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Tue, Jan 21, 2014·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Los Angeles Kings 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 66% of the time.

CBJ winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK11118110329
CBJ212212110534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:42LAKDwight KingAssists: Trevor Lewis · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:47CBJR.J. UmbergerPPAssists: James Wisniewski, Jack Johnson · Tip-in, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P1 19:02CBJRyan JohansenAssists: Ryan Murray, James Wisniewski · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–2
  4. P2 8:39LAKJeff CarterAssists: Mike Richards · Backhand, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. P2 18:15CBJR.J. UmbergerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.01 xG2–3
  6. P2 19:44CBJNathan HortonGWGAssists: Artem Anisimov, Boone Jenner · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–4
  7. P3 15:19CBJArtem AnisimovAssists: Nick Foligno · Wrist, 0.23 xG2–5
  8. P3 16:50LAKRobyn RegehrAssists: Justin Williams, Mike Richards · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 0:11CBJMatt Calvert: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 3:55CBJRyan Johansen: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 12:32LAKJake Muzzin: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P1 14:27CBJArtem Anisimov: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P2 3:47LAKWillie Mitchell: Interference2 min
  6. P3 0:22LAKDrew Doughty: Cross checking2 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.

LAK00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
48% to win52% to win
← LAK attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dubinsky won the faceoff against Stoll
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKCBJ
29Shots on goal34
1.8Expected goals2.7
54Shot attempts53
26Faceoffs won32
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
23Hits39
9Blocked shots18
6Giveaways1
2Takeaways6

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.

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestCarter – Richards – Frattin10:23

    xG 0.56–0.42 (57%)attempts 15–9goals 1–1

  2. Vey – Nolan – Pearson5:16

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Williams – Kopitar – Pearson3:28

    xG 0.05–0.04 (56%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Stoll – Lewis – King10:06

    xG 0.11–0.24 (32%)attempts 3–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMuzzin – Doughty17:15

    xG 0.23–0.06 (80%)attempts 13–7goals 0–1

  2. Mitchell – Voynov12:33

    xG 0.55–0.67 (45%)attempts 13–10goals 2–2

  3. Mitchell – Doughty2:28

    xG 0.00–0.21 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestUmberger – Foligno – Johansen9:37

    xG 0.66–0.15 (81%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  2. Horton – Anisimov – Jenner10:33

    xG 0.37–0.14 (73%)attempts 13–6goals 1–0

  3. MacKenzie – Letestu – Tropp5:52

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Dubinsky – Calvert – Atkinson10:27

    xG 0.28–0.44 (38%)attempts 7–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWisniewski – Murray15:22

    xG 0.78–0.11 (88%)attempts 13–7goals 2–0

  2. Tyutin – Johnson15:40

    xG 0.71–0.46 (61%)attempts 16–15goals 2–1

  3. Nikitin – Savard14:11

    xG 0.11–0.35 (23%)attempts 8–14goals 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.

CBJ 2.7 xGLAK 1.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CBJ's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CBJ is favoured, below it LAK. Dots are goals.

Excitement 67/100 · #329 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.35 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 36% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 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 66% of the time.

CBJ winsLAK wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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