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Tue, Apr 9, 2024·Honda Center, Anaheim

Los Angeles Kings 1, Anaheim Ducks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 69% of the time.

ANA winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK18016013137
ANA1801029327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:50LAKAkil ThomasAssists: Trevor Lewis, Vladislav Gavrikov · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:46ANAFrank VatranoAssists: Radko Gudas, Ryan Strome · Wrist, 0.24 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:51ANAAlex KillornGWGAssists: Cam Fowler, Ryan Strome · Snap, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P3 5:50ANATrevor ZegrasUnassisted · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 9:25ANATroy Terry: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 19:44LAKTrevor Moore: Hooking2 min
  3. P3 2:23LAKAnze Kopitar: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  4. P3 10:20LAKViktor Arvidsson: Interference2 min
  5. P3 16:21ANALukas Dostal: Tripping2 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.

LAK00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ANA
46% to win54% to win
← LAK attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Danault won the faceoff against Zegras
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKANA
37Shots on goal27
2.7Expected goals3.8
70Shot attempts49
36Faceoffs won13
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
21Hits30
12Blocked shots14
6Giveaways8
3Takeaways5

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. bestLewis – Thomas – Lizotte8:31

    xG 0.32–0.05 (86%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  2. Fiala – Dubois – Laferriere11:07

    xG 0.37–0.16 (70%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

  3. Kopitar – Kempe – Byfield8:31

    xG 0.42–0.31 (57%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  4. Danault – Arvidsson – Moore11:21

    xG 0.55–0.66 (45%)attempts 15–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – Anderson16:40

    xG 0.57–0.42 (58%)attempts 18–13goals 0–1

  2. Englund – Spence10:18

    xG 0.15–0.07 (70%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Gavrikov – Roy15:38

    xG 0.88–1.12 (44%)attempts 18–19goals 1–1

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. Strome – Vatrano – Zegras12:41

    xG 0.71–0.69 (51%)attempts 11–20goals 2–0

  2. Silfverberg – Lundeström – Nesterenko7:32

    xG 0.35–0.43 (45%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

  3. Killorn – Terry – Carlsson10:31

    xG 0.12–0.27 (31%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  4. Johnston – Leason – Meyers7:54

    xG 0.05–0.40 (12%)attempts 3–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudas – LaCombe12:44

    xG 1.00–0.40 (72%)attempts 14–13goals 1–0

  2. Gudas – Lindstrom2:10

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Vaakanainen – Lindstrom14:05

    xG 0.12–0.51 (20%)attempts 10–10goals 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.

ANA 3.8 xGLAK 2.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 21/100 · #1064 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.09 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 36% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 69% 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).