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Wed, Nov 17, 2010·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Los Angeles Kings 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 68% of the time.

LAK winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ181939526
LAK112112112336

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:40CBJAndrew MurrayAssists: Derek Dorsett · Wrist, 0.25 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:06LAKMichal HandzusPPAssists: Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty · Wrist, 0.46 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:22CBJRostislav KleslaAssists: Derek Dorsett, Mike Commodore · Slap, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P2 18:38LAKRyan SmythAssists: Justin Williams, Drew Doughty · Wrap-around, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P3 1:25LAKJustin WilliamsAssists: Jarret Stoll, Drew Doughty · Wrist, 0.33 xG2–3
  6. P3 3:48CBJJared BollAssists: Kyle Wilson, Andrew Murray · Slap, 0.04 xG3–3
  7. P3 16:48CBJRick NashGWGAssists: Derick Brassard, Jakub Voracek · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:21CBJRick NashENAssists: R.J. Umberger, Marc Methot · Wrist, 0.47 xG5–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 5:25LAKJustin Williams: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 7:59CBJRostislav Klesla: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P1 11:04LAKBrad Richardson: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 12:21LAKMatt Greene: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 1:19CBJKris Russell: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 9:10CBJMike Commodore: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P2 12:47LAKJarret Stoll: Slashing2 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJLAK
26Shots on goal36
3.8Expected goals2.7
55Shot attempts72
31Faceoffs won31
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
36Hits31
23Blocked shots12
8Giveaways14
5Takeaways5

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestMurray – Wilson – Boll6:09

    xG 0.71–0.27 (73%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  2. Clark – Pahlsson – Dorsett11:38

    xG 0.31–0.38 (45%)attempts 6–15goals 0–1

  3. Vermette – Umberger – Filatov11:58

    xG 0.23–0.41 (36%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

  4. Nash – Brassard – Voracek12:56

    xG 0.44–0.69 (39%)attempts 12–13goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlesla – Methot15:27

    xG 0.83–0.30 (73%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

  2. Hejda – Russell13:53

    xG 0.66–0.36 (64%)attempts 14–14goals 1–0

  3. Commodore – Hejda2:22

    xG 0.07–0.15 (31%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestSmyth – Williams – Stoll13:50

    xG 0.99–0.38 (72%)attempts 18–12goals 2–0

  2. Brown – Richardson – Kopitar12:39

    xG 0.51–0.37 (58%)attempts 21–8goals 0–0

  3. Lewis – Westgarth – Clifford4:48

    xG 0.16–0.06 (72%)attempts 6–3goals 0–1

  4. Handzus – King – Simmonds8:18

    xG 0.24–0.67 (26%)attempts 4–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestScuderi – Doughty14:11

    xG 0.89–0.37 (71%)attempts 21–10goals 2–0

  2. Greene – Johnson8:04

    xG 0.39–0.09 (81%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Drewiske9:47

    xG 0.32–0.25 (56%)attempts 8–12goals 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.

LAK 2.7 xGCBJ 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKCBJ

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 CBJ. Dots are goals.

Excitement 88/100 · #124 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.22 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 22% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +40 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 68% of the time.

LAK winsCBJ wins

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

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