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Tue, Nov 30, 2010·United Center, Chicago

St. Louis Blues 5, Chicago Blackhawks 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 67% of the time.

CHI winsSTL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
STL1717312526
CHI263929724

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:38CHITomas KopeckyAssists: Patrick Sharp · Wrap-around, 0.01 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:59STLPatrik BerglundAssists: Vladimir Sobotka, David Backes · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P1 19:03CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Tomas Kopecky, Brian Campbell · Backhand, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P2 2:46CHITroy BrouwerPPAssists: Jeremy Morin, Brian Campbell · Snap, 0.24 xG1–3
  5. P2 9:16CHIJonathan ToewsPPAssists: Patrick Kane, Brent Seabrook · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–4
  6. P2 11:07CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Viktor Stalberg, Jonathan Toews · Wrist, 0.19 xG1–5
  7. P2 17:30STLEric BrewerAssists: David Backes, Vladimir Sobotka · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–5
  8. P3 3:17STLAlex PietrangeloAssists: Vladimir Sobotka, David Backes · Slap, 0.02 xG3–5
  9. P3 6:02STLBrad BoyesAssists: Alexander Steen, Erik Johnson · Wrist, 0.37 xG4–5
  10. P3 13:42CHIPatrick KaneGWGAssists: Viktor Stalberg, Tomas Kopecky · Backhand, 0.23 xG4–6
  11. P3 15:33CHIJonathan ToewsPPAssists: Tomas Kopecky, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.27 xG4–7
  12. P3 17:21STLDavid BackesAssists: Alex Pietrangelo · Tip-in, 0.09 xG5–7
Penalties (19)
  1. P1 5:24CHIJohn Scott: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 5:24STLCam Janssen: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 12:09CHIPatrick Kane: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 1:08STLErik Johnson: Elbowing2 min · PPG
  5. P2 3:14STLCarlo Colaiacovo: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 8:31STLMatt D'Agostini: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  7. P2 11:14CHINick Boynton: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 11:14STLB.J. Crombeen: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 7:08STLNikita Nikitin: Holding2 min
  10. P3 11:02CHIDave Bolland: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  11. P3 14:50CHIPatrick Kane: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 14:50STLAndy McDonald: Boarding2 min · PPG
  13. P3 14:50STLAndy McDonald: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 17:09CHIJeremy Morin: Fighting5 min
  15. P3 17:09STLChris Porter: Fighting5 min
  16. P3 17:09CHIJohn Scott: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  17. P3 17:09STLCam Janssen: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  18. P3 19:26CHIDuncan Keith: Interference2 min
  19. P3 0:00CHINick Boynton: Slashing2 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.

STL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
47% to win53% to win
← STL attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Berglund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

STLCHI
26Shots on goal24
2.2Expected goals3.2
44Shot attempts43
24Faceoffs won35
3Power plays5
29Penalty minutes27
35Hits25
10Blocked shots11
6Giveaways7
3Takeaways13

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.

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestBackes – Sobotka – Berglund9:55

    xG 0.68–0.45 (60%)attempts 15–8goals 2–1

  2. Winchester – McClement – D'Agostini3:10

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. McDonald – Boyes – Steen13:11

    xG 0.54–0.44 (55%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

  4. Winchester – McClement – Crombeen3:18

    xG 0.02–0.15 (14%)attempts 1–2goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrewer – Johnson12:46

    xG 0.65–0.29 (69%)attempts 9–7goals 1–1

  2. Jackman – Pietrangelo13:55

    xG 0.71–0.55 (56%)attempts 13–8goals 2–1

  3. Colaiacovo – Nikitin13:01

    xG 0.13–0.23 (36%)attempts 6–5goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. Stalberg – Toews – Kane10:01

    xG 0.49–0.50 (50%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  2. Kopecky – Sharp – Morin7:59

    xG 0.17–0.18 (48%)attempts 3–3goals 2–0

  3. Bolland – Bickell – Brouwer12:08

    xG 0.41–0.59 (41%)attempts 6–11goals 0–1

  4. Dowell – Skille – Scott3:39

    xG 0.01–0.26 (5%)attempts 1–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook16:46

    xG 0.75–0.47 (62%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  2. Campbell – Hjalmarsson17:30

    xG 0.66–0.59 (53%)attempts 10–16goals 2–1

  3. Campbell – Keith2:06

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 2–2goals 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.

CHI 3.2 xGSTL 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHISTL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 94/100 · #61 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.40 · 11 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
STL 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 67% of the time.

CHI winsSTL wins

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

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