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Thu, Mar 24, 2022·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 51% of the time.

LAK winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CHI15211012031431
LAK012219113020346

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:44CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Alex DeBrincat, Erik Gustafsson · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:13LAKTrevor MooreSHAssists: Sean Durzi · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:41CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Dylan Strome, Patrick Kane · Slap, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 16:50LAKPhillip DanaultPPAssists: Anze Kopitar, Sean Durzi · Backhand, 0.17 xG2–2
  5. P2 18:09CHISam LaffertyAssists: Taylor Raddysh, Seth Jones · Backhand, 0.08 xG3–2
  6. P3 9:07LAKPhillip DanaultAssists: Viktor Arvidsson, Sean Durzi · Backhand, 0.16 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. LAK Adrian Kempe stopped
  2. 2. CHI Jonathan Toews stopped
  3. 3. LAK Gabriel Vilardi stopped
  4. 4. CHI Patrick Kane stopped
  5. 5. LAK Trevor Moore stopped
  6. 6. CHI Alex DeBrincat scored
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 8:58CHIKirby Dach: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 2:05LAKTroy Stecher: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 6:27LAKSean Durzi: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 16:36CHIHenrik Borgstrom: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  5. P3 1:04LAKOlli Maatta: Hooking2 min
  6. OT 4:32LAKGabriel Vilardi: Too many men on the ice2 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
48% to win52% to win
← CHI attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dach won the faceoff against Byfield
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHILAK
31Shots on goal46
4.2Expected goals4.1
47Shot attempts83
25Faceoffs won33
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
35Hits16
20Blocked shots6
2Giveaways9
0Takeaways6

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. bestKane – Strome – DeBrincat15:24

    xG 1.32–0.70 (65%)attempts 14–20goals 2–0

  2. Toews – Raddysh – Borgstrom7:32

    xG 0.30–0.35 (46%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

  3. Toews – Katchouk – Raddysh2:15

    xG 0.00–0.26 (0%)attempts 0–6goals 0–0

  4. Katchouk – Entwistle – Johnson7:59

    xG 0.31–0.92 (26%)attempts 4–18goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Stillman5:50

    xG 0.92–0.38 (71%)attempts 7–9goals 2–0

  2. McCabe – Jones15:54

    xG 1.26–0.72 (64%)attempts 12–23goals 0–0

  3. McCabe – Jones2:01

    xG 0.03–0.04 (40%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestGrundstrom – Lizotte – Kaliyev5:57

    xG 0.64–0.04 (94%)attempts 10–2goals 0–0

  2. Danault – Arvidsson – Moore12:01

    xG 1.29–1.24 (51%)attempts 22–12goals 1–1

  3. Vilardi – Kupari – Byfield11:31

    xG 0.28–0.57 (33%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

  4. Kopitar – Kempe – Iafallo14:03

    xG 0.60–1.16 (34%)attempts 17–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Stecher12:01

    xG 1.40–0.32 (81%)attempts 24–7goals 1–0

  2. Moverare – Durzi17:49

    xG 0.77–1.21 (39%)attempts 16–15goals 0–2

  3. Maatta – Spence15:56

    xG 0.78–1.63 (32%)attempts 20–14goals 0–1

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 4.1 xGCHI 4.2 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 84/100 · #244 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.25 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +34 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 51% 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).