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Tue, Feb 5, 2013·HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose

Chicago Blackhawks 5, San Jose Sharks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 53% of the time.

SJS winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI3161619531
SJS310012011333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:54SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Ryane Clowe, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · Wrist, 0.42 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:18SJSTommy WingelsAssists: Michal Handzus, James Sheppard · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–2
  3. P1 10:08CHIBrandon SaadAssists: Brent Seabrook, Jonathan Toews · Slap, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P1 10:47SJSMichal HandzusAssists: Tommy Wingels, Dan Boyle · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–3
  5. P1 10:55CHIAndrew ShawAssists: Bryan Bickell, Viktor Stalberg · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–3
  6. P1 11:37CHIMarcus KrugerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.30 xG3–3
  7. P2 11:52CHIPatrick KaneGWGAssists: Jonathan Toews · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–3
  8. P3 18:48CHIPatrick KaneENAssists: Marcus Kruger, Brent Seabrook · Wrist, 0.67 xG5–3
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 6:43SJSDan Boyle: Holding2 min
  2. P1 17:00CHINick Leddy: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 17:57SJSDan Boyle: Holding2 min
  4. P2 8:48SJSAndrew Desjardins: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 8:48CHIDuncan Keith: Instigator face shield2 min
  6. P2 8:48SJSAndrew Desjardins: Match penatly 10 minutes10 min
  7. P2 8:48CHIDuncan Keith: Instigator2 min
  8. P2 8:48CHIDuncan Keith: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 8:48CHIDuncan Keith: Misconduct10 min
  10. P2 16:15CHIMarcus Kruger: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 6:34CHINick Leddy: Holding2 min
  12. P3 6:45SJSAntti Niemi: Delaying game illegal play by goalie2 min
  13. P3 14:41CHIPatrick Sharp: Slashing2 min
  14. P3 14:41SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic: 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 SOG0SJS
43% to win57% to win
← CHI attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Thornton won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHISJS
31Shots on goal33
2.4Expected goals2.5
46Shot attempts55
34Faceoffs won38
4Power plays3
27Penalty minutes23
18Hits23
11Blocked shots11
13Giveaways18
10Takeaways8

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. bestHossa – Toews – Saad9:52

    xG 0.40–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–0goals 1–0

  2. Mayers – Frolik – Kruger5:48

    xG 0.43–0.45 (49%)attempts 7–4goals 1–1

  3. Bickell – Stalberg – Shaw9:09

    xG 0.28–0.32 (47%)attempts 10–10goals 1–1

  4. Sharp – Bolland – Kane11:02

    xG 0.04–0.63 (6%)attempts 3–16goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrookbank – Leddy7:14

    xG 0.61–0.28 (69%)attempts 8–10goals 2–1

  2. Keith – Seabrook11:29

    xG 0.45–0.30 (60%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  3. Seabrook – Leddy2:50

    xG 0.04–0.19 (17%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestThornton – Clowe – Pavelski9:31

    xG 0.56–0.13 (81%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  2. Handzus – Sheppard – Wingels7:20

    xG 0.54–0.37 (59%)attempts 14–5goals 2–1

  3. Handzus – Burish – Sheppard2:03

    xG 0.19–0.04 (83%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Marleau – Havlat – Couture8:42

    xG 0.46–0.34 (57%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoyle – Irwin12:39

    xG 0.40–0.07 (86%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. Stuart – Murray6:17

    xG 0.41–0.14 (75%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Stuart – Vlasic8:06

    xG 0.45–0.28 (62%)attempts 3–6goals 1–1

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.

SJS 2.5 xGCHI 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 81/100 · #141 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.80 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 11% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 53% of the time.

SJS winsCHI wins

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

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