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Sat, Jan 2, 2010·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Chicago Blackhawks 6, St. Louis Blues 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 73% of the time.

STL winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI21321327633
STL290518322

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:10CHITomas KopeckyAssists: Brent Seabrook, Colin Fraser · Deflected, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:16STLEric BrewerAssists: David Backes, Ty Conklin · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P1 6:51CHITomas KopeckyAssists: Ben Eager, Colin Fraser · Snap, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P1 16:05STLAndy McDonaldAssists: David Backes, Erik Johnson · Wrist, 0.26 xG2–2
  5. P2 3:15CHIBrian CampbellAssists: Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa · Slap, 0.08 xG3–2
  6. P2 18:42CHIKris VersteegGWGAssists: Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–2
  7. P3 1:39CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Marian Hossa, Brent Sopel · Wrist, 0.04 xG5–2
  8. P3 3:42CHIPatrick SharpPPAssists: Brent Seabrook · Backhand, 0.11 xG6–2
  9. P3 17:52STLKeith TkachukPPAssists: T.J. Oshie, David Perron · Deflected, 0.20 xG6–3
Penalties (24)
  1. P1 9:56STLB.J. Crombeen: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 9:56CHIBen Eager: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 13:00CHICam Barker: Instigator2 min
  4. P1 13:00CHICam Barker: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 13:00CHICam Barker: Misconduct10 min
  6. P1 13:00CHICam Barker: Game misconduct10 min
  7. P1 14:10STLT.J. Oshie: Clipping2 min
  8. P1 16:50CHITroy Brouwer: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 0:44CHIJonathan Toews: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 0:44STLDavid Backes: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 1:48STLDavid Perron: Roughing2 min
  12. P2 1:48CHIKris Versteeg: Roughing2 min
  13. P2 5:26STLBrad Boyes: Hooking2 min
  14. P2 11:30STLKeith Tkachuk: Roughing2 min
  15. P2 13:58CHIDuncan Keith: Cross checking2 min
  16. P3 1:49STLCarlo Colaiacovo: Fighting5 min · PPG
  17. P3 1:49CHIColin Fraser: Fighting5 min
  18. P3 1:49STLCam Janssen: Charging2 min
  19. P3 12:52STLErik Johnson: Cross checking2 min
  20. P3 16:27STLCam Janssen: Misconduct10 min
  21. P3 16:27STLBarret Jackman: Fighting5 min
  22. P3 16:27STLCam Janssen: Elbowing2 min
  23. P3 16:27CHIBen Eager: Fighting5 min · PPG
  24. P3 16:27CHIBen Eager: Match penatly 10 minutes10 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0STL
43% to win57% to win
← CHI attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Backes won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHISTL
33Shots on goal22
2.3Expected goals3.8
53Shot attempts62
24Faceoffs won29
4Power plays7
63Penalty minutes44
21Hits18
16Blocked shots9
6Giveaways8
6Takeaways8

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.

STL 3.8 xGCHI 2.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 67/100 · #390 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.40 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50STL 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, St. Louis Blues win this game 73% of the time.

STL winsCHI wins

Simulated goal difference (STL − CHI), 10,000 replays

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