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Sat, Oct 8, 2011·United Center, Chicago

Dallas Stars 2, Chicago Blackhawks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 85% of the time.

CHI winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL0217112221
CHI11021526531

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:06CHIAndrew BrunettePPAssists: Patrick Sharp, Patrick Kane · Backhand, 0.22 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:39CHIDave BollandAssists: Marcus Kruger, Sean O'Donnell · Snap, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P2 11:22CHIJonathan ToewsGWGAssists: Brent Seabrook, Marian Hossa · Wrist, 0.18 xG0–3
  4. P2 12:35DALVernon FiddlerAssists: Adam Burish, Alex Goligoski · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:10CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Steve Montador · Slap, 0.13 xG1–4
  6. P3 10:07DALSteve OttPPAssists: Sheldon Souray, Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–4
  7. P3 18:14CHIDave BollandENAssists: Michael Frolik, Bryan Bickell · Wrist, 0.71 xG2–5
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 5:11CHINick Leddy: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 5:15DALBrenden Morrow: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 6:50DALMichael Ryder: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P1 9:26CHIJamal Mayers: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 9:26DALJake Dowell: Fighting5 min
  6. P1 14:25CHIMarcus Kruger: Holding the stick2 min
  7. P2 3:55DALStephane Robidas: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 9:14CHIJonathan Toews: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 13:43DALTom Wandell: Hooking2 min
  10. P2 14:53DALSteve Ott: High sticking2 min
  11. P3 8:25CHIPatrick Sharp: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  12. P3 11:22CHIPatrick Sharp: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 11:22CHIPatrick Sharp: Misconduct10 min
  14. P3 14:00DALVernon Fiddler: Too many men on the ice2 min
  15. P3 19:49DALJamie Benn: Roughing2 min
  16. P3 19:49DALAdam Burish: Misconduct10 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
45% to win55% to win
← DAL attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bolland won the faceoff against Ribeiro
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCHI
21Shots on goal31
1.3Expected goals3.3
43Shot attempts51
21Faceoffs won29
5Power plays7
29Penalty minutes25
32Hits17
7Blocked shots13
4Giveaways7
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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestDvorak – Ott – Fiddler3:29

    xG 0.22–0.02 (90%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  2. Ott – Eriksson – Benn5:27

    xG 0.34–0.24 (58%)attempts 9–3goals 0–1

  3. Eriksson – Benn – Vincour5:47

    xG 0.04–0.11 (26%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

  4. Dvorak – Fiddler – Burish5:25

    xG 0.12–0.22 (34%)attempts 5–3goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRobidas – Goligoski13:33

    xG 0.46–0.37 (55%)attempts 13–6goals 1–2

  2. Souray – Daley12:10

    xG 0.29–0.35 (46%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  3. Fistric – Larsen10:13

    xG 0.11–0.41 (21%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestBolland – Bickell – Frolik6:25

    xG 0.34–0.07 (83%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Brunette – Sharp – Toews8:05

    xG 0.31–0.26 (54%)attempts 7–4goals 1–1

  3. Hossa – Kane – Saad8:20

    xG 0.10–0.30 (26%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeabrook – Hjalmarsson9:29

    xG 0.44–0.07 (86%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0

  2. O'Donnell – Montador11:23

    xG 0.44–0.20 (68%)attempts 10–7goals 2–0

  3. Keith – Leddy12:47

    xG 0.27–0.68 (28%)attempts 10–12goals 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 3.3 xGDAL 1.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 51/100 · #567 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.78 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CHI 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 85% of the time.

CHI winsDAL wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).