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Tue, Nov 8, 2011·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Chicago Blackhawks 0, St. Louis Blues 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 76% of the time.

STL winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI0809012029
STL181916323

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:15STLVladimir SobotkaGWGAssists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Barret Jackman · Tip-in, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:23STLChris StewartPPAssists: T.J. Oshie, Carlo Colaiacovo · Deflected, 0.15 xG0–2
  3. P3 13:54STLT.J. OshieAssists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Barret Jackman · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 10:35STLRyan Reaves: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 10:35CHIDaniel Carcillo: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 0:20CHIDaniel Carcillo: Kneeing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 7:04STLIan Cole: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 13:42STLT.J. Oshie: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 15:44STLVladimir Sobotka: Holding2 min
  7. P3 4:16STLJamie Langenbrunner: Interference2 min
  8. P3 10:14CHIMarcus Kruger: Interference2 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 SOG0STL
45% to win55% to win
← CHI attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bolland won the faceoff against Arnott
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHISTL
29Shots on goal23
3.0Expected goals1.6
48Shot attempts54
27Faceoffs won24
4Power plays2
9Penalty minutes13
14Hits19
16Blocked shots12
7Giveaways5
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. bestSharp – Olesz – Kruger2:19

    xG 0.12–0.04 (76%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Sharp – Frolik – Toews5:35

    xG 0.09–0.05 (66%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Hossa – Carcillo – Kane6:28

    xG 0.12–0.18 (41%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Brunette – Olesz – Bolland2:07

    xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook15:51

    xG 0.44–0.28 (61%)attempts 12–14goals 0–1

  2. Keith – Leddy2:04

    xG 0.10–0.01 (91%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Seabrook – Hjalmarsson3:08

    xG 0.01–0.18 (4%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. Backes – Oshie – Sobotka9:00

    xG 0.19–0.17 (53%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  2. Arnott – Langenbrunner – Steen11:02

    xG 0.21–0.29 (42%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. D'Agostini – Stewart – Berglund8:15

    xG 0.38–0.54 (41%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  4. Sobotka – Reaves – Grachev2:34

    xG 0.00–0.18 (0%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJackman – Shattenkirk13:42

    xG 0.45–0.16 (74%)attempts 16–6goals 2–0

  2. Colaiacovo – Pietrangelo13:24

    xG 0.34–0.35 (50%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

  3. Polak – Cole16:05

    xG 0.49–0.63 (44%)attempts 18–10goals 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.

STL 1.6 xGCHI 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 3/100 · #1186 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.53 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 76% of the time.

STL winsCHI wins

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

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