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Sun, Oct 26, 2014·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Los Angeles Kings 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 59% of the time.

LAK winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ1711007224
LAK093929527

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:39CBJTim ErixonPPAssists: Scott Hartnell, Ryan Johansen · Wrist, 0.27 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:04LAKJeff CarterPPAssists: Tyler Toffoli, Drew Doughty · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–1
  3. P2 16:30LAKTyler ToffoliAssists: Jeff Carter, Robyn Regehr · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 18:32LAKDwight KingGWGAssists: Justin Williams, Jeff Carter · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–3
  5. P2 19:04CBJMark LetestuAssists: Corey Tropp, Dalton Prout · Snap, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P3 11:49LAKTanner PearsonAssists: Tyler Toffoli, Brayden McNabb · Snap, 0.05 xG2–4
  7. P3 15:26LAKTanner PearsonAssists: Tyler Toffoli, Jeff Carter · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–5
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 1:55LAKMatt Greene: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 1:55CBJCorey Tropp: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 1:55LAKMatt Greene: Instigator2 min
  4. P1 1:55LAKMatt Greene: Instigator misconduct10 min
  5. P1 2:26CBJScott Hartnell: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 14:09LAKDrew Doughty: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P2 1:32CBJArtem Anisimov: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  8. P2 2:42CBJRyan Johansen: Hooking2 min
  9. P2 7:59LAKJake Muzzin: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 8:49CBJJames Wisniewski: Delaying game puck over glass2 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
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Anisimov won the faceoff against Kopitar
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJLAK
24Shots on goal27
2.2Expected goals2.6
47Shot attempts57
29Faceoffs won40
3Power plays4
13Penalty minutes21
37Hits29
14Blocked shots9
10Giveaways13
4Takeaways4

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. Skille – Anisimov – Letestu2:29

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

  2. Anisimov – Tropp – Chaput2:45

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Hartnell – Skille – Johansen2:36

    xG 0.20–0.21 (49%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

  4. Hartnell – Skille – Letestu2:00

    xG 0.06–0.08 (44%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Johnson – Prout11:43

    xG 0.42–0.38 (52%)attempts 10–7goals 1–1

  2. Wisniewski – Murray16:01

    xG 0.38–0.35 (52%)attempts 12–10goals 0–1

  3. Tyutin – Erixon2:17

    xG 0.00–0.49 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestCarter – Toffoli – Pearson10:49

    xG 0.67–0.16 (81%)attempts 18–3goals 3–1

  2. Williams – Stoll – Andreoff5:16

    xG 0.54–0.22 (71%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  3. Williams – Richards – King4:57

    xG 0.27–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  4. Richards – Clifford – Nolan4:43

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRegehr – Martinez15:14

    xG 0.91–0.40 (70%)attempts 15–16goals 2–1

  2. Muzzin – Doughty15:38

    xG 0.54–0.10 (85%)attempts 16–5goals 0–0

  3. Doughty – McNabb2:39

    xG 0.18–0.05 (78%)attempts 3–3goals 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 2.6 xGCBJ 2.2 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

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 55/100 · #509 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.36 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 33% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 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 59% of the time.

LAK winsCBJ wins

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

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