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Tue, Oct 15, 2013·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 61% of the time.

CAR winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CHI21508010031336
CAR05014211040234

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:56CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Michal Handzus · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:18CHIMarian HossaAssists: Brandon Saad, Andrew Shaw · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P3 3:54CARAlexander SeminAssists: Eric Staal, Tuomo Ruutu · Wrist, 0.33 xG2–1
  4. P3 12:33CARRon HainseyUnassisted · Slap, 0.01 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. CHI Patrick Kane stopped
  2. 2. CAR Nathan Gerbe stopped
  3. 3. CHI Jonathan Toews stopped
  4. 4. CAR Alexander Semin stopped
  5. 5. CHI Patrick Sharp scored
  6. 6. CAR Jeff Skinner stopped
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 8:15CAREric Staal: Holding2 min
  2. P2 2:48CHIMichal Rozsival: Interference2 min
  3. P2 3:47CARDrayson Bowman: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 9:05CHIJohnny Oduya: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 4:31CARRon Hainsey: Holding2 min
  6. P3 15:33CHIMichal Rozsival: Slashing2 min
  7. OT 2:30CHIBryan Bickell: Hooking2 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 SOG0CAR
48% to win52% to win
← CHI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICAR
36Shots on goal34
3.4Expected goals2.8
64Shot attempts71
29Faceoffs won44
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
20Hits31
26Blocked shots13
5Giveaways15
12Takeaways18

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. bestNordstrom – Shaw – Saad8:31

    xG 1.01–0.49 (68%)attempts 14–10goals 0–1

  2. Bickell – Toews – Kane12:31

    xG 0.67–0.41 (62%)attempts 19–11goals 0–0

  3. Handzus – Hossa – Sharp10:04

    xG 0.47–0.26 (64%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

  4. Smith – Kruger – Bollig7:55

    xG 0.06–0.22 (21%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRozsival – Leddy8:44

    xG 0.69–0.23 (75%)attempts 11–9goals 0–1

  2. Keith – Seabrook15:07

    xG 0.62–0.29 (68%)attempts 23–13goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – Hjalmarsson19:11

    xG 0.81–1.06 (43%)attempts 12–21goals 1–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestRuutu – Semin – Staal12:34

    xG 0.78–0.70 (53%)attempts 15–12goals 1–1

  2. Dvorak – Sutter – Bowman4:34

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Gerbe – Tlusty – Staal10:54

    xG 0.20–0.52 (27%)attempts 7–18goals 0–0

  4. Dwyer – Nash – Skinner10:24

    xG 0.09–0.98 (8%)attempts 7–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Murphy2:40

    xG 0.28–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Hainsey – Faulk2:08

    xG 0.03–0.05 (38%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  3. Harrison – Murphy16:23

    xG 0.94–1.20 (44%)attempts 24–19goals 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.

CAR 2.8 xGCHI 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 68/100 · #323 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.65 · 4 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +32 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 61% of the time.

CAR winsCHI wins

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

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0
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+7

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