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Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings

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Recap

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The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2. The Kings scored first; the Blue Jackets answered. The Blue Jackets led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Scott Harrington's goal at 10:40 of the second period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 47% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.0 to 2.4; shots on goal were CBJ 24, LAK 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 35 of 37 (.946), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Jonathan Quick stopped 20 of 23 (.870), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Zach Werenski (1 A), 2. Sean Walker (2 A), 3. Sonny Milano (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CBJ
    Z. Werenski1 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    S. Walker2 A
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    S. Milano1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ0102628424
LAKLAK116010111237

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Iafallo(9)
    S. Walker (13), A. Kopitar (23)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    1:26

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    N. Gerbe(2)
    G. Nyquist (20), P. Dubois (15)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +17 pts
    1-1
    6:53
  2. CBJ
    S. Harrington(1)
    S. Milano (10), N. Foligno (13)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +19 pts
    2-1
    10:40

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    K. Stenlund(3)
    A. Wennberg (13), Z. Werenski (13)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    4:49
  2. LAK
    T. Lewis(2)
    S. Walker (14), K. Clifford (7)
    deflectedxG 0.08win prob +14 pts
    3-2
    11:15
  3. CBJ
    G. Nyquist(10)EN
    P. Dubois (16)
    wristxG 0.74win prob +5 pts
    4-2
    19:00

Penalties

CBJ 0 PIM·LAK 2 PIM

1st

  • 4:02LAKserved by M. Amadio · Too many men on the ice2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
LAK goalCBJ goalFinal: LAK 0%

Biggest swing: Scott Harrington, 2nd 10:40 — CBJ 47% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.21A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.21M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.17A. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.16A. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.16M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.14N. Prokhorkin · On goal · xG 0.13N. Prokhorkin · Missed · xG 0.12J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.12J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.11B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.11K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.11A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.10A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.08T. Lewis · Goal · xG 0.08A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.07T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.06J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.06A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.06K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.05D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.05A. Iafallo · Goal · xG 0.05T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.05A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.05T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.04B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.03M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.03A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.03S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.03S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.03A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.02B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.02D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.02S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.02J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.02S. Walker · Missed · xG 0.02N. Prokhorkin · On goal · xG 0.02D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.02K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.02M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.02S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.01T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.01D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.01T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.01D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.01B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.01T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.01N. Prokhorkin · On goal · xG 0.01B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.01T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.00S. Walker · Missed · xG 0.00S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK2 G · 3.0 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsLAK
2.43 G
All situations
2 G3.0
1.53 G
Even strength
2 G2.6
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ27%73%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.67 – 2.98

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

CBJvsLAK
24
Shots on goal
37
36%
Faceoffs
64%
0/1
Power play
0/0
0
Penalty minutes
2
15
Hits
21
18
Blocked shots
9
8
Giveaways
11
1
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3S. JonesD000+110.19230—23:24
8Z. WerenskiD011+110.10010—22:53
58D. SavardD000020.03020—20:32
44V. GavrikovD000+210.19220—20:07
14G. NyquistR112+110.74000—17:32
18P. DuboisC022+100.000303817:17
38B. JennerC000+120.100005017:08
65M. NutivaaraD000-100.00000—16:17
71N. FolignoL011+130.1852010016:02
24N. GerbeC101+240.27100016:01
22S. MilanoL011000.00110—15:35
11K. StenlundC101030.24000015:15
4S. HarringtonD101+110.16120—14:35
10A. WennbergC011010.120102014:32
20R. NashC000010.040102514:12
52E. BemstromC000020.03100013:23
50E. RobinsonL000010.05100—12:37
15J. liljaL000000.00100—12:32
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
90E. Merzlikins(W)37352.9463.02+1.0260:00

Season series

CBJ leads 2-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).