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Tue, Mar 20, 2012·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 53% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI31005212527
CBJ01103111125

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:12CHIAndrew ShawAssists: Bryan Bickell, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:17CHIPatrick SharpGWGAssists: Viktor Stalberg, Marcus Kruger · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P1 8:22CHIBrent SeabrookAssists: Duncan Keith, Dave Bolland · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–0
  4. P3 0:37CHIPatrick SharpPPAssists: Marian Hossa, Duncan Keith · Slap, 0.09 xG4–0
  5. P3 4:09CHIMarian HossaPPAssists: Andrew Shaw, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.17 xG5–0
  6. P3 12:31CBJRick NashAssists: Jack Johnson, Aaron Johnson · Deflected, 0.09 xG5–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:34CBJJared Boll: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:34CHIBrandon Bollig: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 2:39CHIAndrew Brunette: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 6:33CHIAndrew Shaw: Boarding2 min
  5. P2 18:53CBJDerek Dorsett: Roughing2 min · PPG
  6. P3 3:23CBJDarryl Boyce: Boarding2 min · PPG

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 SOG0CBJ
45% to win55% to win
← CHI attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Bolland
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICBJ
27Shots on goal25
2.1Expected goals1.9
49Shot attempts55
21Faceoffs won33
2Power plays2
9Penalty minutes9
10Hits38
18Blocked shots11
4Giveaways1
2Takeaways5

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. bestBolland – Bickell – Shaw9:26

    xG 0.28–0.05 (84%)attempts 6–4goals 2–0

  2. Mayers – Frolik – Bollig6:25

    xG 0.16–0.04 (81%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  3. Sharp – Stalberg – Kruger12:10

    xG 0.31–0.46 (40%)attempts 10–13goals 1–0

  4. Brunette – Hossa – Kane11:37

    xG 0.41–0.96 (30%)attempts 6–18goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeabrook – Hjalmarsson2:26

    xG 0.26–0.07 (78%)attempts 8–2goals 1–0

  2. Oduya – Olsen2:29

    xG 0.19–0.03 (88%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – Hjalmarsson5:09

    xG 0.08–0.10 (44%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestProspal – Letestu – Atkinson8:44

    xG 0.58–0.36 (62%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

  2. Prospal – Nash – Letestu4:47

    xG 0.30–0.16 (66%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  3. Umberger – Nash – Brassard7:02

    xG 0.32–0.21 (60%)attempts 6–4goals 0–2

  4. Umberger – Brassard – Atkinson4:01

    xG 0.16–0.18 (47%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLebda – Nikitin12:31

    xG 0.48–0.19 (71%)attempts 15–6goals 0–0

  2. Lebda – Savard3:13

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Savard11:48

    xG 0.42–0.32 (57%)attempts 7–12goals 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.

CBJ 1.9 xGCHI 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1034 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.58 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 53% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

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

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