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Sat, Apr 8, 2017·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Los Angeles Kings 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 66% of the time.

LAK winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CHI1110611000227
LAK011062811326

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:25CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Nick Schmaltz, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P3 4:52LAKTyler ToffoliPPAssists: Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter · Slap, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P3 13:53CHIArtemi PanarinAssists: Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:05LAKDustin BrownAssists: Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. OT 0:27LAKDrew DoughtyGWGAssists: Jeff Carter, Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 16:26LAKJonny Brodzinski: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 1:07LAKJake Muzzin: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 5:50CHICorey Crawford: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 9:13LAKDrew Doughty: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 3:51CHIDennis Rasmussen: Hooking2 min · PPG

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 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Carter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHILAK
27Shots on goal26
2.2Expected goals3.0
55Shot attempts60
28Faceoffs won35
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
16Hits34
18Blocked shots12
10Giveaways16
4Takeaways3

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 – Kruger – Hartman9:47

    xG 0.68–0.07 (90%)attempts 14–4goals 0–0

  2. Toews – Panik – Schmaltz10:25

    xG 0.34–0.31 (53%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  3. Kane – Kero – Panarin12:10

    xG 0.44–0.59 (42%)attempts 15–10goals 1–0

  4. Tootoo – Hayden – Rasmussen8:04

    xG 0.01–0.45 (3%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCampbell – Forsling13:53

    xG 0.73–0.52 (58%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  2. Oduya – Seabrook14:39

    xG 0.27–0.28 (49%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – van Riemsdyk3:18

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestCarter – Toffoli – Pearson10:55

    xG 0.50–0.19 (73%)attempts 13–8goals 0–1

  2. Gaborik – Brown – Kopitar10:58

    xG 0.20–0.22 (47%)attempts 10–12goals 0–1

  3. Iginla – Lewis – Shore11:20

    xG 0.37–0.47 (44%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  4. Clifford – Brodzinski – Kempe7:33

    xG 0.15–0.39 (28%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – McNabb5:15

    xG 0.31–0.04 (90%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. Forbort – LaDue2:02

    xG 0.20–0.02 (93%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Doughty – Forbort14:22

    xG 0.43–0.24 (64%)attempts 12–11goals 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 3.0 xGCHI 2.2 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 79/100 · #224 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.15 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 4% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +48 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 66% 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).