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Fri, Nov 25, 2011·Honda Center, Anaheim

Chicago Blackhawks 6, Anaheim Ducks 5

Expected result

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

ANA winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI29017416642
ANA31215111528

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:14ANABobby RyanAssists: Corey Perry, Toni Lydman · Wrist, 0.32 xG0–1
  2. P1 2:13ANAAndrew CoglianoAssists: Teemu Selanne, Saku Koivu · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–2
  3. P1 6:09CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane · Tip-in, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P1 14:36ANATeemu SelannePPAssists: Francois Beauchemin, Cam Fowler · Slap, 0.08 xG1–3
  5. P1 17:38CHIDave BollandPPAssists: Andrew Brunette, Marcus Kruger · Slap, 0.14 xG2–3
  6. P2 8:41ANABobby RyanAssists: Luca Sbisa, Ryan Getzlaf · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–4
  7. P3 1:04CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Duncan Keith, Viktor Stalberg · Tip-in, 0.12 xG3–4
  8. P3 1:32CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Jonathan Toews, Viktor Stalberg · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–4
  9. P3 3:33CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Jonathan Toews · Wrist, 0.02 xG5–4
  10. P3 9:22CHIJonathan ToewsPPGWGAssists: Duncan Keith, Nick Leddy · Tip-in, 0.57 xG6–4
  11. P3 19:52ANACorey PerryAssists: Saku Koivu, Ryan Getzlaf · Backhand, 0.31 xG6–5
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 3:45CHIJonathan Toews: Holding2 min
  2. P1 8:54ANALuca Sbisa: Boarding2 min
  3. P1 11:17ANAToni Lydman: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 13:37CHIMarcus Kruger: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P1 15:59ANAFrancois Beauchemin: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P2 1:46ANATeemu Selanne: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 9:58ANAToni Lydman: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 13:41CHIDaniel Carcillo: Interference2 min
  9. P3 6:11ANACorey Perry: Interference2 min
  10. P3 8:09ANASaku Koivu: Holding2 min · PPG

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 SOG0ANA
45% to win55% to win
← CHI attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bolland won the faceoff against Maxwell
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIANA
42Shots on goal28
4.4Expected goals2.7
73Shot attempts49
36Faceoffs won28
7Power plays3
6Penalty minutes14
20Hits29
11Blocked shots17
10Giveaways9
8Takeaways4

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 – Stalberg – Toews4:14

    xG 0.28–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 3–0

  2. Brunette – Bolland – Bickell3:21

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Brunette – Bolland – Kruger3:39

    xG 0.09–0.10 (48%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Hossa – Frolik – Kane5:54

    xG 0.22–0.25 (48%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHjalmarsson – Leddy7:19

    xG 0.43–0.06 (88%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. O'Donnell – Montador6:57

    xG 0.45–0.22 (67%)attempts 10–4goals 0–1

  3. Keith – Seabrook7:36

    xG 0.48–0.29 (62%)attempts 13–5goals 1–1

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestSelanne – Koivu – Cogliano10:59

    xG 0.19–0.14 (58%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  2. Gordon – Beleskey – McMillan2:28

    xG 0.01–0.09 (13%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Hagman – Maxwell – Smith-Pelly5:44

    xG 0.10–0.24 (29%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

  4. Getzlaf – Perry – Ryan11:35

    xG 0.74–1.05 (41%)attempts 9–18goals 2–4

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrookbank – Guenin6:00

    xG 0.16–0.09 (65%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  2. Lydman – Fowler8:15

    xG 0.71–0.68 (51%)attempts 6–11goals 2–2

  3. Lydman – Sbisa5:11

    xG 0.27–0.34 (45%)attempts 5–3goals 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.

ANA 2.7 xGCHI 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANACHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 94/100 · #47 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.08 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 7% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 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.

ANA winsCHI wins

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

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