Fri, Mar 15, 2024·United Center, Chicago
Los Angeles Kings 5, Chicago Blackhawks 0
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 72% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | 415 | 117 | 05 | 537 |
| CHI | 012 | 05 | 011 | 028 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 3:10LAKPierre-Luc DuboisPPGWGAssists: Jordan Spence, Phillip Danault · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
- P1 5:33LAKAlex LaferriereAssists: Matt Roy, Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tip-in, 0.06 xG2–0
- P1 8:03LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Quinton Byfield, Adrian Kempe · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–0
- P1 14:19LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Quinton Byfield, Adrian Kempe · Snap, 0.32 xG4–0
- P2 2:31LAKJordan SpenceAssists: Alex Laferriere, Andreas Englund · Wrist, 0.03 xG5–0
Penalties (7)
- P1 1:43CHIJarred Tinordi: Holding2 min · PPG
- P1 14:52LAKPierre-Luc Dubois: Interference2 min
- P2 13:34CHIPetr Mrazek: Slashing2 min
- P2 15:54LAKJacob Moverare: Slashing2 min
- P3 5:36LAKAnze Kopitar: Tripping2 min
- P3 8:35LAKJordan Spence: Interference2 min
- P3 19:30CHINick Foligno: Interference2 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 20:00Bedard won the faceoff against Danault
- 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.
Los Angeles Kings
Forward lines
- bestKopitar – Kempe – Byfield8:42
xG 1.09–0.17 (86%)attempts 11–6goals 2–0
- Dubois – Turcotte – Laferriere7:47
xG 0.64–0.35 (65%)attempts 11–5goals 2–0
- Lewis – Lizotte – Byfield2:49
xG 0.30–0.07 (81%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0
- Lewis – Dubois – Lizotte2:27
xG 0.12–0.00 (96%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestDoughty – Anderson10:55
xG 1.13–0.23 (83%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0
- Gavrikov – Roy11:58
xG 0.84–0.22 (79%)attempts 20–9goals 1–0
- Englund – Spence8:06
xG 0.68–0.25 (73%)attempts 8–2goals 2–0
Chicago Blackhawks
Forward lines
- bestBlackwell – Dickinson – Anderson4:41
xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0
- Johnson – Raddysh – Kurashev2:52
xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0
- Athanasiou – Anderson – Bedard5:04
xG 0.15–0.13 (54%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0
- Foligno – Kurashev – Bedard6:46
xG 0.00–0.26 (0%)attempts 4–10goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestMegna – Vlasic2:08
xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0
- Megna – Korchinski2:50
xG 0.00–0.19 (0%)attempts 0–7goals 0–1
- Tinordi – Megna10:24
xG 0.13–0.54 (19%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0
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.
CHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CHI is favoured, below it LAK. 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 72% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CHI − LAK), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).