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Fri, Jan 7, 2011·United Center, Chicago

Ottawa Senators 2, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 57% of the time.

CHI winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
OTT0111916000226
CHI081916032326

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:49OTTDaniel AlfredssonPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Sergei Gonchar · Slap, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:08CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Brian Campbell, Marian Hossa · Deflected, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P3 7:50CHIPatrick KaneUnassisted · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P3 18:35OTTMilan MichalekAssists: Chris Campoli, Daniel Alfredsson · Backhand, 0.45 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. CHI Jonathan Toews scored
  2. 2. OTT Alex Kovalev stopped
  3. 3. CHI Patrick Kane scored
  4. 4. OTT Daniel Alfredsson stopped
Penalties (1)
  1. P1 19:22CHIDuncan Keith: Hooking2 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCHI
26Shots on goal26
1.9Expected goals1.6
48Shot attempts55
26Faceoffs won26
1Power plays0
0Penalty minutes2
37Hits44
18Blocked shots11
5Giveaways6
9Takeaways12

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestRuutu – Shannon – Winchester6:18

    xG 0.20–0.09 (69%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  2. Ruutu – Neil – Kelly3:02

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Neil – Kelly – Smith6:39

    xG 0.10–0.19 (35%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

  4. Kovalev – Regin – Foligno11:57

    xG 0.33–0.42 (44%)attempts 9–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKuba – Lee14:07

    xG 0.61–0.17 (78%)attempts 15–12goals 0–0

  2. Gonchar – Campoli18:30

    xG 0.43–0.35 (55%)attempts 10–16goals 0–0

  3. Phillips – Karlsson19:24

    xG 0.33–0.64 (34%)attempts 13–14goals 0–2

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Kopecky – Sharp13:17

    xG 0.46–0.17 (73%)attempts 15–5goals 1–0

  2. Brouwer – Toews – Kane9:53

    xG 0.47–0.38 (55%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  3. Pisani – Bolland – Bickell12:18

    xG 0.27–0.20 (58%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  4. Stalberg – Toews – Kane4:32

    xG 0.09–0.15 (36%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook19:39

    xG 0.70–0.48 (59%)attempts 15–12goals 0–0

  2. Campbell – Hjalmarsson19:53

    xG 0.46–0.24 (66%)attempts 14–15goals 2–0

  3. Campbell – Hendry2:20

    xG 0.05–0.14 (28%)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.

CHI 1.6 xGOTT 1.9 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 73/100 · #297 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.98 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +46 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 57% of the time.

CHI winsOTT wins

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

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