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Sat, Apr 7, 2012·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 56% of the time.

DET winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CHI18113010021333
DET0901229020232

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:14CHIViktor StalbergAssists: Patrick Sharp, Marcus Kruger · Wrist, 0.22 xG1–0
  2. P2 17:20CHIAndrew ShawAssists: Patrick Sharp, Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P3 8:11DETJohan FranzenUnassisted · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:13DETPavel DatsyukAssists: Tomas Holmstrom, Henrik Zetterberg · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. DET Pavel Datsyuk stopped
  2. 2. CHI Patrick Kane scored
  3. 3. DET Jiri Hudler stopped
  4. 4. CHI Patrick Sharp stopped
  5. 5. DET Todd Bertuzzi stopped
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 3:29DETRiley Sheahan: High sticking double minor4 min
  2. P1 12:14CHIMarian Hossa: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 1:38DETHenrik Zetterberg: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 12:22CHIBrent Seabrook: Delaying game2 min
  5. P2 15:12CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: Interference2 min
  6. P2 15:12DETJustin Abdelkader: High sticking double minor4 min
  7. P3 4:17DETCory Emmerton: Slashing2 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 SOG0DET
45% to win55% to win
← CHI attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kane won the faceoff against Datsyuk
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIDET
33Shots on goal32
2.3Expected goals2.6
52Shot attempts55
26Faceoffs won27
6Power plays2
6Penalty minutes12
12Hits17
9Blocked shots11
8Giveaways7
9Takeaways11

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. bestSharp – Stalberg – Kruger8:36

    xG 0.43–0.30 (59%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

  2. Morrison – Bickell – Shaw9:33

    xG 0.17–0.19 (46%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Mayers – Frolik – Bollig8:28

    xG 0.00–0.22 (2%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Hossa – Kane – Hayes9:54

    xG 0.14–0.58 (20%)attempts 6–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeabrook – Hjalmarsson2:29

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Oduya – Hjalmarsson2:51

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Seabrook15:34

    xG 0.24–0.28 (46%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestDatsyuk – Zetterberg – Nyquist3:33

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Miller – Abdelkader – Nyquist5:43

    xG 0.18–0.04 (80%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Holmstrom – Emmerton – Sheahan5:34

    xG 0.18–0.07 (72%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  4. Zetterberg – Filppula – Hudler6:32

    xG 0.36–0.37 (50%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWhite – Quincey9:34

    xG 0.48–0.03 (95%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0

  2. Stuart – Kronwall12:16

    xG 0.55–0.32 (63%)attempts 13–11goals 0–0

  3. Lidstrom – Ericsson10:17

    xG 0.29–0.23 (55%)attempts 9–8goals 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.

DET 2.6 xGCHI 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 83/100 · #171 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.08 · 4 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +50 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 56% of the time.

DET winsCHI wins

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

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