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Sat, Feb 12, 2011·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Phoenix Coyotes 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 52% of the time.

PHX winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CHI01215111050233
PHX1101905011325

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:06PHXRadim VrbataAssists: Ray Whitney · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:42PHXTaylor PyattAssists: Shane Doan, Sami Lepisto · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P2 13:17CHITroy BrouwerPPAssists: Marian Hossa, Dave Bolland · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P3 15:58CHIDuncan KeithPPAssists: Brian Campbell, Dave Bolland · Tip-in, 0.15 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. PHX Shane Doan stopped
  2. 2. CHI Jonathan Toews stopped
  3. 3. PHX Radim Vrbata scored
  4. 4. CHI Patrick Kane stopped
  5. 5. PHX Ray Whitney stopped
  6. 6. CHI Marian Hossa stopped
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 3:49PHXEd Jovanovski: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 17:12CHIMichael Frolik: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 8:21CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 11:51PHXLauri Korpikoski: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  5. P2 13:44CHIMichael Frolik: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P3 8:00PHXVernon Fiddler: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 15:41PHXAdrian Aucoin: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHX
47% to win53% to win
← CHI attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Hanzal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIPHX
33Shots on goal25
2.3Expected goals2.1
55Shot attempts52
24Faceoffs won34
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
20Hits22
13Blocked shots8
3Giveaways2
5Takeaways5

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 – Frolik9:03

    xG 0.31–0.21 (59%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

  2. Taffe – Stalberg – Scott2:36

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Hossa – Bolland – Frolik2:13

    xG 0.01–0.14 (8%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  4. Sharp – Toews – Kane15:06

    xG 0.55–0.75 (42%)attempts 15–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Leddy16:52

    xG 0.63–0.29 (68%)attempts 17–5goals 0–1

  2. Campbell – Keith4:19

    xG 0.26–0.28 (48%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Seabrook – Hjalmarsson14:17

    xG 0.34–0.43 (44%)attempts 15–13goals 0–0

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestDoan – Belanger – Pyatt8:43

    xG 0.55–0.26 (68%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0

  2. Upshall – Stempniak – Turris2:30

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Doan – Upshall – Turris3:13

    xG 0.15–0.06 (72%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Fiddler – Korpikoski – Boedker7:58

    xG 0.28–0.22 (56%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJovanovski – Rozsival12:17

    xG 0.53–0.17 (75%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  2. Aucoin – Lepisto13:05

    xG 0.29–0.22 (57%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

  3. Morris – Yandle15:27

    xG 0.62–0.66 (48%)attempts 14–18goals 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.

PHX 2.1 xGCHI 2.3 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 73/100 · #291 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.79 · 4 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +39 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 52% of the time.

PHX winsCHI wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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