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Thu, Dec 1, 2022·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Arizona Coyotes 3, Los Angeles Kings 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 76% of the time.

LAK winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ARI1112901321
LAK11521027532

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:45ARIChristian FischerSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:21LAKAnze KopitarPPAssists: Gabriel Vilardi, Kevin Fiala · Slap, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:28ARIMatias MaccelliAssists: Troy Stecher, Dylan Guenther · Tip-in, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:01ARINick BjugstadAssists: Dylan Guenther, Matias Maccelli · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–1
  5. P2 9:09LAKTrevor MoorePPAssists: Viktor Arvidsson, Sean Durzi · Tip-in, 0.22 xG3–2
  6. P2 18:28LAKCarl GrundstromAssists: Samuel Fagemo, Jaret Anderson-Dolan · Snap, 0.06 xG3–3
  7. P3 5:22LAKAnze KopitarGWGAssists: Drew Doughty, Tobias Bjornfot · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–4
  8. P3 18:02LAKKevin FialaENAssists: Adrian Kempe · Wrist, 0.70 xG3–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 4:41ARIDylan Guenther: Interference2 min
  2. P1 7:53LAKPhillip Danault: High sticking double minor4 min
  3. P1 12:06ARIClayton Keller: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 7:19ARILiam O'Brien: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P3 5:07ARIJack McBain: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 5:07LAKMatt Roy: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 7:53LAKMikey Anderson: Holding2 min
  8. P3 8:51ARIShayne Gostisbehere: 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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
49% to win51% to win
← ARI attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00McBain won the faceoff against Lizotte
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARILAK
21Shots on goal32
2.2Expected goals3.8
42Shot attempts55
30Faceoffs won27
3Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
32Hits26
15Blocked shots10
7Giveaways7
2Takeaways1

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.

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestO'Brien – Fischer – McBain7:49

    xG 0.21–0.06 (77%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. Boyd – Schmaltz – Keller12:46

    xG 0.28–0.18 (60%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Kassian – Ritchie – Hayton4:21

    xG 0.20–0.15 (57%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

  4. Bjugstad – Maccelli – Guenther8:20

    xG 0.28–0.31 (48%)attempts 5–7goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGostisbehere – Chychrun17:52

    xG 1.17–0.81 (59%)attempts 13–21goals 0–0

  2. Brown – Moser13:09

    xG 0.25–0.15 (63%)attempts 8–3goals 0–1

  3. Nemeth – Stecher11:10

    xG 0.27–0.32 (46%)attempts 7–10goals 2–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestVilardi – Lizotte – Kaliyev9:50

    xG 0.61–0.16 (79%)attempts 11–2goals 0–0

  2. Kopitar – Fiala – Kempe11:37

    xG 0.23–0.50 (31%)attempts 6–10goals 0–1

  3. Grundstrom – Anderson-Dolan – Fagemo5:55

    xG 0.08–0.50 (14%)attempts 7–4goals 1–0

  4. Danault – Arvidsson – Moore10:03

    xG 0.15–0.58 (20%)attempts 4–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Durzi10:55

    xG 0.69–0.23 (75%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

  2. Roy – Bjornfot13:28

    xG 0.44–0.40 (53%)attempts 17–6goals 1–1

  3. Doughty – Anderson18:03

    xG 0.14–1.13 (11%)attempts 7–17goals 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 3.8 xGARI 2.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKARI

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 ARI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 84/100 · #261 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.90 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 15% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 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 76% of the time.

LAK winsARI wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).