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Mon, Jan 9, 2023·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Edmonton Oilers 3, Los Angeles Kings 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 63% of the time.

LAK winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM1811419331
LAK21821525638

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:21LAKKevin FialaPPAssists: Adrian Kempe, Anze Kopitar · Slap, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:11LAKKevin FialaPPAssists: Gabriel Vilardi · Snap, 0.20 xG0–2
  3. P1 17:02EDMKailer YamamotoAssists: Darnell Nurse, Evan Bouchard · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 3:51LAKAdrian KempePPAssists: Kevin Fiala, Phillip Danault · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–3
  5. P2 11:38LAKAdrian KempePPGWGAssists: Kevin Fiala, Drew Doughty · Slap, 0.53 xG1–4
  6. P2 16:36EDMRyan McLeodAssists: Evan Bouchard, Philip Broberg · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–4
  7. P3 7:44LAKAlex IafalloAssists: Viktor Arvidsson, Drew Doughty · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–5
  8. P3 9:26EDMConnor McDavidUnassisted · Snap, 0.13 xG3–5
  9. P3 18:18LAKViktor ArvidssonENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.47 xG3–6
Penalties (22)
  1. P1 3:48LAKQuinton Byfield: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 8:25EDMTyson Barrie: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 10:27EDMZach Hyman: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P1 14:59LAKPhillip Danault: Holding2 min
  5. P1 19:19EDMKailer Yamamoto: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 1:33LAKPhillip Danault: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 3:14EDMKlim Kostin: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  8. P2 7:08EDMDarnell Nurse: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 11:31EDMZach Hyman: Hooking2 min · PPG
  10. P2 12:47LAKBrendan Lemieux: Tripping2 min
  11. P2 15:35LAKPhillip Danault: Roughing2 min
  12. P2 15:35LAKPhillip Danault: Fighting5 min
  13. P2 15:35EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Interference2 min
  14. P2 15:35EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Fighting5 min
  15. P2 17:20LAKAlex Iafallo: Tripping2 min
  16. P3 8:27LAKSean Durzi: Fighting5 min
  17. P3 8:27EDMZach Hyman: Fighting5 min
  18. P3 10:10EDMEvan Bouchard: Interference2 min
  19. P3 13:56LAKQuinton Byfield: Hooking2 min
  20. P3 18:23LAKBrendan Lemieux: Fighting5 min
  21. P3 18:23EDMKlim Kostin: Fighting5 min
  22. P3 18:23EDMKlim Kostin: Game misconduct10 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMLAK
31Shots on goal38
3.2Expected goals4.1
64Shot attempts57
29Faceoffs won39
6Power plays7
41Penalty minutes29
22Hits26
9Blocked shots22
8Giveaways7
7Takeaways2

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHyman – Draisaitl – McLeod7:26

    xG 0.94–0.27 (78%)attempts 15–6goals 1–0

  2. McDavid – Yamamoto – Kostin4:21

    xG 0.21–0.01 (95%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  3. Ryan – Puljujarvi – Holloway3:07

    xG 0.21–0.09 (70%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  4. Nugent-Hopkins – Janmark – Foegele4:13

    xG 0.07–0.36 (16%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBouchard – Broberg9:42

    xG 0.94–0.19 (83%)attempts 14–8goals 2–0

  2. Barrie – Kulak10:12

    xG 0.19–0.26 (42%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Ceci – Nurse10:51

    xG 0.38–0.98 (28%)attempts 9–18goals 0–1

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestDanault – Arvidsson – Iafallo8:37

    xG 0.66–0.33 (67%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

  2. Fiala – Vilardi – Lizotte6:57

    xG 0.35–0.25 (59%)attempts 8–5goals 0–1

  3. Arvidsson – Iafallo – Lizotte2:06

    xG 0.11–0.14 (45%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Kopitar – Kempe – Byfield5:04

    xG 0.14–0.37 (28%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – Anderson13:54

    xG 1.09–0.65 (63%)attempts 15–14goals 1–2

  2. Roy – Durzi10:13

    xG 0.40–0.64 (38%)attempts 10–13goals 0–0

  3. Edler – Walker10:29

    xG 0.19–0.51 (27%)attempts 8–11goals 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 4.1 xGEDM 3.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 75/100 · #391 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.27 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 63% of the time.

LAK winsEDM wins

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

-7
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-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+7

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