Skip to content
Ice Lab

Wed, Oct 16, 2024·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Los Angeles Kings 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 65% of the time.

TOR winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK09014211234
TOR3122717626

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:54TORBobby McMannAssists: Max Domi, Jake McCabe · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:49TORAuston MatthewsAssists: Mitch Marner, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Snap, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P1 17:12TORBobby McMannGWGAssists: William Nylander, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–3
  4. P2 7:56TORMorgan RiellyAssists: Jake McCabe, Max Domi · Tip-in, 0.10 xG0–4
  5. P2 18:31TORWilliam NylanderPPAssists: Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–5
  6. P3 2:42LAKAlex TurcotteAssists: Andre Lee · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–5
  7. P3 9:03LAKKevin FialaAssists: Brandt Clarke, Trevor Lewis · Backhand, 0.15 xG2–5
  8. P3 17:16TORJohn TavaresPPAssists: Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews · Backhand, 0.18 xG2–6
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 2:41LAKAndre Lee: Holding2 min
  2. P1 4:09TORMorgan Rielly: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 8:08LAKMikey Anderson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 12:22TORTimothy Liljegren: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 17:22LAKBrandt Clarke: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P3 3:09TORJake McCabe: Holding2 min
  7. P3 11:22TOROliver Ekman-Larsson: Interference2 min
  8. P3 15:58LAKKyle Burroughs: Slashing2 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TOR
43% to win57% to win
← LAK attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Domi won the faceoff against Byfield
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKTOR
34Shots on goal26
3.2Expected goals2.3
70Shot attempts39
27Faceoffs won33
4Power plays4
8Penalty minutes8
26Hits28
8Blocked shots17
10Giveaways7
6Takeaways4

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. bestKopitar – Kempe – Laferriere8:51

    xG 0.97–0.37 (73%)attempts 12–6goals 0–1

  2. Jeannot – Turcotte – Lee5:48

    xG 0.40–0.05 (88%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  3. Danault – Foegele – Moore5:16

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 11–0goals 0–0

  4. Lewis – Fiala – Byfield5:52

    xG 0.39–0.26 (60%)attempts 12–4goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestAnderson – Clarke2:28

    xG 0.68–0.16 (81%)attempts 5–3goals 0–1

  2. Burroughs – Englund6:33

    xG 0.31–0.05 (85%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Jones – Clarke8:39

    xG 0.41–0.20 (68%)attempts 13–6goals 0–0

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestDomi – Nylander – McMann10:18

    xG 0.47–0.23 (67%)attempts 7–11goals 3–0

  2. Marner – Matthews – Knies9:40

    xG 0.58–1.04 (36%)attempts 11–14goals 1–0

  3. Tavares – Holmberg – Robertson8:49

    xG 0.00–0.48 (0%)attempts 3–11goals 0–1

  4. Reaves – Lorentz – Kampf7:06

    xG 0.03–0.57 (5%)attempts 4–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRielly – McCabe2:03

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 1–0

  2. McCabe – Benoit2:16

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Tanev – Rielly12:47

    xG 0.11–0.34 (25%)attempts 7–12goals 0–1

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.

TOR 2.3 xGLAK 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TORLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 60/100 · #523 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.54 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +11 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 65% of the time.

TOR winsLAK wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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