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Wed, Nov 24, 2010·HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose

Chicago Blackhawks 2, San Jose Sharks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 59% of the time.

SJS winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI01218112232
SJS11021326529

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:24SJSDany HeatleyAssists: Joe Thornton, Devin Setoguchi · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:37SJSJamal MayersAssists: John McCarthy, Scott Nichol · Wrist, 0.26 xG0–2
  3. P2 3:08CHIJake DowellAssists: Jack Skille, Troy Brouwer · Deflected, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:38SJSJoe PavelskiPPGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P3 3:58CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Nick Boynton, Marian Hossa · Tip-in, 0.04 xG2–3
  6. P3 13:47SJSPatrick MarleauPPAssists: Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:57SJSPatrick MarleauENAssists: Ryane Clowe, Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.67 xG2–5
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 0:56SJSRyane Clowe: Boarding2 min
  2. P2 4:00CHIDave Bolland: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 5:06SJSPatrick Marleau: Boarding2 min
  4. P2 8:15SJSRyane Clowe: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 8:15CHITroy Brouwer: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 11:39SJSScott Nichol: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 12:55SJSTorrey Mitchell: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 15:17CHIBrian Campbell: Hooking2 min
  9. P2 19:50CHITomas Kopecky: High sticking2 min
  10. P3 12:51CHIJake Dowell: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  11. P3 15:11CHIBryan Bickell: Holding2 min
  12. P3 15:11CHIBryan Bickell: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 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 SOG0SJS
47% to win53% to win
← CHI attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Thornton won the faceoff against Bolland
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHISJS
32Shots on goal29
2.9Expected goals3.5
61Shot attempts52
32Faceoffs won31
4Power plays6
17Penalty minutes13
21Hits32
10Blocked shots14
9Giveaways9
5Takeaways8

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 – Skille6:28

    xG 0.37–0.16 (70%)attempts 5–2goals 1–1

  2. Stalberg – Toews – Kane12:01

    xG 0.50–0.39 (56%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0

  3. Hossa – Kopecky – Sharp7:54

    xG 0.30–0.36 (45%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0

  4. Pisani – Bolland – Bickell7:04

    xG 0.07–0.45 (14%)attempts 3–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCullimore – Campbell4:11

    xG 0.37–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 1–0

  2. Campbell – Seabrook4:24

    xG 0.27–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  3. Boynton – Campbell3:32

    xG 0.19–0.01 (96%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestMayers – Nichol – McCarthy5:08

    xG 0.33–0.06 (85%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  2. Marleau – Mitchell – McGinn8:05

    xG 0.67–0.55 (55%)attempts 11–9goals 0–1

  3. Thornton – Setoguchi – McGinn2:23

    xG 0.08–0.03 (70%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Thornton – Heatley – Setoguchi5:55

    xG 0.25–0.23 (52%)attempts 5–7goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoyle – Murray13:39

    xG 0.84–0.34 (71%)attempts 14–14goals 1–1

  2. Vlasic – Joslin11:35

    xG 0.24–0.18 (58%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  3. Boyle – Vlasic2:22

    xG 0.13–0.18 (42%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

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.

SJS 3.5 xGCHI 2.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 53/100 · #546 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.22 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 59% of the time.

SJS winsCHI wins

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

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