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Tue, Feb 21, 2012·United Center, Chicago

Detroit Red Wings 1, Chicago Blackhawks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 58% of the time.

CHI winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET1901607132
CHI01011217229

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:22DETValtteri FilppulaPPAssists: Jakub Kindl, Jiri Hudler · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P2 7:45CHIJimmy HayesAssists: Bryan Bickell, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:53CHIMarcus KrugerGWGAssists: Andrew Brunette, Jimmy Hayes · Wrist, 0.40 xG1–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 0:34CHIMarcus Kruger: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 6:09DETTomas Holmstrom: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 12:30DETJiri Hudler: Interference2 min
  4. P2 3:15CHIBrendan Morrison: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 10:46CHIBrent Seabrook: Holding2 min
  6. P2 14:13DETDarren Helm: Tripping2 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 20:00Helm won the faceoff against Kruger
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCHI
32Shots on goal29
3.1Expected goals3.6
48Shot attempts53
26Faceoffs won28
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
17Hits21
14Blocked shots7
5Giveaways9
2Takeaways17

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 – Filppula – Hudler4:44

    xG 0.69–0.29 (70%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  2. Bertuzzi – Zetterberg – Franzen8:05

    xG 0.54–0.14 (79%)attempts 12–1goals 0–0

  3. Zetterberg – Filppula – Hudler2:25

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Holmstrom – Emmerton – Mursak5:11

    xG 0.01–0.06 (18%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Kronwall12:05

    xG 1.19–0.54 (69%)attempts 17–6goals 0–0

  2. White – Kindl3:11

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Lidstrom – Stuart2:16

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestBrunette – Hayes – Kruger7:35

    xG 0.56–0.32 (64%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

  2. Sharp – Stalberg – Kane9:34

    xG 0.76–0.58 (57%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  3. Hossa – Sharp – Kane3:21

    xG 0.13–0.12 (52%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Morrison – Mayers – Frolik2:19

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeabrook – Lepisto4:29

    xG 0.54–0.11 (83%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  2. Seabrook – Leddy10:34

    xG 1.26–1.17 (52%)attempts 12–14goals 1–0

  3. Lepisto – Leddy2:47

    xG 0.05–0.03 (65%)attempts 2–2goals 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 3.6 xGDET 3.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 35/100 · #763 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.22 · 3 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 58% 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).