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Fri, Nov 26, 2010·Honda Center, Anaheim

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Anaheim Ducks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 63% of the time.

ANA winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI013110311434
ANA1609012127

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:49ANADan SextonPPAssists: Saku Koivu, Cam Fowler · Deflected, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:40CHIDuncan KeithSHAssists: Patrick Sharp · Slap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P3 2:55CHIPatrick SharpGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P3 5:57CHINiklas HjalmarssonAssists: Dave Bolland, Jonathan Toews · Slap, 0.02 xG3–1
  5. P3 9:40CHITroy BrouwerAssists: Jake Dowell, Jack Skille · Slap, 0.11 xG4–1
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 1:28ANAAndy Sutton: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 16:08CHIFernando Pisani: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 7:07CHIMarian Hossa: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 12:28CHIJack Skille: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 19:02CHINick Boynton: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 19:02CHINick Boynton: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 19:02ANAAndy Sutton: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 6:33CHIDuncan Keith: Interference2 min
  9. P3 13:58ANAAaron Voros: Roughing2 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 SOG0ANA
47% to win53% to win
← CHI attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIANA
34Shots on goal27
3.1Expected goals2.4
62Shot attempts46
28Faceoffs won31
2Power plays5
12Penalty minutes6
22Hits24
8Blocked shots12
8Giveaways9
4Takeaways3

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. bestHossa – Kopecky – Sharp9:22

    xG 0.35–0.17 (67%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  2. Dowell – Brouwer – Skille7:17

    xG 0.32–0.20 (62%)attempts 10–2goals 1–0

  3. Pisani – Bolland – Bickell6:09

    xG 0.17–0.06 (73%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  4. Hossa – Bolland – Bickell2:22

    xG 0.09–0.16 (38%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook18:42

    xG 0.65–0.48 (58%)attempts 17–14goals 1–0

  2. Cullimore – Boynton9:40

    xG 0.18–0.28 (39%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  3. Campbell – Hjalmarsson13:06

    xG 0.57–0.80 (41%)attempts 16–8goals 1–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestParros – Voros – Chipchura6:37

    xG 0.36–0.11 (76%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. Getzlaf – Perry – Ryan16:04

    xG 0.89–0.65 (58%)attempts 13–14goals 0–0

  3. Marchant – Bonino – McMillan8:55

    xG 0.17–0.07 (71%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  4. Koivu – Blake – Sexton11:41

    xG 0.31–0.43 (42%)attempts 7–17goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMara – Sbisa11:25

    xG 0.55–0.14 (79%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0

  2. Sutton – Sbisa2:33

    xG 0.17–0.08 (67%)attempts 5–1goals 0–1

  3. Lydman – Mara2:25

    xG 0.03–0.06 (32%)attempts 2–1goals 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.

ANA 2.4 xGCHI 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANACHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 34/100 · #785 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.15 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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 63% of the time.

ANA winsCHI wins

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

-7
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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).