Sat, Oct 3, 2026·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose
Los Angeles Kings 4, San Jose Sharks 5 (OT)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 82% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | 110 | 110 | 214 | 01 | 435 |
| SJS | 06 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 525 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 15:50LAKAdrian KempePPAssists: Artemi Panarin, Brandt Clarke · Slap, 0.14 xG1–0
- P2 1:48SJSTyler ToffoliPPAssists: Ivar Stenberg, Macklin Celebrini · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–1
- P2 9:52SJSKiefer SherwoodUnassisted · Snap, 0.04 xG1–2
- P2 12:32SJSNolan AllanAssists: Michael Misa, Igor Chernyshov · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–3
- P2 19:58LAKQuinton ByfieldPPAssists: Mats Zuccarello, Adrian Kempe · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–3
- P3 4:08SJSIgor ChernyshovAssists: Tyler Toffoli, Jacob Trouba · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–4
- P3 10:21LAKErik HaulaAssists: Erik Gustafsson, Brandt Clarke · Tip-in, 0.07 xG3–4
- P3 15:00LAKArtemi PanarinAssists: Quinton Byfield · Slap, 0.07 xG4–4
- OT 3:18SJSIgor ChernyshovGWGAssists: Macklin Celebrini · Slap, 0.07 xG4–5
Penalties (5)
- P1 3:36LAKDrew Doughty: Cross checking2 min
- P1 14:53SJSNolan Allan: Hooking2 min · PPG
- P1 0:00LAKAlex Laferriere: Roughing2 min · PPG
- P2 19:24SJSMacklin Celebrini: Slashing2 min · PPG
- P3 7:42SJSCollin Graf: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Haula won the faceoff against Misa
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestKempe – Panarin – Byfield13:02
xG 0.96–0.16 (86%)attempts 20–4goals 1–1
- Perry – Laughton – Moore2:06
xG 0.26–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0
- Zuccarello – Turcotte – Laferriere10:38
xG 0.27–0.29 (49%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0
- Haula – Armia – Moore10:05
xG 0.24–0.27 (46%)attempts 9–16goals 1–2
Defence pairs
- bestGustafsson – Clarke11:10
xG 0.69–0.18 (79%)attempts 20–4goals 1–0
- Doughty – Dumoulin9:15
xG 0.49–0.28 (64%)attempts 8–10goals 1–0
- Doughty – Edmundson4:25
xG 0.14–0.00 (99%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
San Jose Sharks
Forward lines
- Wennberg – Graf – Stenberg10:46
xG 0.17–0.33 (33%)attempts 4–9goals 0–1
- Goodrow – Sherwood – Ostapchuk7:50
xG 0.35–0.56 (38%)attempts 7–10goals 1–0
- Marchment – Smith – Celebrini13:32
xG 0.33–0.58 (37%)attempts 12–14goals 0–1
- Toffoli – Chernyshov – Misa10:39
xG 0.17–0.87 (17%)attempts 9–13goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- Orlov – Trouba2:18
xG 0.04–0.02 (65%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
- Nurse – Kesselring16:48
xG 0.44–0.83 (35%)attempts 13–17goals 1–0
- Orlov – Cagnoni13:31
xG 0.18–0.62 (23%)attempts 9–18goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
SJS's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line SJS is favoured, below it LAK. Dots are goals.
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 82% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (SJS − LAK), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).