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Sat, Nov 29, 2025·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vancouver Canucks 1, Los Angeles Kings 2 (OT)

Expected result

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

LAK winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VAN06160701120
LAK17060911223

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:19LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Adrian Kempe, Brian Dumoulin · Snap, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:52VANEvander KaneAssists: Drew O'Connor, Tyler Myers · Snap, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. OT 3:58LAKAdrian KempeGWGAssists: Quinton Byfield, Kevin Fiala · Snap, 0.18 xG1–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 11:15VANMax Sasson: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 14:39LAKKevin Fiala: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 0:43VANEvander Kane: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 7:37LAKAlex Turcotte: Holding2 min
  5. P2 10:13LAKKevin Fiala: Holding2 min
  6. P2 15:48VANEvander Kane: High sticking2 min
  7. P3 6:09VANAatu Räty: 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
47% to win53% to win
← VAN attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pettersson won the faceoff against Kopitar
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANLAK
20Shots on goal23
1.9Expected goals2.7
51Shot attempts54
31Faceoffs won27
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
16Hits14
13Blocked shots11
11Giveaways15
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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – DeBrusk – Pettersson5:18

    xG 0.19–0.00 (98%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  2. Karlsson – Bains – Sasson6:12

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. O'Connor – Räty – Lekkerimäki4:16

    xG 0.08–0.01 (91%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Kane – Pettersson – Lekkerimäki4:22

    xG 0.02–0.06 (22%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMyers – Pettersson8:24

    xG 0.26–0.18 (59%)attempts 5–6goals 1–1

  2. Myers – Joseph4:04

    xG 0.07–0.04 (65%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Hughes – Willander3:49

    xG 0.03–0.01 (69%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestPerry – Turcotte – Malott4:41

    xG 0.46–0.09 (84%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  2. Danault – Laferriere – Kuzmenko4:32

    xG 0.30–0.08 (79%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  3. Armia – Danault – Laferriere3:33

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

  4. Armia – Fiala – Byfield4:44

    xG 0.08–0.10 (42%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCeci – Moverare6:28

    xG 0.67–0.09 (88%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  2. Dumoulin – Clarke11:09

    xG 0.48–0.11 (81%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  3. Dumoulin – Ceci5:37

    xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 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 2.7 xGVAN 1.9 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 40/100 · #839 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.39 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +21 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.

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).