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Thu, Feb 28, 2013·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Chicago Blackhawks 3, St. Louis Blues 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 54% of the time.

STL winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI170828323
STL060708021

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:12CHIJonathan ToewsGWGAssists: Brandon Saad, Marian Hossa · Backhand, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P3 2:11CHIAndrew ShawAssists: Bryan Bickell · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P3 6:56CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Nick Leddy, Marian Hossa · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–0
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 5:39STLRyan Reaves: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  2. P1 5:39CHIBrandon Bollig: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 5:39CHIBrandon Bollig: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  4. P2 2:20CHIAndrew Shaw: Interference2 min
  5. P2 9:24STLRyan Reaves: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 12:25CHIMarcus Kruger: Holding2 min
  7. P3 3:50CHIPatrick Sharp: Interference2 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 SOG0STL
43% to win57% to win
← CHI attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Backes
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHISTL
23Shots on goal21
1.5Expected goals1.2
40Shot attempts39
27Faceoffs won31
1Power plays4
10Penalty minutes4
14Hits34
11Blocked shots10
1Giveaways9
6Takeaways5

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 – Shaw10:39

    xG 0.50–0.09 (84%)attempts 12–4goals 1–0

  2. Hossa – Carcillo – Toews7:45

    xG 0.32–0.20 (61%)attempts 5–6goals 1–0

  3. Sharp – Kane – Kruger10:21

    xG 0.24–0.21 (53%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  4. Frolik – Bollig – Saad5:49

    xG 0.02–0.22 (9%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRozsival – Leddy13:52

    xG 0.43–0.10 (82%)attempts 10–4goals 2–0

  2. Keith – Seabrook18:14

    xG 0.68–0.47 (59%)attempts 16–14goals 1–0

  3. Oduya – Hjalmarsson15:22

    xG 0.10–0.24 (30%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestNichol – Murray – Reaves5:56

    xG 0.27–0.10 (73%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. Oshie – Perron – Schwartz2:15

    xG 0.04–0.05 (43%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Backes – Oshie – Perron12:39

    xG 0.18–0.20 (46%)attempts 7–4goals 0–1

  4. Porter – Stewart – Berglund2:17

    xG 0.03–0.10 (22%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestShattenkirk – Pietrangelo3:24

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Jackman – Shattenkirk13:14

    xG 0.22–0.19 (54%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  3. Jackman – Polak2:52

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 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.

STL 1.2 xGCHI 1.5 xG
00.511.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 12/100 · #632 of 720 this seasonSwing 0.99 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50STL 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 54% of the time.

STL winsCHI wins

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

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