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Thu, Mar 7, 2024·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Ottawa Senators 3, Los Angeles Kings 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 50% of the time.

LAK winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
OTT1101111901331
LAK01011021213435

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:33OTTDominik KubalikPPAssists: Jake Sanderson, Tim Stützle · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 13:24LAKQuinton ByfieldAssists: Blake Lizotte, Vladislav Gavrikov · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 13:39OTTBrady TkachukAssists: Shane Pinto, Drake Batherson · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–1
  4. P3 10:24LAKPierre-Luc DuboisAssists: Anze Kopitar, Matt Roy · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P3 11:46LAKJacob MoverareAssists: Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar · Deflected, 0.02 xG2–3
  6. P3 15:37OTTDrake BathersonAssists: Artem Zub, Shane Pinto · Snap, 0.19 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:00LAKKevin FialaGWGAssists: Matt Roy · Backhand, 0.23 xG3–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 7:06LAKAndreas Englund: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 18:57LAKBrandt Clarke: Interference2 min
  3. P2 15:19LAKVladislav Gavrikov: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 2:42LAKAndreas Englund: High sticking2 min
  5. P3 16:33OTTParker Kelly: Illegal check to head2 min
  6. P3 16:33LAKAndreas Englund: 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTLAK
31Shots on goal35
2.9Expected goals2.8
63Shot attempts70
30Faceoffs won30
4Power plays0
2Penalty minutes10
17Hits31
19Blocked shots23
5Giveaways9
3Takeaways4

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestBatherson – Tkachuk – Pinto13:09

    xG 0.82–0.25 (76%)attempts 16–13goals 2–0

  2. Chartier – Kelly – Greig8:12

    xG 0.05–0.09 (35%)attempts 1–8goals 0–0

  3. Kubalik – Kastelic – Smejkal6:01

    xG 0.22–0.35 (39%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  4. Giroux – Joseph – Stützle11:57

    xG 0.49–1.14 (30%)attempts 11–21goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestSanderson – Zub17:10

    xG 0.79–0.48 (62%)attempts 16–21goals 2–0

  2. Brannstrom – Bernard-Docker11:17

    xG 0.56–0.47 (55%)attempts 10–12goals 0–1

  3. Chychrun – Zub2:23

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestDanault – Fiala – Moore12:06

    xG 0.91–0.45 (67%)attempts 26–8goals 0–0

  2. Kopitar – Lizotte – Byfield6:25

    xG 0.46–0.35 (57%)attempts 8–10goals 2–1

  3. Lewis – Dubois – Laferriere3:35

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Kopitar – Turcotte – Byfield6:44

    xG 0.08–0.31 (20%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – Clarke6:52

    xG 0.83–0.26 (76%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  2. Englund – Spence10:21

    xG 0.23–0.18 (56%)attempts 11–8goals 0–1

  3. Gavrikov – Roy17:02

    xG 0.53–0.60 (47%)attempts 21–14goals 1–1

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 2.8 xGOTT 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 91/100 · #148 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.49 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +37 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 50% of the time.

LAK winsOTT wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).