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Mon, Feb 3, 2014·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Los Angeles Kings 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 51% of the time.

LAK winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI21217211530
LAK15115114334

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:02CHIPatrick KanePPAssists: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:44CHIBryan BickellAssists: Patrick Kane, Andrew Shaw · Slap, 0.07 xG2–0
  3. P1 9:52LAKDrew DoughtyPPAssists: Slava Voynov, Anze Kopitar · Slap, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P2 6:30LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Jeff Carter, Tyler Toffoli · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P2 13:51CHIMarcus KrugerAssists: Nick Leddy, Ben Smith · Tip-in, 0.07 xG3–2
  6. P3 7:01CHINick LeddyGWGAssists: Marian Hossa, Kris Versteeg · Slap, 0.05 xG4–2
  7. P3 11:09CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Patrick Sharp, Jonathan Toews · Tip-in, 0.11 xG5–2
  8. P3 11:42LAKTyler ToffoliAssists: Jeff Carter, Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.14 xG5–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 0:24LAKDrew Doughty: Charging2 min · PPG
  2. P1 2:31LAKColin Fraser: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P1 3:26CHIPatrick Sharp: High sticking double minor4 min
  4. P1 9:01CHIAndrew Shaw: Roughing2 min · PPG
  5. P1 15:14LAKSlava Voynov: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P1 17:50LAKDustin Brown: Interference2 min
  7. P2 4:23CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 8:54CHIMarian Hossa: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 4:53LAKMatt Greene: Interference2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
48% to win52% to win
← CHI attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHILAK
30Shots on goal34
3.4Expected goals3.4
56Shot attempts61
22Faceoffs won41
5Power plays5
10Penalty minutes10
10Hits36
9Blocked shots11
9Giveaways21
5Takeaways2

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. bestBickell – Shaw – Saad7:37

    xG 0.31–0.11 (73%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Sharp – Toews10:55

    xG 0.31–0.31 (50%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  3. Smith – Kruger – Bollig7:58

    xG 0.08–0.25 (24%)attempts 3–8goals 1–0

  4. Versteeg – Kane – Pirri8:06

    xG 0.44–0.92 (32%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Oduya – Hjalmarsson11:08

    xG 0.26–0.24 (52%)attempts 6–7goals 1–1

  2. Rozsival – Leddy10:52

    xG 0.64–0.68 (48%)attempts 13–5goals 1–0

  3. Keith – Hjalmarsson2:57

    xG 0.07–0.28 (21%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestStoll – Lewis – King9:27

    xG 0.94–0.55 (63%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  2. Williams – Brown – Richards10:29

    xG 0.61–0.29 (68%)attempts 17–6goals 0–1

  3. Fraser – Frattin – Clifford5:25

    xG 0.18–0.09 (68%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  4. Carter – Kopitar – Toffoli10:06

    xG 0.30–0.42 (42%)attempts 6–10goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Muzzin7:42

    xG 0.52–0.02 (95%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  2. Mitchell – Greene2:18

    xG 0.67–0.32 (67%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

  3. Regehr – Doughty2:41

    xG 0.35–0.19 (65%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

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 3.4 xGCHI 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 77/100 · #232 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.37 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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 51% of the time.

LAK winsCHI wins

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

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