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Tue, Feb 20, 2024·Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Los Angeles Kings 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 57% of the time.

LAK winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ0618019133
LAK110213212535

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:22LAKQuinton ByfieldUnassisted · Backhand, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:27LAKPierre-Luc DuboisPPGWGAssists: Brandt Clarke, Cam Talbot · Slap, 0.16 xG0–2
  3. P2 4:41CBJAdam BoqvistAssists: Boone Jenner, Jack Roslovic · Backhand, 0.01 xG1–2
  4. P2 11:49LAKPierre-Luc DuboisAssists: Quinton Byfield, Alex Turcotte · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–3
  5. P3 15:56LAKKevin FialaPPAssists: Drew Doughty, Adrian Kempe · Snap, 0.10 xG1–4
  6. P3 19:37LAKDrew DoughtyAssists: Trevor Moore, Phillip Danault · Slap, 0.02 xG1–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 1:06CBJCole Sillinger: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P2 18:39LAKMatt Roy: High sticking2 min
  3. P3 9:19LAKAdrian Kempe: Slashing2 min
  4. P3 11:15LAKTrevor Lewis: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P3 14:37CBJJake Bean: Tripping2 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Danault won the faceoff against Jenner
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJLAK
33Shots on goal35
2.7Expected goals3.0
64Shot attempts53
27Faceoffs won30
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
27Hits15
8Blocked shots19
3Giveaways6
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. bestGaudreau – Jenner – Roslovic12:37

    xG 0.73–0.68 (52%)attempts 13–14goals 1–1

  2. Kuraly – Olivier – Texier11:50

    xG 0.41–0.49 (46%)attempts 13–13goals 0–0

  3. Danforth – Johnson – Sillinger9:18

    xG 0.35–0.65 (35%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

  4. Marchenko – Voronkov – Chinakhov12:07

    xG 0.18–0.65 (22%)attempts 9–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Bean12:50

    xG 0.52–0.46 (54%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  2. Gudbranson – Werenski3:40

    xG 0.05–0.08 (37%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Bean – Boqvist3:03

    xG 0.12–0.42 (22%)attempts 1–5goals 0–1

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestDanault – Fiala – Moore11:07

    xG 0.75–0.33 (70%)attempts 15–7goals 1–0

  2. Dubois – Turcotte – Byfield3:27

    xG 0.40–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 1–0

  3. Kopitar – Kempe – Laferriere11:28

    xG 0.68–0.54 (56%)attempts 12–18goals 0–1

  4. Lewis – Dubois – Byfield6:30

    xG 0.19–0.38 (33%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDoughty – Anderson19:45

    xG 1.12–0.33 (77%)attempts 20–10goals 1–0

  2. Gavrikov – Roy3:40

    xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0

  3. Gavrikov – Clarke12:48

    xG 0.65–0.51 (56%)attempts 12–15goals 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 xGCBJ 2.7 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 25/100 · #1015 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.77 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 57% 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).