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Sun, Jan 8, 2012·United Center, Chicago

Detroit Red Wings 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 59% of the time.

CHI winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
DET19061913327
CHI290110902231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:35CHIDave BollandPPAssists: Marian Hossa, Nick Leddy · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 4:19CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Michael Frolik, Marian Hossa · Slap, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P1 13:29DETValtteri FilppulaPPAssists: Henrik Zetterberg, Jiri Hudler · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P3 15:15DETDaniel ClearyAssists: Henrik Zetterberg, Valtteri Filppula · Wrist, 0.39 xG2–2
  5. OT 3:08DETPavel DatsyukGWGAssists: Jonathan Ericsson, Johan Franzen · Snap, 0.09 xG3–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 2:41DETJonathan Ericsson: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 11:26CHIAndrew Brunette: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 13:16CHIBrent Seabrook: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 6:36DETTodd Bertuzzi: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P2 11:57DETNiklas Kronwall: Interference2 min
  6. P3 0:48DETDaniel Cleary: Holding2 min
  7. P3 7:53DETTomas Holmstrom: Penalty shot covering puck in crease0 min
  8. OT 3:08DETJohan Franzen: 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.

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 Zetterberg
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCHI
27Shots on goal31
3.2Expected goals2.6
53Shot attempts62
20Faceoffs won32
2Power plays4
10Penalty minutes4
37Hits29
23Blocked shots13
4Giveaways8
8Takeaways19

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 – Zetterberg – Filppula7:19

    xG 0.61–0.06 (91%)attempts 6–6goals 1–0

  2. Hudler – Miller – Abdelkader4:38

    xG 0.27–0.03 (89%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Bertuzzi – Datsyuk – Franzen11:51

    xG 0.46–0.24 (66%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  4. Holmstrom – Helm – Emmerton4:43

    xG 0.22–0.27 (44%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLidstrom – White15:28

    xG 1.30–0.41 (76%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0

  2. Stuart – Kronwall13:23

    xG 0.84–0.55 (61%)attempts 9–13goals 0–1

  3. Kronwall – White3:21

    xG 0.13–0.10 (56%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestMayers – Brunette – Hayes5:03

    xG 0.28–0.07 (79%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Bolland – Frolik6:52

    xG 0.12–0.03 (82%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Bolland – Bickell – Shaw2:09

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  4. Hossa – Sharp – Frolik3:48

    xG 0.14–0.22 (38%)attempts 3–4goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestO'Donnell – Montador10:34

    xG 0.49–0.25 (66%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  2. Keith – Leddy3:30

    xG 0.10–0.36 (21%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Seabrook16:37

    xG 0.33–0.65 (34%)attempts 10–21goals 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 2.6 xGDET 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 67/100 · #369 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.62 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +35 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 59% of the time.

CHI winsDET wins

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

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