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Sat, Jan 13, 2024·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Los Angeles Kings 3, Detroit Red Wings 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 51% of the time.

DET winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK19010217336
DET1841903530

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:44DETDylan LarkinAssists: David Perron · Snap, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:58LAKQuinton ByfieldPPAssists: Anze Kopitar, Kevin Fiala · Slap, 0.40 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:17DETDylan LarkinPPAssists: Patrick Kane, Shayne Gostisbehere · Between legs, 0.16 xG1–2
  4. P2 16:22DETRobby FabbriAssists: Daniel Sprong, Joseph Veleno · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P2 17:26DETPatrick KaneGWGAssists: Alex DeBrincat, Jeff Petry · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–4
  6. P2 19:47DETAndrew CoppAssists: Christian Fischer, Jeff Petry · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–5
  7. P3 3:07LAKPierre-Luc DuboisPPAssists: Alex Laferriere, Phillip Danault · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–5
  8. P3 5:38LAKQuinton ByfieldPPAssists: Anze Kopitar, Kevin Fiala · Wrist, 0.28 xG3–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 5:49DETJustin Holl: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 13:04LAKAlex Laferriere: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 7:39LAKDrew Doughty: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 9:08LAKTrevor Moore: Broken stick2 min
  5. P3 1:22DETAlex DeBrincat: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  6. P3 4:38DETJeff Petry: Roughing2 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 SOG0DET
46% to win54% to win
← LAK attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Larkin won the faceoff against Kopitar
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKDET
36Shots on goal30
3.0Expected goals2.9
68Shot attempts51
21Faceoffs won40
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
16Hits25
13Blocked shots17
1Giveaways14
5Takeaways5

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. bestDanault – Fiala – Moore13:04

    xG 0.60–0.45 (57%)attempts 22–8goals 0–0

  2. Kopitar – Kempe – Byfield10:58

    xG 0.27–0.29 (48%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  3. Lewis – Grundstrom – Lizotte6:01

    xG 0.13–0.37 (26%)attempts 5–8goals 0–1

  4. Dubois – Anderson-Dolan – Laferriere10:19

    xG 0.21–0.61 (25%)attempts 10–12goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – Anderson16:33

    xG 0.60–0.32 (65%)attempts 22–11goals 0–1

  2. Gavrikov – Clarke2:16

    xG 0.04–0.07 (37%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Englund – Clarke6:38

    xG 0.16–0.33 (33%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – DeBrincat – Veleno2:14

    xG 0.34–0.12 (74%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  2. Fabbri – Sprong – Veleno5:15

    xG 0.35–0.15 (71%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  3. Copp – Fischer – Rasmussen7:55

    xG 0.29–0.10 (74%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

  4. Kane – Compher – DeBrincat11:18

    xG 0.67–0.50 (57%)attempts 10–14goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPetry – Chiarot13:59

    xG 0.64–0.34 (65%)attempts 13–15goals 3–0

  2. Holl – Maatta12:57

    xG 0.56–0.33 (63%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

  3. Gostisbehere – Seider15:54

    xG 0.38–0.58 (40%)attempts 11–22goals 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.

DET 2.9 xGLAK 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 69/100 · #480 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.05 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 51% of the time.

DET winsLAK wins

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

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