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Sat, Jan 19, 2013·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Los Angeles Kings 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 52% of the time.

LAK winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI391518522
LAK081617221

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:41CHIPatrick KanePPAssists: Marian Hossa · Slap, 0.24 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:57CHIMarian HossaAssists: Daniel Carcillo, Brent Seabrook · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P1 14:11CHIMichael FrolikGWGAssists: Marcus Kruger, Nick Leddy · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–0
  4. P2 1:16CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.30 xG4–0
  5. P2 18:37LAKRob ScuderiAssists: Colin Fraser, Kyle Clifford · Wrist, 0.01 xG4–1
  6. P3 9:20LAKJordan NolanAssists: Matt Greene, Kyle Clifford · Tip-in, 0.24 xG4–2
  7. P3 9:35CHIMarian HossaAssists: Jonathan Toews · Snap, 0.05 xG5–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 1:49LAKMatt Greene: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 2:32LAKTrevor Lewis: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 5:51CHIMarian Hossa: Slashing2 min
  4. P1 15:53CHIAndrew Shaw: Holding2 min
  5. P2 4:15LAKDavis Drewiske: Interference2 min
  6. P2 7:52CHIPatrick Sharp: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 9:57CHIDuncan Keith: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 14:17LAKMatt Greene: Interference2 min
  9. P3 10:44LAKDrew Doughty: Interference2 min
  10. P3 19:24CHIMarcus Kruger: Holding the stick2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHILAK
22Shots on goal21
2.0Expected goals2.1
42Shot attempts50
31Faceoffs won32
5Power plays5
10Penalty minutes10
22Hits39
15Blocked shots7
7Giveaways14
1Takeaways7

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Carcillo – Toews8:38

    xG 0.25–0.08 (75%)attempts 7–7goals 2–0

  2. Bickell – Stalberg – Shaw7:24

    xG 0.18–0.04 (82%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Frolik – Kruger – Bollig4:04

    xG 0.13–0.01 (92%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0

  4. Sharp – Bolland – Kane9:42

    xG 0.10–0.39 (21%)attempts 5–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook13:43

    xG 0.62–0.26 (70%)attempts 8–12goals 2–0

  2. Oduya – Hjalmarsson14:49

    xG 0.20–0.34 (37%)attempts 13–11goals 1–0

  3. Brookbank – Leddy9:55

    xG 0.22–0.62 (26%)attempts 5–8goals 1–2

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestWilliams – Carter – Penner8:55

    xG 0.41–0.02 (94%)attempts 11–2goals 0–1

  2. Stoll – Lewis – King8:24

    xG 0.30–0.03 (91%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  3. Fraser – Clifford – Nolan7:12

    xG 0.37–0.25 (59%)attempts 3–7goals 2–0

  4. Gagne – Brown – Richards11:08

    xG 0.17–0.71 (19%)attempts 8–11goals 0–3

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Martinez6:36

    xG 0.39–0.12 (76%)attempts 5–5goals 1–1

  2. Scuderi – Doughty15:57

    xG 0.37–0.24 (60%)attempts 14–8goals 1–1

  3. Drewiske – Voynov5:29

    xG 0.00–0.01 (18%)attempts 1–1goals 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 2.1 xGCHI 2.0 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKCHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 63/100 · #277 of 720 this seasonSwing 0.98 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 39% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 52% of the time.

LAK winsCHI wins

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

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