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Fri, Feb 17, 2023·Honda Center, Anaheim

Los Angeles Kings 6, Anaheim Ducks 3

Expected result

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

ANA winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK114213314641
ANA05112210327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:22LAKBlake LizotteAssists: Alex Iafallo, Kevin Fiala · Deflected, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P2 5:52ANAKevin ShattenkirkAssists: Dmitry Kulikov, Frank Vatrano · Snap, 0.02 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:56LAKViktor ArvidssonAssists: Trevor Moore · Slap, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:53LAKAdrian KempePPAssists: Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P3 2:28ANAMason McTavishPPAssists: Cam Fowler, Trevor Zegras · Slap, 0.09 xG3–2
  6. P3 9:44LAKAnze KopitarPPGWGAssists: Kevin Fiala, Drew Doughty · Slap, 0.09 xG4–2
  7. P3 13:10ANAFrank VatranoAssists: Cam Fowler · Wrist, 0.18 xG4–3
  8. P3 15:30LAKViktor ArvidssonPPAssists: Sean Durzi, Phillip Danault · Wrist, 0.14 xG5–3
  9. P3 18:47LAKKevin FialaENAssists: Alex Iafallo, Blake Lizotte · Wrist, 0.72 xG6–3
Penalties (13)
  1. P2 1:22ANATrevor Zegras: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 16:45ANATrevor Zegras: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 19:36LAKPheonix Copley: Match penalty5 min · PPG
  4. P2 19:36LAKPheonix Copley: Goalie leave crease2 min
  5. P2 19:36ANAMax Jones: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 19:36LAKDrew Doughty: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 19:36ANAFrank Vatrano: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 19:36ANAJohn Gibson: Goalie leave crease2 min
  9. P2 19:36LAKMikey Anderson: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 2:51LAKBlake Lizotte: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  11. P3 2:51ANADerek Grant: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 9:30ANADerek Grant: Delaying game face off violation2 min · PPG
  13. P3 13:31ANARyan Strome: Hooking2 min · PPG

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.

LAK00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ANA
49% to win51% to win
← LAK attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Danault won the faceoff against McTavish
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKANA
41Shots on goal27
5.0Expected goals2.5
77Shot attempts54
36Faceoffs won16
4Power plays2
13Penalty minutes16
11Hits16
10Blocked shots15
7Giveaways4
4Takeaways4

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.

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestFiala – Iafallo – Lizotte9:21

    xG 1.37–0.21 (87%)attempts 17–6goals 1–0

  2. Vilardi – Kupari – Kaliyev10:09

    xG 0.26–0.21 (55%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  3. Danault – Arvidsson – Moore10:56

    xG 0.73–0.86 (46%)attempts 13–13goals 1–1

  4. Kopitar – Kempe – Byfield9:24

    xG 0.26–0.54 (33%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – Anderson20:20

    xG 1.05–0.65 (62%)attempts 23–19goals 1–0

  2. Roy – Durzi13:01

    xG 1.15–0.87 (57%)attempts 19–8goals 1–1

  3. Edler – Walker11:23

    xG 0.64–0.39 (62%)attempts 16–11goals 0–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestSilfverberg – Vatrano – Lundeström9:59

    xG 0.69–0.37 (65%)attempts 10–13goals 1–1

  2. Henrique – Jones – McTavish9:37

    xG 0.43–0.54 (45%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

  3. Carrick – Megna – Leason5:48

    xG 0.06–0.51 (11%)attempts 2–7goals 0–1

  4. Grant – Strome – Zegras11:56

    xG 0.30–1.00 (23%)attempts 9–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFowler – Klingberg2:00

    xG 0.52–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 1–0

  2. Kulikov – Fowler11:58

    xG 0.59–0.35 (63%)attempts 12–13goals 0–0

  3. Klingberg – White14:47

    xG 0.41–1.05 (28%)attempts 10–18goals 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.

ANA 2.5 xGLAK 5.0 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANALAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

ANA's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line ANA is favoured, below it LAK. Dots are goals.

Excitement 78/100 · #353 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.59 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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.

ANA winsLAK wins

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

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