Sat, Mar 2, 2019·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles
Chicago Blackhawks 3, Los Angeles Kings 6
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 56% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 115 | 27 | 010 | 332 |
| LAK | 311 | 16 | 28 | 625 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 2:23LAKDustin BrownPPAssists: Drew Doughty, Jonathan Quick · Wrist, 0.34 xG0–1
- P1 4:42LAKSean WalkerPPAssists: Adrian Kempe, Jeff Carter · Snap, 0.07 xG0–2
- P1 15:13LAKIlya KovalchukAssists: Jeff Carter, Brendan Leipsic · Slap, 0.06 xG0–3
- P1 18:46CHIBrendan PerliniAssists: Slater Koekkoek, Dylan Strome · Slap, 0.05 xG1–3
- P2 2:06CHIBrendan PerliniAssists: Corey Crawford · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–3
- P2 6:57CHIConnor MurphyAssists: Chris Kunitz, John Hayden · Snap, 0.04 xG3–3
- P2 8:08LAKAdrian KempeGWGAssists: Jonny Brodzinski · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–4
- P3 4:54LAKBrendan LeipsicAssists: Ilya Kovalchuk · Slap, 0.23 xG3–5
- P3 18:07LAKDustin BrownAssists: Anze Kopitar · Snap, 0.10 xG3–6
Penalties (6)
- P1 1:52CHIDylan Sikura: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
- P1 2:55CHIDylan Strome: Tripping2 min · PPG
- P1 10:37LAKAdrian Kempe: Tripping2 min
- P2 2:58CHIMarcus Kruger: Roughing2 min
- P2 2:58LAKTyler Toffoli: Roughing2 min
- P2 17:06LAKTyler Toffoli: Boarding2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Strome
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestKunitz – Kruger – Hayden5:34
xG 0.30–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0
- Strome – DeBrincat – Kahun6:01
xG 0.27–0.06 (83%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0
- Toews – Kane – Saad8:15
xG 0.49–0.32 (61%)attempts 12–6goals 0–1
- Anisimov – Perlini – Sikura4:20
xG 0.12–0.01 (91%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- bestKeith – Seabrook11:09
xG 1.07–0.52 (67%)attempts 19–7goals 0–1
- Koekkoek – Gustafsson10:16
xG 0.51–0.28 (64%)attempts 10–6goals 1–1
- Seabrook – Koekkoek3:43
xG 0.23–0.09 (71%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0
Los Angeles Kings
Forward lines
- bestKovalchuk – Kopitar – Leipsic2:37
xG 0.24–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 1–0
- Carter – Lewis – Clifford2:08
xG 0.12–0.10 (53%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0
- Kovalchuk – Carter – Leipsic3:01
xG 0.06–0.11 (35%)attempts 2–1goals 1–1
- Lewis – Clifford – Wagner3:13
xG 0.02–0.25 (7%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestDoughty – Forbort23:26
xG 0.91–0.64 (59%)attempts 15–26goals 2–0
- Phaneuf – Roy16:19
xG 0.51–1.14 (31%)attempts 10–21goals 1–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
LAK's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line LAK is favoured, below it CHI. Dots are goals.
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 56% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (LAK − CHI), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).