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Sat, Apr 16, 2022·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Los Angeles Kings 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 82% of the time.

LAK winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ0311108122
LAK21201808238

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:41LAKDustin BrownAssists: Blake Lizotte · Snap, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:02LAKPhillip DanaultGWGAssists: Viktor Arvidsson, Trevor Moore · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–2
  3. P2 0:53CBJSean KuralyAssists: Carson Meyer, Gustav Nyquist · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–2
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 8:18LAKBrendan Lemieux: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 5:43CBJPatrik Laine: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 7:31CBJSean Kuraly: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 7:31LAKPhillip Danault: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 17:05CBJCole Sillinger: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 17:05LAKMatt Roy: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 17:14CBJNick Blankenburg: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 5:45CBJGustav Nyquist: Interference2 min
  9. P3 8:07LAKTrevor Moore: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 8:07CBJGustav Nyquist: Holding the stick2 min
  11. P3 17:15LAKAlex Iafallo: High sticking2 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
48% to win52% to win
← CBJ attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Danault won the faceoff against Roslovic
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJLAK
22Shots on goal38
3.0Expected goals5.4
62Shot attempts65
28Faceoffs won28
2Power plays3
12Penalty minutes10
29Hits25
10Blocked shots26
11Giveaways13
3Takeaways3

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. bestBjorkstrand – Danforth – Johnson4:46

    xG 0.12–0.04 (73%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  2. Nyquist – Roslovic – Laine11:27

    xG 0.92–0.85 (52%)attempts 17–13goals 0–2

  3. Danforth – Bemstrom – Johnson3:54

    xG 0.00–0.21 (1%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Voracek – Bjorkstrand – Sillinger4:57

    xG 0.09–0.42 (18%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Gavrikov – Blankenburg5:24

    xG 0.31–0.27 (54%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. Werenski – Peeke15:31

    xG 0.91–0.91 (50%)attempts 19–12goals 0–0

  3. Bean – Boqvist2:52

    xG 0.00–0.37 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestKopitar – Athanasiou – Kempe13:12

    xG 2.32–1.00 (70%)attempts 15–18goals 0–0

  2. Danault – Arvidsson – Moore10:59

    xG 0.82–0.24 (78%)attempts 11–8goals 1–1

  3. Brown – Iafallo – Lizotte9:09

    xG 0.42–0.09 (82%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  4. Lemieux – Kupari – Kaliyev5:23

    xG 0.31–0.01 (96%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Roy14:41

    xG 1.74–0.37 (82%)attempts 13–17goals 1–1

  2. Maatta – Spence15:40

    xG 1.62–0.85 (66%)attempts 16–12goals 1–0

  3. Moverare – Durzi11:59

    xG 0.59–0.28 (68%)attempts 11–14goals 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 5.4 xGCBJ 3.0 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

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 18/100 · #1109 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.93 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 82% 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).