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Tue, Dec 20, 2022·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Anaheim Ducks 1, Los Angeles Kings 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 79% of the time.

LAK winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA0111509125
LAK012216213441

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 6:46LAKDrew DoughtyPPAssists: Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe · Slap, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 14:27ANAFrank VatranoPPAssists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Jakob Silfverberg · Wrist, 0.29 xG1–1
  3. P2 19:39LAKAlex IafalloGWGAssists: Phillip Danault, Trevor Moore · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P3 3:25LAKViktor ArvidssonAssists: Arthur Kaliyev, Blake Lizotte · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–3
  5. P3 10:44LAKKevin FialaAssists: Adrian Kempe · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–4
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 6:30ANAKevin Shattenkirk: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 8:55LAKViktor Arvidsson: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 1:44LAKAlexander Edler: Holding2 min
  4. P2 4:47ANAAdam Henrique: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 7:24ANAKevin Shattenkirk: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 10:00ANATroy Terry: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P2 12:41LAKMatt Roy: Roughing2 min · PPG
  8. P3 3:39LAKArthur Kaliyev: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P3 11:10ANAMaxime Comtois: Interference2 min
  10. P3 11:10ANAMaxime Comtois: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 11:10LAKMikey Anderson: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 14:08LAKAlex Iafallo: High sticking2 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
49% to win51% to win
← ANA attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lizotte won the faceoff against McTavish
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANALAK
25Shots on goal41
2.2Expected goals4.2
56Shot attempts74
21Faceoffs won35
5Power plays5
12Penalty minutes12
23Hits19
17Blocked shots20
3Giveaways6
4Takeaways2

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. bestCarrick – Megna – Kirkland7:13

    xG 0.29–0.14 (68%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  2. Henrique – Terry – Zegras8:17

    xG 0.41–0.61 (40%)attempts 8–15goals 0–0

  3. Silfverberg – Strome – Vatrano7:30

    xG 0.38–0.74 (34%)attempts 8–14goals 0–1

  4. Comtois – Leason – McTavish9:15

    xG 0.08–0.54 (13%)attempts 6–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Klingberg – Benoit9:58

    xG 0.54–0.84 (39%)attempts 11–18goals 0–1

  2. Shattenkirk – Beaulieu9:18

    xG 0.13–0.45 (23%)attempts 4–15goals 0–0

  3. Kulikov – Fowler10:39

    xG 0.14–0.78 (15%)attempts 5–15goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestArvidsson – Lizotte – Kaliyev9:27

    xG 0.75–0.14 (84%)attempts 14–8goals 1–0

  2. Danault – Moore – Iafallo6:48

    xG 0.43–0.09 (83%)attempts 13–4goals 1–0

  3. Anderson-Dolan – Vilardi – Kupari7:38

    xG 0.31–0.11 (74%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  4. Kopitar – Fiala – Kempe10:00

    xG 0.77–0.59 (57%)attempts 14–13goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – Anderson12:20

    xG 0.99–0.18 (85%)attempts 20–5goals 1–0

  2. Roy – Durzi12:07

    xG 0.90–0.35 (72%)attempts 19–13goals 1–0

  3. Edler – Spence11:58

    xG 0.41–0.46 (47%)attempts 12–14goals 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 4.2 xGANA 2.2 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 44/100 · #816 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.42 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 79% 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).