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Sat, Nov 26, 2016·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks 1, Los Angeles Kings 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 73% of the time.

LAK winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CHI14070800119
LAK0131110213229

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:21CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Duncan Keith, Artemi Panarin · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:57LAKAlec MartinezAssists: Jeff Carter, Jake Muzzin · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. OT 1:06LAKJeff CarterGWGAssists: Tyler Toffoli, Drew Doughty · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 8:11CHIAndrew Desjardins: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 11:41CHIBrent Seabrook: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 6:12LAKTom Gilbert: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 9:29LAKJordan Nolan: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 1:55LAKTom Gilbert: High sticking2 min
  6. P3 18:59CHIBrent Seabrook: 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
44% to win56% to win
← CHI 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.

CHILAK
19Shots on goal29
1.9Expected goals3.1
47Shot attempts55
21Faceoffs won37
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
12Hits20
13Blocked shots16
11Giveaways12
2Takeaways3

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 – Hinostroza – Hartman11:39

    xG 0.75–0.26 (74%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  2. Kruger – Motte – Rasmussen8:40

    xG 0.27–0.10 (73%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Anisimov – Kane – Panarin12:48

    xG 0.23–0.57 (29%)attempts 9–14goals 1–0

  4. Desjardins – Panik – Schmaltz8:08

    xG 0.18–1.43 (11%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Hjalmarsson4:55

    xG 0.77–0.07 (92%)attempts 10–2goals 0–0

  2. Hjalmarsson – Forsling11:58

    xG 0.30–0.21 (59%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  3. Campbell – Seabrook3:59

    xG 0.04–0.04 (50%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestKopitar – Lewis – King13:30

    xG 1.73–0.10 (95%)attempts 19–6goals 0–0

  2. Carter – Toffoli – Pearson11:53

    xG 0.30–0.27 (53%)attempts 11–9goals 1–0

  3. Brown – Setoguchi – Dowd7:09

    xG 0.04–0.22 (17%)attempts 1–4goals 0–1

  4. Gaborik – Nolan – Shore8:33

    xG 0.11–0.51 (17%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – Forbort16:58

    xG 1.71–0.75 (69%)attempts 20–14goals 0–1

  2. Gilbert – Gravel8:57

    xG 0.17–0.05 (79%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Muzzin – Martinez16:32

    xG 0.34–0.22 (60%)attempts 10–12goals 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 3.1 xGCHI 1.9 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 46/100 · #614 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.48 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 38% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +16 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 73% 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).