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Tue, Feb 19, 2013·United Center, Chicago

Vancouver Canucks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 77% of the time.

CHI winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
VAN11206213011332
CHI09316013052443

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:34VANDaniel SedinAssists: Dan Hamhuis · Backhand, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P2 6:36CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Patrick Kane, Michal Rozsival · Slap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 13:48CHIMarian HossaPPAssists: Johnny Oduya, Duncan Keith · Slap, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 17:15CHIMarian HossaUnassisted · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P3 17:18VANAlexander EdlerPPAssists: Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin · Slap, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P3 18:59VANKevin BieksaAssists: Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin · Slap, 0.03 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. CHI Jonathan Toews stopped
  2. 2. VAN Jordan Schroeder stopped
  3. 3. CHI Patrick Kane scored
  4. 4. VAN Chris Higgins scored
  5. 5. CHI Andrew Shaw scored
  6. 6. VAN Ryan Kesler stopped
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 6:43VANDale Weise: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 6:43CHIBrandon Bollig: Instigator2 min
  3. P1 6:43CHIBrandon Bollig: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 6:43CHIBrandon Bollig: Misconduct10 min
  5. P1 16:49VANJason Garrison: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 10:49VANKeith Ballard: Interference2 min
  7. P2 12:45VANMaxim Lapierre: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  8. P2 18:13VANAlexander Edler: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 18:13CHIPatrick Sharp: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 1:10VANJannik Hansen: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 8:17CHIDave Bolland: Interference2 min
  12. P3 8:51VANRyan Kesler: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  13. P3 8:51CHIJonathan Toews: Interference2 min
  14. P3 10:34VANDaniel Sedin: Interference2 min
  15. P3 16:37CHIMichal Rozsival: Hooking2 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
43% to win57% to win
← VAN attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Kesler
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCHI
32Shots on goal43
2.3Expected goals4.1
49Shot attempts67
32Faceoffs won35
3Power plays5
19Penalty minutes25
30Hits16
14Blocked shots13
8Giveaways12
7Takeaways19

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestLapierre – Booth – Weise3:35

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Kesler – Booth – Hansen2:20

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Higgins – Schroeder – Kassian4:39

    xG 0.09–0.19 (32%)attempts 2–4goals 0–1

  4. Kesler – Hansen – Raymond7:55

    xG 0.20–0.55 (27%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBallard – Tanev9:37

    xG 0.64–0.46 (58%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Bieksa – Edler2:24

    xG 0.03–0.11 (19%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Hamhuis – Bieksa2:17

    xG 0.01–0.10 (9%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Toews – Saad7:00

    xG 0.76–0.05 (94%)attempts 10–2goals 1–1

  2. Bickell – Stalberg – Shaw6:18

    xG 0.63–0.18 (78%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Frolik – Kruger – Bollig3:20

    xG 0.05–0.11 (30%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Sharp – Bolland – Kane13:08

    xG 0.39–0.55 (41%)attempts 12–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Hjalmarsson9:59

    xG 1.04–0.15 (88%)attempts 10–8goals 1–1

  2. Rozsival – Oduya2:03

    xG 0.33–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Rozsival – Keith10:53

    xG 0.53–0.41 (57%)attempts 15–7goals 1–0

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 4.1 xGVAN 2.3 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 88/100 · #101 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.22 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 34% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +46 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 77% of the time.

CHI winsVAN wins

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

-7
-6
-5
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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