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Thu, Feb 7, 2013·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Chicago Blackhawks 6, Phoenix Coyotes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 64% of the time.

PHX winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI41726010633
PHX04110110224

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:17CHIViktor StalbergAssists: Andrew Shaw, Bryan Bickell · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P1 14:52CHIPatrick KanePPAssists: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–0
  3. P1 17:24CHIDave BollandGWGAssists: Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp · Slap, 0.10 xG3–0
  4. P1 18:25CHIPatrick KanePPAssists: Patrick Sharp, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.20 xG4–0
  5. P2 5:19PHXMartin HanzalPPAssists: Radim Vrbata, Mikkel Boedker · Slap, 0.06 xG4–1
  6. P2 12:42CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Marian Hossa · Wrist, 0.05 xG5–1
  7. P2 15:08CHIBryan BickellAssists: Viktor Stalberg · Wrist, 0.17 xG6–1
  8. P3 18:35PHXRaffi TorresAssists: Kyle Chipchura · Wrist, 0.26 xG6–2
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 2:35CHIJamal Mayers: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:35PHXRaffi Torres: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 5:05PHXRadim Vrbata: High sticking2 min
  4. P1 13:52PHXOliver Ekman-Larsson: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P1 14:31PHXDerek Morris: Cross checking2 min
  6. P1 17:24PHXKeith Yandle: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  7. P1 17:58PHXZbynek Michalek: Tripping2 min
  8. P1 18:25PHXKeith Yandle: Misconduct10 min
  9. P2 4:20CHIBrandon Saad: Interference2 min · PPG
  10. P2 4:52CHIMarcus Kruger: Hooking2 min
  11. P2 4:52PHXOliver Ekman-Larsson: Diving2 min
  12. P2 7:42CHIMarian Hossa: Holding2 min
  13. P2 9:15PHXShane Doan: Interference2 min
  14. P3 6:40PHXShane Doan: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  15. P3 10:00PHXChris Summers: Boarding2 min
  16. P3 15:12PHXDerek Morris: Hooking2 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 SOG0PHX
43% to win57% to win
← CHI attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Gordon won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIPHX
33Shots on goal24
2.8Expected goals2.0
59Shot attempts50
39Faceoffs won33
9Power plays2
11Penalty minutes35
12Hits31
18Blocked shots15
7Giveaways0
5Takeaways5

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. bestBickell – Stalberg – Shaw8:19

    xG 0.60–0.30 (67%)attempts 9–4goals 2–1

  2. Mayers – Frolik – Kruger6:02

    xG 0.11–0.09 (54%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Sharp – Bolland – Kane10:38

    xG 0.33–0.43 (43%)attempts 8–13goals 1–0

  4. Hossa – Toews – Saad9:52

    xG 0.34–0.86 (28%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Hjalmarsson13:14

    xG 0.65–0.31 (68%)attempts 18–15goals 0–0

  2. Brookbank – Leddy8:55

    xG 0.42–0.29 (59%)attempts 8–6goals 2–1

  3. Keith – Seabrook14:44

    xG 0.27–1.00 (21%)attempts 12–16goals 2–0

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestMoss – Gordon – Korpikoski7:25

    xG 0.76–0.17 (82%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  2. Torres – Chipchura – Johnson9:19

    xG 0.55–0.26 (68%)attempts 8–7goals 1–2

  3. Vrbata – Hanzal – Boedker7:44

    xG 0.33–0.40 (46%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  4. Sullivan – Doan – Vermette10:08

    xG 0.03–0.44 (6%)attempts 5–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMichalek – Ekman-Larsson11:00

    xG 0.52–0.17 (76%)attempts 13–11goals 0–1

  2. Summers – Stone9:49

    xG 0.34–0.38 (47%)attempts 7–9goals 1–1

  3. Morris – Summers3:34

    xG 0.05–0.21 (21%)attempts 1–5goals 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.

PHX 2.0 xGCHI 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 26/100 · #543 of 720 this seasonSwing 0.86 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 39% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 64% of the time.

PHX winsCHI wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).