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Mon, Dec 5, 2011·United Center, Chicago

Phoenix Coyotes 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 72% of the time.

CHI winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
PHX2151605012427
CHI011314010000335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:35PHXRaffi TorresAssists: Mikkel Boedker · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P1 18:13PHXRadim VrbataAssists: Ray Whitney · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–0
  3. P2 1:09PHXKeith YandleAssists: David Schlemko · Slap, 0.02 xG3–0
  4. P2 2:40CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Patrick Kane, Daniel Carcillo · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–1
  5. P2 9:27CHIJonathan ToewsPPAssists: Duncan Keith, Patrick Sharp · Tip-in, 0.18 xG3–2
  6. P2 13:57CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Jonathan Toews, Viktor Stalberg · Snap, 0.22 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. PHX Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored
  2. 2. CHI Jonathan Toews stopped
  3. 3. PHX Radim Vrbata scored
  4. 4. CHI Marian Hossa stopped
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 13:38PHXAdrian Aucoin: Holding2 min
  2. P2 8:09PHXAdrian Aucoin: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P2 16:05CHIJamal Mayers: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 16:05PHXKyle Chipchura: Fighting5 min
  5. P3 1:41PHXMartin Hanzal: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 8:46CHIDuncan Keith: Slashing2 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 20:00Gordon won the faceoff against Kruger
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXCHI
27Shots on goal35
1.7Expected goals2.9
50Shot attempts59
18Faceoffs won32
1Power plays3
11Penalty minutes7
23Hits28
13Blocked shots18
8Giveaways10
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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestChipchura – Turris – Boedker7:43

    xG 0.49–0.10 (82%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  2. Whitney – Vrbata – Hanzal14:36

    xG 0.46–0.56 (45%)attempts 13–14goals 1–0

  3. Langkow – Doan – Torres10:48

    xG 0.26–0.47 (36%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  4. Pyatt – Gordon – Korpikoski11:35

    xG 0.17–0.62 (22%)attempts 9–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestYandle – Schlemko19:18

    xG 0.82–0.56 (59%)attempts 24–12goals 2–1

  2. Morris – Summers6:58

    xG 0.25–0.37 (40%)attempts 5–10goals 1–1

  3. Aucoin – Ekman-Larsson21:26

    xG 0.46–1.20 (28%)attempts 13–22goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestStalberg – Toews – Kane8:33

    xG 0.77–0.04 (95%)attempts 12–3goals 1–0

  2. Hossa – Sharp – Kruger12:13

    xG 0.49–0.22 (69%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  3. Bolland – Frolik – Smith9:20

    xG 0.45–0.22 (67%)attempts 9–11goals 0–1

  4. Mayers – Brunette – Carcillo4:45

    xG 0.07–0.03 (68%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHjalmarsson – Leddy16:38

    xG 1.02–0.24 (81%)attempts 18–13goals 0–0

  2. Keith – Seabrook21:06

    xG 0.94–0.78 (55%)attempts 16–19goals 1–1

  3. Keith – Leddy2:22

    xG 0.05–0.05 (50%)attempts 3–3goals 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 2.9 xGPHX 1.7 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 86/100 · #142 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.78 · 6 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +25 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 72% 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).