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Tue, Oct 18, 2011·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Phoenix Coyotes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 73% of the time.

PHX winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI11521228535
PHX042507216

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:06CHIMarian HossaPPAssists: Patrick Sharp, Duncan Keith · Slap, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:42PHXTaylor PyattAssists: David Schlemko, Rostislav Klesla · Backhand, 0.32 xG1–1
  3. P2 3:26CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Andrew Brunette, Patrick Sharp · Backhand, 0.21 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:48PHXRay WhitneyAssists: Daymond Langkow · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P2 8:36CHIJamal MayersGWGAssists: Duncan Keith, Viktor Stalberg · Tip-in, 0.09 xG3–2
  6. P3 2:27CHIDave BollandSHUnassisted · Slap, 0.11 xG4–2
  7. P3 9:06CHIBryan BickellAssists: Michael Frolik, Dave Bolland · Wrist, 0.03 xG5–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 1:57PHXTaylor Pyatt: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 5:05CHIDaniel Carcillo: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 13:33PHXAdrian Aucoin: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P1 14:26PHXLauri Korpikoski: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 5:24PHXRay Whitney: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 17:57PHXShane Doan: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 0:00CHIMarian Hossa: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 2:08CHIPatrick Sharp: Tripping2 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 SOG0PHX
45% to win55% to win
← CHI attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bolland won the faceoff against Langkow
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIPHX
35Shots on goal16
3.0Expected goals1.6
64Shot attempts42
31Faceoffs won28
5Power plays3
6Penalty minutes10
12Hits24
15Blocked shots13
3Giveaways6
6Takeaways2

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. bestBrunette – Sharp – Toews8:34

    xG 0.71–0.07 (91%)attempts 13–5goals 1–0

  2. Hossa – Carcillo – Kane8:48

    xG 0.54–0.13 (81%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  3. Mayers – Stalberg – Kruger7:40

    xG 0.27–0.09 (75%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  4. Bolland – Bickell – Frolik9:44

    xG 0.41–0.35 (54%)attempts 8–8goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Leddy12:06

    xG 0.86–0.22 (80%)attempts 14–12goals 1–0

  2. O'Donnell – Montador15:29

    xG 0.44–0.45 (50%)attempts 19–12goals 0–0

  3. Seabrook – Hjalmarsson11:22

    xG 0.53–0.57 (48%)attempts 12–9goals 0–1

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestWhitney – Langkow – Doan10:13

    xG 0.36–0.24 (60%)attempts 8–11goals 1–1

  2. Torres – Bissonnette – Nokelainen6:53

    xG 0.14–0.18 (45%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Pyatt – Gordon – Korpikoski10:57

    xG 0.56–0.78 (42%)attempts 10–18goals 1–1

  4. Vrbata – Hanzal – Boedker9:28

    xG 0.22–0.54 (29%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Morris – Yandle11:22

    xG 0.49–0.68 (42%)attempts 11–12goals 0–2

  2. Klesla – Schlemko12:44

    xG 0.44–0.65 (41%)attempts 8–21goals 1–0

  3. Aucoin – Ekman-Larsson14:47

    xG 0.24–0.56 (30%)attempts 11–16goals 1–1

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 1.6 xGCHI 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 59/100 · #473 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.65 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 73% of the time.

PHX winsCHI wins

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

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