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Fri, Dec 30, 2011·United Center, Chicago

Detroit Red Wings 2, Chicago Blackhawks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 74% of the time.

CHI winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET1711407228
CHI11018110328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:49DETJustin AbdelkaderAssists: Brad Stuart, Drew Miller · Wrist, 0.26 xG1–0
  2. P1 14:32CHIJonathan ToewsUnassisted · Wrist, 0.41 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:25DETTodd BertuzziAssists: Mike Commodore, Jonathan Ericsson · Tip-in, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:30CHIMarian HossaAssists: Daniel Carcillo, Nick Leddy · Slap, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 1:52CHIBrent SeabrookGWGAssists: Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp · Slap, 0.03 xG2–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 9:11DETTodd Bertuzzi: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 9:11CHIDaniel Carcillo: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 14:32DETNicklas Lidstrom: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 min
  4. P1 17:37CHIJimmy Hayes: Holding2 min
  5. P1 19:43DETNicklas Lidstrom: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 2:13DETJonathan Ericsson: Holding2 min
  7. P3 3:08DETTodd Bertuzzi: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  8. P3 6:53DETBrad Stuart: Cross checking2 min
  9. P3 14:17DETJohan Franzen: Interference goalkeeper2 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCHI
28Shots on goal28
1.8Expected goals3.2
47Shot attempts52
30Faceoffs won29
1Power plays5
15Penalty minutes7
24Hits22
16Blocked shots8
4Giveaways11
2Takeaways11

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestCleary – Miller – Abdelkader9:07

    xG 0.47–0.13 (79%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  2. Bertuzzi – Datsyuk – Franzen10:51

    xG 0.49–0.24 (67%)attempts 13–5goals 1–0

  3. Zetterberg – Filppula – Hudler9:23

    xG 0.17–0.23 (42%)attempts 6–7goals 0–2

  4. Emmerton – Andersson – Nyquist5:14

    xG 0.24–0.48 (33%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Kronwall12:48

    xG 0.76–0.19 (80%)attempts 14–7goals 1–1

  2. Commodore – Ericsson10:42

    xG 0.69–0.41 (63%)attempts 17–8goals 1–0

  3. Lidstrom – White19:49

    xG 0.36–0.71 (34%)attempts 14–14goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Carcillo – Toews9:06

    xG 0.30–0.10 (75%)attempts 6–5goals 1–0

  2. Mayers – Brunette – Hayes4:19

    xG 0.19–0.09 (67%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  3. Sharp – Stalberg – Kane10:01

    xG 0.25–0.54 (32%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

  4. Bolland – Bickell – Frolik10:04

    xG 0.25–0.56 (31%)attempts 6–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook16:19

    xG 1.00–0.35 (74%)attempts 15–15goals 1–0

  2. Hjalmarsson – Leddy17:01

    xG 0.59–0.39 (60%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0

  3. Keith – Leddy2:30

    xG 0.10–0.06 (63%)attempts 3–3goals 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.

CHI 3.2 xGDET 1.8 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 47/100 · #617 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.49 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 32% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 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 74% of the time.

CHI winsDET wins

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

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