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Tue, Mar 8, 2011·BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Florida Panthers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 83% of the time.

FLA winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI010215014239
FLA380403315

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:06FLADavid BoothAssists: Michal Repik · Wrist, 0.24 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:44FLAClay WilsonAssists: Niclas Bergfors, Sergei Samsonov · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–2
  3. P1 19:53FLAMarty ReasonerGWGAssists: David Booth, Keaton Ellerby · Snap, 0.03 xG0–3
  4. P2 11:03CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Brian Campbell, Ryan Johnson · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–3
  5. P2 13:48CHIMarian HossaAssists: Dave Bolland, Bryan Bickell · Snap, 0.08 xG2–3
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 6:30FLAJoe Callahan: Holding the stick2 min
  2. P1 14:15FLASteve Bernier: Interference2 min
  3. P3 8:07FLAScott Timmins: 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0FLA
47% to win53% to win
← CHI attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Weiss
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIFLA
39Shots on goal15
3.6Expected goals1.6
64Shot attempts28
19Faceoffs won14
3Power plays0
0Penalty minutes6
25Hits40
5Blocked shots11
5Giveaways6
6Takeaways12

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. bestDowell – Brouwer – Frolik10:25

    xG 0.59–0.03 (95%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Bolland – Bickell11:01

    xG 0.52–0.13 (80%)attempts 12–4goals 1–1

  3. Sharp – Toews – Kane13:34

    xG 0.57–0.35 (62%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  4. Johnson – Kopecky – Stalberg6:38

    xG 0.04–0.54 (6%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCampbell – Campoli12:52

    xG 0.67–0.36 (65%)attempts 10–7goals 2–1

  2. Keith – Leddy12:09

    xG 0.78–0.48 (62%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

  3. Keith – Seabrook6:33

    xG 0.27–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–0goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestHordichuk – Thomas – Timmins3:08

    xG 0.54–0.12 (82%)attempts 3–3goals 0–1

  2. Reasoner – Booth – Repik10:01

    xG 0.60–0.33 (64%)attempts 8–11goals 2–1

  3. Bernier – Santorelli – Kennedy11:58

    xG 0.07–0.32 (19%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

  4. Samsonov – Weiss – Bergfors14:05

    xG 0.15–0.76 (17%)attempts 7–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCallahan – Ellerby2:06

    xG 0.27–0.07 (80%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0

  2. Garrison – Kulikov2:02

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Weaver – Kulikov2:02

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 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.

FLA 1.6 xGCHI 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLACHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 61/100 · #458 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.03 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 83% of the time.

FLA winsCHI wins

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

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