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Sun, Dec 11, 2022·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Los Angeles Kings 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 6 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 59% of the time.

CBJ winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
LAK01131121600538
CBJ210370712626

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:44CBJKirill MarchenkoAssists: Kent Johnson · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:28CBJBoone JennerPPAssists: Jack Roslovic, Johnny Gaudreau · Deflected, 0.15 xG0–2
  3. P2 4:42LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Arthur Kaliyev, Kevin Fiala · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 8:25LAKBlake LizotteAssists: Carl Grundstrom, Alex Iafallo · Snap, 0.17 xG2–2
  5. P2 10:03CBJPatrik LaineAssists: Jack Roslovic, Erik Gudbranson · Slap, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P2 15:02LAKJaret Anderson-DolanAssists: Sean Durzi · Snap, 0.06 xG3–3
  7. P2 18:00CBJJack RoslovicSHAssists: Eric Robinson, Vladislav Gavrikov · Slap, 0.13 xG3–4
  8. P2 19:31CBJJack RoslovicPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Patrik Laine · Snap, 0.10 xG3–5
  9. P3 4:52LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Sean Walker · Snap, 0.26 xG4–5
  10. P3 5:31LAKAdrian KempeUnassisted · Snap, 0.06 xG5–5
  11. OT 0:40CBJJohnny GaudreauGWGAssists: Patrik Laine, Vladislav Gavrikov · Deflected, 0.22 xG5–6
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 9:11LAKSean Walker: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 12:41LAKBlake Lizotte: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 5:15CBJKirill Marchenko: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 17:23CBJAndrew Peeke: Boarding2 min
  5. P2 19:10LAKKevin Fiala: Broken stick2 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.

LAK00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
49% to win51% to win
← LAK attackCBJ 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.

LAKCBJ
38Shots on goal26
3.4Expected goals2.8
75Shot attempts60
31Faceoffs won34
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
15Hits26
20Blocked shots16
4Giveaways5
3Takeaways10

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.

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestKempe – Vilardi – Iafallo13:00

    xG 1.14–0.51 (69%)attempts 21–10goals 1–0

  2. Kopitar – Fiala – Kaliyev14:41

    xG 0.92–0.39 (70%)attempts 16–10goals 2–0

  3. Danault – Arvidsson – Moore13:30

    xG 0.88–0.47 (65%)attempts 16–16goals 0–1

  4. Grundstrom – Anderson-Dolan – Lizotte5:49

    xG 0.11–0.19 (37%)attempts 5–5goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWalker – Bjornfot13:09

    xG 1.36–0.62 (69%)attempts 21–13goals 2–0

  2. Edler – Roy16:58

    xG 0.84–0.38 (69%)attempts 22–14goals 1–1

  3. Anderson – Durzi20:01

    xG 1.03–0.77 (57%)attempts 21–19goals 2–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestKuraly – Olivier – Robinson7:36

    xG 0.53–0.19 (73%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  2. Roslovic – Laine – Chinakhov14:49

    xG 0.53–0.77 (41%)attempts 17–19goals 1–0

  3. Nyquist – Gaudreau – Jenner14:58

    xG 0.46–0.76 (37%)attempts 10–16goals 0–1

  4. Marchenko – Johnson – Sillinger8:55

    xG 0.16–0.50 (24%)attempts 4–12goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Peeke – Christiansen8:25

    xG 0.27–0.46 (37%)attempts 8–9goals 1–1

  2. Gavrikov – Bjork17:40

    xG 0.49–1.23 (29%)attempts 14–20goals 0–0

  3. Gudbranson – Berni19:58

    xG 0.32–1.25 (20%)attempts 13–30goals 1–3

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.

CBJ 2.8 xGLAK 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CBJ's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CBJ is favoured, below it LAK. Dots are goals.

Excitement 99/100 · #25 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.59 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +25 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 59% of the time.

CBJ winsLAK wins

Simulated goal difference (CBJ − LAK), 10,000 replays

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).