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Fri, Dec 6, 2013·United Center, Chicago

Anaheim Ducks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 55% of the time.

CHI winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
ANA181908012326
CHI1111605031225

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:20ANACorey PerryAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Dustin Penner · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 4:05CHIBen SmithAssists: Patrick Kane, Kris Versteeg · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:05ANARyan GetzlafPPAssists: Cam Fowler, Nick Bonino · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:48CHIKris VersteegPPAssists: Marian Hossa, Brent Seabrook · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. CHI Jonathan Toews scored
  2. 2. ANA Nick Bonino scored
  3. 3. CHI Patrick Sharp stopped
  4. 4. ANA Kyle Palmieri scored
  5. 5. CHI Patrick Kane stopped
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 10:02ANAMatt Beleskey: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 17:27ANAHampus Lindholm: Holding2 min
  3. P2 8:06CHIJohnny Oduya: Closing hand on puck2 min · PPG
  4. P2 15:57ANABryan Allen: Boarding2 min · PPG
  5. P3 19:24ANADustin Penner: Misconduct10 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACHI
26Shots on goal25
2.5Expected goals2.2
49Shot attempts61
35Faceoffs won35
1Power plays3
16Penalty minutes2
39Hits25
21Blocked shots11
5Giveaways3
5Takeaways12

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestSteckel – Beleskey – Palmieri6:06

    xG 0.59–0.19 (76%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  2. Getzlaf – Perry – Penner15:21

    xG 0.49–0.40 (55%)attempts 11–13goals 1–0

  3. Selanne – Bonino – Etem6:40

    xG 0.32–0.24 (57%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  4. Koivu – Winnik – Cogliano10:54

    xG 0.12–0.44 (21%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLovejoy – Fowler17:59

    xG 0.33–0.23 (59%)attempts 9–15goals 1–0

  2. Fistric – Lindholm13:02

    xG 0.47–0.59 (44%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Allen – Vatanen16:04

    xG 0.42–0.90 (32%)attempts 13–20goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Sharp – Toews14:09

    xG 0.72–0.18 (80%)attempts 17–4goals 0–1

  2. Kruger – Bollig – Nordstrom9:22

    xG 0.23–0.13 (65%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Versteeg – Kane – Smith2:02

    xG 0.13–0.10 (55%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  4. Smith – Morin – Saad4:46

    xG 0.24–0.23 (52%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook17:12

    xG 0.32–0.13 (72%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0

  2. Oduya – Hjalmarsson16:43

    xG 0.52–0.35 (59%)attempts 15–10goals 0–1

  3. Brookbank – Leddy12:35

    xG 0.66–0.97 (41%)attempts 12–16goals 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 2.2 xGANA 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 39/100 · #692 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.33 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +22 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 55% of the time.

CHI winsANA wins

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

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