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Sat, Mar 16, 2013·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Chicago Blackhawks 8, Dallas Stars 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 95% of the time.

DAL winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI31139214834
DAL0305111119

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:05CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Nick Leddy, Brandon Saad · Deflected, 0.21 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:40CHIJonathan ToewsGWGAssists: Brandon Saad, Duncan Keith · Backhand, 0.14 xG2–0
  3. P1 17:54CHINick LeddyAssists: Viktor Stalberg, Bryan Bickell · Wrist, 0.55 xG3–0
  4. P2 8:01CHIJohnny OduyaAssists: Viktor Stalberg, Bryan Bickell · Slap, 0.03 xG4–0
  5. P2 12:18CHIMarian HossaAssists: Patrick Kane, Brent Seabrook · Deflected, 0.15 xG5–0
  6. P2 19:09CHIMarian HossaPPAssists: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane · Snap, 0.13 xG6–0
  7. P3 2:06CHIDuncan KeithAssists: Bryan Bickell, Viktor Stalberg · Snap, 0.13 xG7–0
  8. P3 6:30DALTrevor DaleyPPAssists: Jamie Benn, Ray Whitney · Slap, 0.04 xG7–1
  9. P3 9:59CHIPatrick KanePPAssists: Dave Bolland, Nick Leddy · Backhand, 0.03 xG8–1
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 2:50CHIBrent Seabrook: Interference2 min
  2. P1 12:48DALBrenden Morrow: Boarding2 min
  3. P2 5:09DALAlex Goligoski: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 11:37CHIMarcus Kruger: Interference2 min
  5. P2 11:37DALDerek Roy: Diving2 min
  6. P2 17:52DALErik Cole: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P2 18:15CHIBrent Seabrook: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 18:15DALAntoine Roussel: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 18:15DALAntoine Roussel: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  10. P3 5:31CHINick Leddy: Interference2 min · PPG
  11. P3 8:39DALVernon Fiddler: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  12. P3 10:41DALBrenden Dillon: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 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 SOG0DAL
43% to win57% to win
← CHI attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Benn won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIDAL
34Shots on goal19
6.0Expected goals1.8
69Shot attempts36
30Faceoffs won27
6Power plays2
11Penalty minutes19
12Hits33
10Blocked shots14
5Giveaways16
7Takeaways2

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 – Shaw9:55

    xG 0.98–0.40 (71%)attempts 9–5goals 2–0

  2. Hossa – Toews – Saad8:43

    xG 0.60–0.19 (76%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0

  3. Frolik – Kruger – Bollig5:55

    xG 0.15–0.13 (54%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  4. Bolland – Kane – Hayes8:24

    xG 0.28–0.37 (43%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Hjalmarsson2:34

    xG 1.46–0.03 (98%)attempts 10–1goals 1–0

  2. Rozsival – Leddy12:18

    xG 1.24–0.24 (84%)attempts 17–4goals 2–0

  3. Oduya – Hjalmarsson13:31

    xG 0.92–0.28 (76%)attempts 15–5goals 1–0

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Roy – Eriksson10:03

    xG 0.48–0.36 (57%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  2. Fiddler – Nystrom – Smith2:02

    xG 0.21–0.12 (63%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Fiddler – Nystrom – Roussel5:27

    xG 0.20–0.83 (19%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

  4. Morrow – Smith – Eakin6:13

    xG 0.00–0.76 (0%)attempts 0–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRobidas – Daley3:53

    xG 0.35–0.05 (88%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Dillon – Oleksiak9:20

    xG 0.49–0.33 (60%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  3. Robidas – Goligoski2:20

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 1–1goals 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.

DAL 1.8 xGCHI 6.0 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 16/100 · #597 of 720 this seasonSwing 0.75 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 38% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50DAL 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 95% of the time.

DAL winsCHI wins

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

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