Tue, Dec 17, 2013·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
Chicago Blackhawks 3, Nashville Predators 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 56% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 210 | 18 | 09 | 327 |
| NSH | 117 | 04 | 07 | 128 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 1:29CHIDuncan KeithAssists: Marian Hossa, Jonathan Toews · Slap, 0.06 xG1–0
- P1 3:03NSHShea WeberPPAssists: Roman Josi, David Legwand · Slap, 0.05 xG1–1
- P1 16:14CHIPatrick KanePPGWGAssists: Patrick Sharp, Duncan Keith · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–1
- P2 11:33CHINick LeddyPPAssists: Brandon Saad, Brent Seabrook · Snap, 0.31 xG3–1
Penalties (11)
- P1 1:31CHIMarcus Kruger: Delaying game face off violation2 min · PPG
- P1 4:05CHINick Leddy: Interference2 min
- P1 15:36NSHColin Wilson: Holding2 min · PPG
- P1 17:38CHIPatrick Kane: Tripping2 min
- P2 1:53NSHColin Wilson: Too many men on the ice2 min
- P2 9:55NSHViktor Stalberg: Tripping2 min · PPG
- P2 13:25NSHViktor Stalberg: Too many men on the ice2 min
- P2 14:32CHIPatrick Sharp: High sticking double minor4 min
- P2 19:30NSHMatt Hendricks: Interference2 min
- P3 6:57CHIKris Versteeg: High sticking2 min
- P3 18:35CHIBrent Seabrook: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Legwand won the faceoff against Handzus
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestBickell – Shaw – Saad6:51
xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0
- Hossa – Sharp – Toews10:04
xG 0.24–0.07 (76%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0
- Smith – Kruger – Bollig5:29
xG 0.16–0.07 (69%)attempts 2–10goals 0–0
- Handzus – Versteeg – Kane7:20
xG 0.04–0.03 (58%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestOduya – Hjalmarsson11:33
xG 0.31–0.08 (80%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0
- Brookbank – Leddy9:27
xG 0.31–0.11 (74%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0
- Keith – Seabrook13:31
xG 0.24–0.10 (71%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0
Nashville Predators
Forward lines
- Cullen – Wilson – Smith7:01
xG 0.07–0.07 (51%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0
- Fisher – Nystrom – Stalberg8:31
xG 0.09–0.17 (34%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1
- Legwand – Hornqvist – Spaling10:26
xG 0.10–0.19 (33%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0
- Hendricks – Gaustad – Clune4:20
xG 0.00–0.17 (0%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestEllis – Jones9:44
xG 0.35–0.28 (56%)attempts 13–6goals 0–0
- Klein – Bartley10:54
xG 0.06–0.09 (39%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0
- Weber – Josi13:16
xG 0.22–0.32 (41%)attempts 12–11goals 0–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NSH's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NSH is favoured, below it CHI. Dots are goals.
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 56% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NSH − CHI), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).