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Tue, Nov 29, 2011·United Center, Chicago

Phoenix Coyotes 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 64% of the time.

CHI winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX1811026424
CHI0708110125

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:53PHXDaymond LangkowAssists: Ray Whitney, Shane Doan · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 9:54PHXShane DoanGWGAssists: Mikkel Boedker, Daymond Langkow · Slap, 0.06 xG2–0
  3. P3 1:12PHXRadim VrbataAssists: Ray Whitney · Backhand, 0.08 xG3–0
  4. P3 5:02PHXRay WhitneyAssists: Martin Hanzal, Radim Vrbata · Snap, 0.13 xG4–0
  5. P3 19:17CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa · Snap, 0.19 xG4–1
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 13:47CHISean O'Donnell: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P3 7:37CHIDaniel Carcillo: Cross checking2 min
  3. P3 7:37PHXDaymond Langkow: Cross checking2 min
  4. P3 9:45CHIDaniel Carcillo: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 17:11PHXRostislav Klesla: Cross checking2 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXCHI
24Shots on goal25
1.7Expected goals2.3
36Shot attempts44
22Faceoffs won28
2Power plays1
4Penalty minutes6
28Hits27
6Blocked shots6
4Giveaways3
8Takeaways10

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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestWhitney – Vrbata – Hanzal13:20

    xG 0.85–0.26 (77%)attempts 17–7goals 2–0

  2. Langkow – Doan – Boedker12:01

    xG 0.28–0.42 (40%)attempts 4–9goals 1–0

  3. Pyatt – Gordon – Korpikoski14:12

    xG 0.07–0.39 (16%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0

  4. Torres – O'Sullivan – Chipchura7:56

    xG 0.01–0.83 (1%)attempts 2–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlesla – Schlemko14:28

    xG 0.64–0.22 (74%)attempts 10–11goals 3–0

  2. Morris – Yandle13:35

    xG 0.52–0.93 (36%)attempts 11–16goals 0–0

  3. Aucoin – Ekman-Larsson19:35

    xG 0.11–0.57 (17%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestMayers – Bickell – Frolik5:35

    xG 0.09–0.01 (88%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Carcillo – Kane9:41

    xG 0.18–0.28 (39%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Sharp – Stalberg – Toews10:52

    xG 0.31–0.42 (42%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1

  4. Brunette – Bolland – Kruger7:58

    xG 0.34–0.51 (40%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestO'Donnell – Montador12:23

    xG 0.49–0.24 (67%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Hjalmarsson – Leddy16:06

    xG 0.54–0.44 (55%)attempts 14–9goals 0–2

  3. Keith – Seabrook19:04

    xG 0.66–0.63 (51%)attempts 12–16goals 0–1

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 2.3 xGPHX 1.7 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIPHX

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 PHX. Dots are goals.

Excitement 13/100 · #1040 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.56 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 64% of the time.

CHI winsPHX wins

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

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