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Sun, Mar 10, 2013·United Center, Chicago

Edmonton Oilers 6, Chicago Blackhawks 5

Expected result

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

CHI winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM4122904625
CHI06420111537

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:24EDMMike BrownAssists: Nick Schultz, Ryan Smyth · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P1 3:00EDMSam GagnerAssists: Magnus Paajarvi, Nail Yakupov · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–0
  3. P1 9:19EDMRyan WhitneyAssists: Taylor Hall, Ales Hemsky · Slap, 0.05 xG3–0
  4. P1 12:22EDMSam GagnerPPAssists: Ryan Whitney, Jordan Eberle · Backhand, 0.19 xG4–0
  5. P2 5:36CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Dave Bolland · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–1
  6. P2 7:51CHIMarian HossaAssists: Jonathan Toews, Nick Leddy · Snap, 0.13 xG4–2
  7. P2 10:28EDMShawn HorcoffPPAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Justin Schultz · Deflected, 0.19 xG5–2
  8. P2 15:05CHISheldon BrookbankSHAssists: Marian Hossa · Wrist, 0.32 xG5–3
  9. P2 15:56EDMTaylor HallPPGWGAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Justin Schultz · Deflected, 0.16 xG6–3
  10. P2 17:12CHIBrent SeabrookAssists: Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith · Slap, 0.03 xG6–4
  11. P3 7:06CHIPatrick KanePPAssists: Dave Bolland, Brandon Saad · Wrist, 0.09 xG6–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 12:02CHIJamal Mayers: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  2. P2 8:31CHINick Leddy: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P2 14:22CHIDuncan Keith: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 17:29CHIAndrew Shaw: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 17:29EDMShawn Horcoff: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 5:46EDMLadislav Smid: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P3 12:15EDMNick Schultz: Broken stick2 min
  8. P3 15:57CHIMarian Hossa: Interference goalkeeper2 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCHI
25Shots on goal37
2.5Expected goals3.4
43Shot attempts68
24Faceoffs won40
4Power plays2
6Penalty minutes10
32Hits19
17Blocked shots11
9Giveaways14
6Takeaways19

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHorcoff – Hemsky – Hall11:35

    xG 0.66–0.60 (52%)attempts 9–16goals 1–1

  2. Gagner – Paajarvi – Yakupov7:37

    xG 0.32–0.31 (50%)attempts 6–8goals 1–1

  3. Smyth – Brown – Petrell8:00

    xG 0.07–0.15 (30%)attempts 2–8goals 1–0

  4. Petrell – Gagner – Paajarvi3:48

    xG 0.08–0.18 (31%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSmid – Petry15:33

    xG 0.67–0.59 (53%)attempts 17–17goals 0–2

  2. Whitney – Schultz10:46

    xG 0.39–0.42 (48%)attempts 5–15goals 1–1

  3. Schultz – Potter15:07

    xG 0.37–0.40 (48%)attempts 7–12goals 2–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Toews – Saad12:43

    xG 0.57–0.41 (58%)attempts 16–12goals 1–1

  2. Bolland – Stalberg – Kane11:26

    xG 0.42–0.29 (59%)attempts 12–4goals 2–1

  3. Bickell – Kruger – Shaw8:39

    xG 0.38–0.31 (56%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  4. Mayers – Carcillo – Frolik2:47

    xG 0.06–0.10 (37%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHjalmarsson – Leddy9:47

    xG 0.56–0.14 (80%)attempts 16–3goals 2–0

  2. Oduya – Brookbank7:59

    xG 0.59–0.21 (74%)attempts 13–3goals 0–0

  3. Brookbank – Leddy5:56

    xG 0.08–0.07 (55%)attempts 4–2goals 0–1

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.

CHI 3.4 xGEDM 2.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 94/100 · #53 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.64 · 10 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CHI 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.

CHI winsEDM wins

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

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