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Sat, Apr 12, 2025·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Colorado Avalanche 4, Los Angeles Kings 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 74% of the time.

LAK winsCOL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
COL15111210426
LAK27216110533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:03LAKQuinton ByfieldAssists: Andrei Kuzmenko, Alex Laferriere · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:14LAKKevin FialaPPAssists: Andrei Kuzmenko, Quinton Byfield · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P1 10:39COLBrock NelsonPPAssists: Charlie Coyle, Martin Necas · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P2 2:13COLValeri NichushkinAssists: Artturi Lehkonen, Samuel Girard · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P2 10:57LAKAlex LaferriereAssists: Brandt Clarke, Quinton Byfield · Snap, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P2 16:02LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Adrian Kempe, Mikey Anderson · Backhand, 0.13 xG2–4
  7. P3 9:18COLSam MalinskiAssists: Valeri Nichushkin · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–4
  8. P3 12:11LAKKevin FialaGWGAssists: Alex Laferriere · Snap, 0.19 xG3–5
  9. P3 17:20COLBrock NelsonUnassisted · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–5
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 4:03COLJimmy Vesey: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  2. P1 5:54COLValeri Nichushkin: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P1 9:37LAKKyle Burroughs: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  4. P1 9:59LAKTrevor Moore: High sticking2 min
  5. P1 16:10LAKKyle Burroughs: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 6:18COLSam Malinski: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P3 6:29COLJack Ahcan: Holding2 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.

COL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

COLLAK
26Shots on goal33
2.6Expected goals4.1
54Shot attempts73
25Faceoffs won32
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
22Hits22
23Blocked shots12
10Giveaways11
6Takeaways3

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 4.1 xGCOL 2.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKCOL

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 COL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 82/100 · #223 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.54 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
COL 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 74% of the time.

LAK winsCOL wins

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

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