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Sun, Jan 9, 2011·United Center, Chicago

New York Islanders 0, Chicago Blackhawks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 70% of the time.

CHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI0807014029
CHI116416013545

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:52CHIPatrick SharpPPGWGAssists: Patrick Kane, Brent Seabrook · Wrist, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:10CHIMarian HossaAssists: Tomas Kopecky, Patrick Sharp · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–2
  3. P2 7:19CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Jonathan Toews, Niklas Hjalmarsson · Slap, 0.07 xG0–3
  4. P2 16:24CHIDave BollandAssists: Marian Hossa, Bryan Bickell · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–4
  5. P2 19:04CHINiklas HjalmarssonAssists: Marian Hossa, Brian Campbell · Slap, 0.06 xG0–5
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 1:13NYIMilan Jurcina: Interference2 min
  2. P1 3:59NYIBruno Gervais: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P2 3:36NYIMatt Martin: Boarding2 min
  4. P2 19:16CHIBryan Bickell: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 19:16NYITravis Hamonic: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 19:16CHIBryan Bickell: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 19:16NYITravis Hamonic: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 3:17CHIBrent Seabrook: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 7:44NYITravis Hamonic: High sticking2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICHI
29Shots on goal45
2.8Expected goals4.2
53Shot attempts78
27Faceoffs won29
1Power plays4
12Penalty minutes6
37Hits13
19Blocked shots15
9Giveaways10
16Takeaways15

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestKonopka – Joensuu – Martin11:52

    xG 0.97–0.60 (62%)attempts 8–18goals 0–1

  2. Sim – Colliton – Grabner6:37

    xG 0.45–0.22 (68%)attempts 12–4goals 0–1

  3. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares13:31

    xG 0.48–0.67 (42%)attempts 13–12goals 0–1

  4. Schremp – Comeau – Bailey12:41

    xG 0.60–1.35 (31%)attempts 8–17goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGervais – Reese10:00

    xG 0.50–0.22 (69%)attempts 9–10goals 0–2

  2. Jurcina – Gervais2:05

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

  3. MacDonald – Hamonic13:58

    xG 0.69–0.94 (42%)attempts 15–17goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestBrouwer – Toews – Kane11:34

    xG 1.62–0.23 (88%)attempts 22–6goals 1–0

  2. Dowell – Skille – Stalberg8:33

    xG 0.36–0.45 (44%)attempts 8–14goals 0–0

  3. Pisani – Bolland – Bickell8:31

    xG 0.06–0.46 (11%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  4. Hossa – Kopecky – Sharp13:32

    xG 0.43–1.22 (26%)attempts 16–11goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCampbell – Hjalmarsson13:24

    xG 1.71–0.32 (84%)attempts 22–9goals 2–0

  2. Keith – Seabrook17:01

    xG 0.99–0.69 (59%)attempts 19–15goals 1–0

  3. Campbell – Keith3:04

    xG 0.15–0.15 (51%)attempts 5–1goals 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.

CHI 4.2 xGNYI 2.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHINYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 3/100 · #1191 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.54 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 70% of the time.

CHI winsNYI wins

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

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