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Thu, Nov 9, 2023·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 61% of the time.

LAK winsPIT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
PIT17151711420
LAK1111141902336

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:11PITSidney CrosbyUnassisted · Backhand, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 14:14LAKCarl GrundstromSHAssists: Anze Kopitar, Matt Roy · Snap, 0.23 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:58LAKAdrian KempeAssists: Mikey Anderson, Quinton Byfield · Snap, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 18:03PITLars EllerSHUnassisted · Snap, 0.25 xG2–2
  5. P3 0:37PITJake GuentzelAssists: Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson · Tip-in, 0.16 xG3–2
  6. P3 6:40LAKKevin FialaAssists: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Jordan Spence · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–3
  7. OT 3:45PITBryan RustGWGAssists: Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson · Wrap-around, 0.11 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 12:14LAKAdrian Kempe: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 12:14PITKris Letang: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 12:14LAKAdrian Kempe: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 4:51PITRadim Zohorna: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 17:20PITKris Letang: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 2:37PITSidney Crosby: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 8:58LAKVladislav Gavrikov: 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.

PIT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
46% to win54% to win
← PIT attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Crosby
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PITLAK
20Shots on goal36
2.8Expected goals3.4
49Shot attempts69
28Faceoffs won28
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes6
26Hits21
16Blocked shots13
9Giveaways12
2Takeaways3

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestCarter – Nieto – Acciari5:58

    xG 0.10–0.03 (76%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Eller – Acciari – O'Connor2:48

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

  3. Crosby – Rust – Guentzel12:30

    xG 1.02–1.02 (50%)attempts 16–17goals 1–1

  4. Malkin – Smith – Rakell12:56

    xG 0.26–0.32 (45%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Pettersson15:23

    xG 0.49–0.32 (61%)attempts 10–10goals 1–1

  2. Karlsson – Shea2:05

    xG 0.09–0.10 (48%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Ruhwedel – Shea7:43

    xG 0.05–0.15 (26%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestFiala – Dubois – Laferriere10:34

    xG 0.61–0.28 (68%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0

  2. Lewis – Grundstrom – Lizotte10:13

    xG 0.39–0.31 (56%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  3. Kopitar – Kempe – Byfield9:39

    xG 0.46–0.57 (44%)attempts 16–10goals 1–1

  4. Danault – Moore – Kaliyev11:58

    xG 0.28–0.45 (38%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnglund – Spence9:55

    xG 0.69–0.20 (77%)attempts 11–3goals 1–0

  2. Gavrikov – Roy17:54

    xG 0.84–0.36 (70%)attempts 26–11goals 0–0

  3. Doughty – Anderson15:43

    xG 0.43–0.90 (32%)attempts 10–17goals 1–2

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 3.4 xGPIT 2.8 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKPIT

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 PIT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 89/100 · #174 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.38 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
PIT 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +29 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 61% of the time.

LAK winsPIT wins

Simulated goal difference (LAK − PIT), 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).