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Sun, Nov 13, 2011·United Center, Chicago

Edmonton Oilers 3, Chicago Blackhawks 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 87% of the time.

CHI winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM182807323
CHI310211114635

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:55CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Viktor Stalberg, Nick Leddy · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:29CHISteve MontadorAssists: Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp · Backhand, 0.08 xG0–2
  3. P1 11:41EDMRyan SmythAssists: Jordan Eberle, Tom Gilbert · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P1 16:11CHISteve MontadorPPAssists: Nick Leddy, Duncan Keith · Tip-in, 0.09 xG1–3
  5. P2 0:22CHIJonathan ToewsGWGAssists: Marian Hossa · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–4
  6. P2 6:17EDMJordan EberleUnassisted · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–4
  7. P2 7:47CHIDuncan KeithAssists: Marian Hossa · Wrist, 0.01 xG2–5
  8. P2 19:15EDMShawn HorcoffPPAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall · Tip-in, 0.13 xG3–5
  9. P3 18:15CHIDaniel CarcilloENAssists: Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp · Wrist, 0.72 xG3–6
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 14:21EDMJordan Eberle: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P2 2:28CHIRostislav Olesz: Holding2 min
  3. P2 4:07EDMJordan Eberle: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 9:23CHIPatrick Kane: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 15:01EDMRyan Smyth: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 18:01CHIViktor Stalberg: Broken stick2 min · PPG
  7. P3 12:17EDMTheo Peckham: Holding2 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCHI
23Shots on goal35
1.9Expected goals4.5
43Shot attempts49
24Faceoffs won22
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
29Hits24
7Blocked shots14
7Giveaways8
13Takeaways12

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. Jones – Gagner – Paajarvi7:53

    xG 0.17–0.43 (29%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

  2. Belanger – Eager – Petrell7:31

    xG 0.22–0.52 (30%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

  3. Hemsky – Hall – Nugent-Hopkins13:29

    xG 0.25–0.57 (30%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  4. Smyth – Horcoff – Eberle11:28

    xG 0.81–1.30 (38%)attempts 10–14goals 2–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestPetry – Peckham10:50

    xG 0.45–0.24 (65%)attempts 9–7goals 1–1

  2. Smid – Petry2:54

    xG 0.21–0.24 (47%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Potter – Peckham3:29

    xG 0.29–0.53 (35%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Stalberg – Toews11:18

    xG 1.48–0.62 (70%)attempts 15–8goals 3–1

  2. Bickell – Frolik – Kruger10:40

    xG 0.59–0.21 (74%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  3. Sharp – Carcillo – Kane4:43

    xG 0.20–0.11 (64%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Mayers – Brunette – Olesz3:06

    xG 0.09–0.05 (64%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHjalmarsson – Leddy13:30

    xG 0.91–0.36 (72%)attempts 9–12goals 1–0

  2. Montador – Keith5:34

    xG 0.40–0.09 (81%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

  3. Keith – Seabrook8:00

    xG 0.64–0.38 (63%)attempts 8–6goals 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.

CHI 4.5 xGEDM 1.9 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 75/100 · #276 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.97 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 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 87% of the time.

CHI winsEDM wins

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

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