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

Vancouver Canucks 4, Los Angeles Kings 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 86% of the time.

LAK winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN1101727424
LAK17010111228

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:43LAKQuinton ByfieldAssists: Alex Laferriere, Warren Foegele · Backhand, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P1 14:20VANConor GarlandPPUnassisted · Other, 1.00 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:51VANJake DeBruskAssists: Quinn Hughes, Filip Hronek · Wrist, 0.25 xG2–1
  4. P3 2:44VANQuinn HughesGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–1
  5. P3 13:57LAKVladislav GavrikovAssists: Trevor Moore, Phillip Danault · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–2
  6. P3 18:46VANJ.T. MillerENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.34 xG4–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 4:53LAKAdrian Kempe: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 7:54VANNils Hoglander: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 10:44LAKTanner Jeannot: Match penalty5 min · PPG
  4. P1 15:29VANJake DeBrusk: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  5. P2 7:48LAKVladislav Gavrikov: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 7:48VANKiefer Sherwood: Embellishment2 min
  7. P2 10:41VANFilip Hronek: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 19:45VANFilip Hronek: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 14:43VANQuinn Hughes: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 14:43LAKBrandt Clarke: 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
43% to win57% to win
← VAN attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Danault won the faceoff against Miller
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANLAK
24Shots on goal28
4.7Expected goals2.2
65Shot attempts65
25Faceoffs won24
3Power plays4
12Penalty minutes11
33Hits26
18Blocked shots21
11Giveaways15
4Takeaways3

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestMiller – DeBrusk – Hoglander5:50

    xG 0.51–0.24 (68%)attempts 9–11goals 1–1

  2. Garland – Pettersson – Suter8:12

    xG 0.36–0.10 (79%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  3. Blueger – Heinen – Sherwood6:55

    xG 0.52–0.26 (67%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

  4. Sprong – Hoglander – Räty2:00

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHronek – Hughes12:13

    xG 0.79–0.08 (91%)attempts 15–7goals 2–0

  2. Myers – Soucy10:10

    xG 0.26–0.06 (81%)attempts 10–9goals 0–1

  3. Desharnais – Brannstrom9:05

    xG 0.61–0.57 (52%)attempts 10–13goals 0–1

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestLewis – Danault – Moore2:29

    xG 0.14–0.01 (91%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Foegele – Byfield – Laferriere6:08

    xG 0.31–0.31 (50%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  3. Lewis – Thomas – Lee2:21

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

  4. Kopitar – Fiala – Kempe10:36

    xG 0.07–0.49 (12%)attempts 6–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAnderson – Spence4:30

    xG 0.20–0.14 (59%)attempts 2–7goals 1–0

  2. Gavrikov – Clarke3:31

    xG 0.08–0.06 (59%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Gavrikov – Spence2:47

    xG 0.00–0.04 (2%)attempts 1–2goals 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.

LAK 2.2 xGVAN 4.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 46/100 · #699 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.37 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 86% of the time.

LAK winsVAN wins

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

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