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Mon, Apr 15, 2013·United Center, Chicago

Dallas Stars 2, Chicago Blackhawks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 90% of the time.

CHI winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL041717218
CHI1131936528

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:54CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Marian Hossa, Brandon Saad · Tip-in, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P2 12:14CHIViktor StalbergAssists: Michal Handzus, Andrew Shaw · Wrist, 0.23 xG0–2
  3. P2 14:12DALJamie BennAssists: Ray Whitney · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P3 3:07DALJamie BennAssists: Ray Whitney, Alex Goligoski · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P3 4:31CHIAndrew ShawGWGAssists: Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–3
  6. P3 7:46CHINiklas HjalmarssonAssists: Marian Hossa, Jonathan Toews · Slap, 0.09 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:33CHIMarian HossaENAssists: Brent Seabrook · Wrist, 0.75 xG2–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 7:56DALVernon Fiddler: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 18:25DALAntoine Roussel: Interference2 min
  3. P2 4:05DALErik Cole: Holding the stick2 min
  4. P2 6:33CHIJonathan Toews: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 13:56DALTom Wandell: Delaying game bench face off violation2 min
  6. P3 19:44CHIBrent Seabrook: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 19:44DALRyan Garbutt: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 19:44CHIBrent Seabrook: Slashing2 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCHI
18Shots on goal28
1.3Expected goals3.8
37Shot attempts57
29Faceoffs won37
2Power plays4
10Penalty minutes6
46Hits21
16Blocked shots11
6Giveaways8
9Takeaways11

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestWhitney – Eriksson – Benn9:48

    xG 0.37–0.12 (75%)attempts 6–4goals 2–1

  2. Wandell – Roussel – Garbutt2:57

    xG 0.00–0.11 (0%)attempts 0–6goals 0–0

  3. Eriksson – Eakin – Fraser4:47

    xG 0.02–0.15 (13%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Eakin – Fraser – Garbutt5:44

    xG 0.14–0.31 (32%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Robidas – Dillon3:05

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

  2. Goligoski – Dillon14:55

    xG 0.41–0.61 (41%)attempts 13–10goals 1–1

  3. Daley – Larsen2:59

    xG 0.11–0.32 (25%)attempts 2–4goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Toews – Saad9:39

    xG 0.65–0.04 (94%)attempts 13–2goals 2–0

  2. Handzus – Frolik – Bollig7:02

    xG 0.31–0.13 (70%)attempts 7–4goals 0–1

  3. Bickell – Stalberg – Shaw9:59

    xG 0.21–0.17 (56%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  4. Bolland – Kane – Kruger9:54

    xG 0.29–0.33 (47%)attempts 4–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRozsival – Oduya12:42

    xG 0.84–0.14 (86%)attempts 14–4goals 1–0

  2. Keith – Hjalmarsson16:15

    xG 0.77–0.44 (64%)attempts 14–10goals 3–2

  3. Seabrook – Leddy12:56

    xG 0.31–0.14 (69%)attempts 12–9goals 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.

CHI 3.8 xGDAL 1.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 73/100 · #208 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.60 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 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 90% of the time.

CHI winsDAL wins

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

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