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Sat, Nov 20, 2010·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Chicago Blackhawks 7, Vancouver Canucks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 92% of the time.

VAN winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI010412319741
VAN0709112128

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 4:59CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Marian Hossa, Patrick Kane · Deflected, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P2 7:25CHITroy BrouwerGWGAssists: Jake Dowell, Niklas Hjalmarsson · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–0
  3. P2 13:48CHIBrent SeabrookPPAssists: Marian Hossa, Patrick Kane · Slap, 0.09 xG3–0
  4. P2 15:35CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Tomas Kopecky, Marian Hossa · Wrist, 0.29 xG4–0
  5. P3 4:10CHIFernando PisaniAssists: Bryan Bickell · Snap, 0.18 xG5–0
  6. P3 5:55CHIFernando PisaniAssists: Dave Bolland · Slap, 0.25 xG6–0
  7. P3 11:29CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Nick Boynton · Wrist, 0.03 xG7–0
  8. P3 13:27VANMikael SamuelssonPPAssists: Ryan Kesler, Alexander Edler · Wrist, 0.19 xG7–1
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 2:55CHIPatrick Sharp: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 8:47CHIBryan Bickell: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 15:16VANRaffi Torres: Slashing2 min
  4. P1 19:50VANDan Hamhuis: Interference2 min
  5. P2 2:14CHIBrent Seabrook: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 12:33VANTanner Glass: High sticking2 min · PPG
  7. P2 16:11VANAndrew Alberts: Boarding2 min
  8. P2 18:35VANMikael Samuelsson: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 1:51VANMikael Samuelsson: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 6:58VANAlexander Edler: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 8:24VANDan Hamhuis: High sticking2 min
  12. P3 13:04CHIBrent Seabrook: Closing hand on puck2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0VAN
47% to win53% to win
← CHI attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kesler won the faceoff against Bolland
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIVAN
41Shots on goal28
4.8Expected goals1.6
62Shot attempts56
25Faceoffs won43
8Power plays4
8Penalty minutes16
13Hits19
19Blocked shots9
6Giveaways9
3Takeaways7

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestDowell – Brouwer – Skille5:32

    xG 0.57–0.16 (78%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  2. Pisani – Bolland – Bickell8:36

    xG 0.45–0.06 (88%)attempts 3–8goals 2–0

  3. Hossa – Kopecky – Sharp5:58

    xG 0.35–0.07 (83%)attempts 5–7goals 1–0

  4. Stalberg – Toews – Kane6:15

    xG 0.44–0.36 (55%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCullimore – Campbell10:00

    xG 0.42–0.06 (87%)attempts 6–5goals 1–0

  2. Seabrook – Hjalmarsson11:31

    xG 0.50–0.20 (71%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0

  3. Boynton – Keith9:51

    xG 0.24–0.13 (65%)attempts 8–10goals 1–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. Schaefer – Perrault – Glass6:45

    xG 0.31–0.29 (52%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  2. Burrows – Kesler – Raymond7:26

    xG 0.08–0.30 (20%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  3. Malhotra – Torres – Hansen7:08

    xG 0.16–0.41 (28%)attempts 5–5goals 0–2

  4. Samuelsson – Sedin – Sedin11:15

    xG 0.15–0.59 (20%)attempts 15–6goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. Ehrhoff – Edler2:15

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  2. Alberts – Rome6:21

    xG 0.02–0.10 (15%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  3. Bieksa – Edler12:10

    xG 0.37–0.60 (38%)attempts 9–10goals 0–2

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.

VAN 1.6 xGCHI 4.8 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 16/100 · #990 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.73 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 92% of the time.

VAN winsCHI wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).