.17 (55%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Roy16:09

    xG 1.23–0.29 (81%)attempts 20–10goals 2–0

  2. Maatta – Spence15:28

    xG 0.54–0.33 (62%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  3. Moverare – Durzi10:19

    xG 0.39–0.33 (54%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

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 4.2 xGANA 1.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 54/100 · #664 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.64 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 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 84% of the time.

LAK winsANA wins

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

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