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Thu, Dec 8, 2011·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale

Chicago Blackhawks 3, New York Islanders 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 64% of the time.

NYI winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CHI110190712328
NYI0101151800233

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:42CHIMarian HossaPPAssists: Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp · Tip-in, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:23CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Marian Hossa, Niklas Hjalmarsson · Slap, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P2 18:21NYITravis HamonicAssists: PA Parenteau, Matt Moulson · Slap, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P3 10:52NYIMichael GrabnerAssists: Steve Staios, Frans Nielsen · Slap, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. OT 1:34CHIPatrick SharpGWGAssists: Marian Hossa · Wrist, 0.25 xG3–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 9:10CHIMichael Frolik: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 11:14NYIJosh Bailey: Boarding2 min · PPG
  3. P2 7:01CHISteve Montador: Interference2 min
  4. P2 14:20NYIPA Parenteau: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 14:47CHIPatrick Sharp: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 18:50CHIPatrick Kane: Elbowing2 min
  7. P2 18:54CHIDave Bolland: High sticking2 min
  8. P3 13:12NYISteve Staios: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  9. P3 16:26CHIDaniel Carcillo: Roughing2 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 SOG0NYI
45% to win55% to win
← CHI attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Reasoner won the faceoff against Bolland
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHINYI
28Shots on goal33
2.9Expected goals3.7
48Shot attempts53
24Faceoffs won32
3Power plays6
12Penalty minutes6
16Hits27
12Blocked shots14
5Giveaways13
17Takeaways26

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. bestHossa – Sharp – Kruger9:41

    xG 0.60–0.19 (76%)attempts 12–4goals 1–0

  2. Mayers – Brunette – Stalberg2:52

    xG 0.50–0.13 (80%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Carcillo – Toews – Kane6:57

    xG 0.23–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  4. Mayers – Brunette – Carcillo3:26

    xG 0.02–0.15 (13%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook16:17

    xG 0.67–0.13 (84%)attempts 9–2goals 0–1

  2. Montador – Lepisto11:04

    xG 0.27–0.30 (48%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Leddy3:09

    xG 0.00–0.16 (0%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestNielsen – Okposo – Grabner9:17

    xG 0.56–0.10 (85%)attempts 7–2goals 1–1

  2. Reasoner – Wallace – Martin6:38

    xG 0.50–0.20 (72%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Rolston – Bailey – Ullstrom6:52

    xG 0.13–0.27 (33%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  4. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares13:38

    xG 0.45–0.82 (35%)attempts 5–14goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStreit – Hamonic16:01

    xG 0.78–0.47 (62%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

  2. Mottau – Reese12:28

    xG 0.47–0.25 (66%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  3. Staios – Jurcina10:25

    xG 0.19–0.53 (27%)attempts 4–14goals 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.

NYI 3.7 xGCHI 2.9 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYICHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 79/100 · #213 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.00 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 38% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +36 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 64% of the time.

NYI winsCHI wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).