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Wed, Nov 27, 2013·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Calgary Flames 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 84% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI01005315330
CGY01011012222

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 13:32CGYMatt StajanAssists: Jiri Hudler, Lance Bouma · Slap, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P3 2:05CGYSean MonahanAssists: Jiri Hudler, Kris Russell · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P3 9:42CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Brandon Saad, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–2
  4. P3 10:38CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Marian Hossa, Niklas Hjalmarsson · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. P3 19:42CHIPatrick KaneGWGAssists: Niklas Hjalmarsson · Backhand, 0.06 xG3–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 0:53CGYMichael Cammalleri: Holding2 min
  2. P1 5:14CGYTJ Brodie: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P1 15:59CGYBrian McGrattan: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 15:59CHIBrandon Bollig: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 10:23CHIBrandon Pirri: Interference2 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 SOG0CGY
48% to win52% to win
← CHI attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Stajan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICGY
30Shots on goal22
3.1Expected goals1.2
75Shot attempts35
28Faceoffs won38
2Power plays1
7Penalty minutes9
8Hits29
7Blocked shots29
23Giveaways23
4Takeaways11

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. bestVersteeg – Pirri – Shaw6:51

    xG 0.44–0.05 (89%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Sharp – Toews14:11

    xG 0.73–0.37 (66%)attempts 15–9goals 1–0

  3. Kane – Shaw – Saad3:11

    xG 0.16–0.07 (70%)attempts 5–2goals 1–1

  4. Handzus – Kane – Saad7:10

    xG 0.14–0.08 (64%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Hjalmarsson18:22

    xG 1.08–0.12 (90%)attempts 25–7goals 2–1

  2. Rozsival – Leddy12:16

    xG 0.28–0.20 (59%)attempts 11–9goals 0–1

  3. Keith – Seabrook16:04

    xG 0.62–0.66 (48%)attempts 22–12goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestCammalleri – Stajan – Stempniak12:31

    xG 0.57–0.37 (61%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  2. Jones – Colborne – Bouma12:51

    xG 0.10–0.37 (21%)attempts 6–16goals 0–0

  3. McGrattan – Jones – Backlund4:38

    xG 0.04–0.35 (10%)attempts 2–6goals 0–1

  4. Hudler – Baertschi – Monahan11:49

    xG 0.07–0.90 (7%)attempts 5–20goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Russell3:21

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–3goals 1–0

  2. Smid – Brodie2:08

    xG 0.04–0.09 (33%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Smid3:57

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 1–5goals 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.

CGY 1.2 xGCHI 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 64/100 · #368 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.48 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 5% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +46 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 84% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

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

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