Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Andrei Kuzmenko's goal at 18:41 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 12% to 29%. Expected goals were close — CBJ 2.5, LAK 2.4; shots on goal were CBJ 30, LAK 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 50% of the time. Jet Greaves stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 1.4 goals saved above expected; Anton Forsberg stopped 27 of 30 (.900), 0.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mason Marchment (2 G), 2. Damon Severson (2 A), 3. Kirill Marchenko (1 G).
Three stars
- ★M. Marchment2 G

- ★★D. Severson2 A

- ★★★K. Marchenko1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals1st period
1-04:07
2-019:36
2nd period
2-118:41
3rd period
3-114:16
Penalties
1st
- 2:54
Kevin Fiala · Hookingdrawn by Ivan Provorov2 min
- 12:27
Damon Severson · Hookingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
- 17:32
Dante Fabbro · Cross checkingdrawn by Alex Turcotte2 min
- 18:16
Andrei Kuzmenko · High stickingdrawn by Boone Jenner2 min
2nd
- 2:59
Miles Wood · Interferencedrawn by Alex Turcotte2 min
- 8:33
Corey Perry · Roughingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min
- 8:33
Corey Perry · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Damon Severson2 min
- 8:33
Damon Severson · Roughingdrawn by Corey Perry2 min
- 9:48
Ivan Provorov · Trippingdrawn by Warren Foegele2 min
- 12:04
Brandt Clarke · Slashingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
3rd
- 6:27
Corey Perry · Slashingdrawn by Denton Mateychuk2 min
- 13:55
Kevin Fiala · Hookingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
- 14:58
Boone Jenner · Hookingdrawn by Brian Dumoulin2 min
- 16:45
served by C. Perry · Too many men on the ice2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Andrei Kuzmenko, 2nd 18:41 — 12% → 29%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.53 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.4
- 1.20 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.9
- 1.23 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.5
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.37 – 2.36
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
- 30
- Shots on goal
- 24
- 53%
- Faceoffs
- 47%
- 3/7
- Power play
- 0/5
- 12
- Penalty minutes
- 16
- 15
- Hits
- 19
- 12
- Blocked shots
- 10
- 14
- Giveaways
- 15
- 6
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
3@
1this game
5@
4OTFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).






