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Tue, Oct 29, 2013·United Center, Chicago

Ottawa Senators 5, Chicago Blackhawks 6

Expected result

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

CHI winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT115311111537
CHI112215313640

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:54CHIAndrew ShawPPAssists: Patrick Sharp, Duncan Keith · Tip-in, 0.25 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:00OTTMilan MichalekAssists: Bobby Ryan · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:51OTTKyle TurrisPPAssists: Clarke MacArthur, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.48 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:41CHIMarian HossaAssists: Jonathan Toews, Niklas Hjalmarsson · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P2 10:19OTTJoe CorvoAssists: Jason Spezza, Milan Michalek · Slap, 0.02 xG3–2
  6. P2 11:14OTTMika ZibanejadAssists: Kyle Turris, Clarke MacArthur · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–2
  7. P2 14:30CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Patrick Sharp, Marian Hossa · Wrap-around, 0.12 xG4–3
  8. P3 1:20CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Johnny Oduya · Wrist, 0.19 xG4–4
  9. P3 9:13CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Brent Seabrook, Marian Hossa · Backhand, 0.26 xG4–5
  10. P3 14:10CHIAndrew ShawGWGAssists: Jeremy Morin · Wrist, 0.33 xG4–6
  11. P3 14:23OTTZack SmithUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG5–6
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 3:02CHISheldon Brookbank: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 3:02OTTZack Smith: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 6:45OTTChris Neil: High sticking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 4:57CHIBrent Seabrook: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 14:49OTTDerek Grant: Tripping2 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
48% to win52% to win
← OTT attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pirri won the faceoff against Smith
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCHI
37Shots on goal40
3.4Expected goals4.0
59Shot attempts62
37Faceoffs won29
1Power plays2
6Penalty minutes4
36Hits26
11Blocked shots10
4Giveaways8
3Takeaways8

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. Neil – Smith – Conacher10:55

    xG 0.50–0.50 (50%)attempts 8–11goals 1–0

  2. MacArthur – Turris – Zibanejad12:16

    xG 0.53–0.53 (50%)attempts 15–7goals 1–1

  3. Greening – Condra – Grant8:36

    xG 0.44–0.45 (49%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

  4. Spezza – Michalek – Ryan12:43

    xG 0.20–0.70 (23%)attempts 9–11goals 2–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestMethot – Karlsson18:30

    xG 0.90–0.70 (56%)attempts 15–13goals 2–1

  2. Phillips – Cowen2:49

    xG 0.00–0.20 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Corvo – Cowen11:03

    xG 0.41–0.64 (39%)attempts 13–12goals 1–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Sharp – Toews15:09

    xG 1.69–0.36 (82%)attempts 21–11goals 4–2

  2. Bickell – Kane – Shaw2:21

    xG 0.20–0.12 (63%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Bickell – Morin – Shaw8:03

    xG 0.53–0.47 (53%)attempts 13–7goals 1–0

  4. Mills – Kruger – Bollig7:38

    xG 0.10–0.24 (29%)attempts 3–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Hjalmarsson15:43

    xG 0.91–0.37 (71%)attempts 15–11goals 2–1

  2. Keith – Seabrook19:07

    xG 0.93–0.51 (65%)attempts 13–16goals 1–1

  3. Brookbank – Leddy11:24

    xG 0.78–0.99 (44%)attempts 15–14goals 1–1

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 4.0 xGOTT 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 97/100 · #22 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.41 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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.

CHI winsOTT wins

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

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