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Fri, Dec 20, 2013·United Center, Chicago

Vancouver Canucks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 59% of the time.

CHI winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
VAN0311416012324
CHI1101708011226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:49CHIKris VersteegAssists: Patrick Kane, Michal Handzus · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:57CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Michal Rozsival, Johnny Oduya · Wrist, 0.27 xG0–2
  3. P2 8:19VANZack KassianAssists: Jason Garrison · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P3 10:48VANDaniel SedinAssists: Kevin Bieksa, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. CHI Patrick Kane stopped
  2. 2. VAN Mike Santorelli scored
  3. 3. CHI Jonathan Toews stopped
  4. 4. VAN Daniel Sedin stopped
  5. 5. CHI Patrick Sharp scored
  6. 6. VAN Henrik Sedin stopped
  7. 7. CHI Marian Hossa stopped
  8. 8. VAN Zack Kassian stopped
  9. 9. CHI Brandon Saad stopped
  10. 10. VAN Yannick Weber stopped
  11. 11. CHI Ben Smith stopped
  12. 12. VAN David Booth stopped
  13. 13. CHI Kris Versteeg stopped
  14. 14. VAN Zac Dalpe stopped
  15. 15. CHI Michal Handzus stopped
  16. 16. VAN Ryan Kesler scored
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 15:55VANYannick Weber: Holding2 min
  2. P1 18:39CHIBrandon Bollig: Interference2 min
  3. P2 2:24CHIMichal Rozsival: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 13:53VANJason Garrison: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 16:06CHIBryan Bickell: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P2 18:14VANRyan Kesler: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 4:15CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  8. P3 12:08VANRyan Kesler: 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCHI
24Shots on goal26
2.4Expected goals2.8
50Shot attempts48
25Faceoffs won24
4Power plays4
8Penalty minutes8
32Hits19
12Blocked shots13
2Giveaways4
2Takeaways7

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. Sedin – Sedin – Hansen10:29

    xG 0.27–0.47 (36%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  2. Sestito – Dalpe – Weise2:18

    xG 0.02–0.28 (6%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Richardson – Booth – Kassian6:19

    xG 0.06–0.39 (13%)attempts 1–7goals 1–1

  4. Higgins – Kesler – Santorelli10:52

    xG 0.30–0.64 (32%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAlberts – Tanev3:53

    xG 0.16–0.05 (78%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Hamhuis – Bieksa2:12

    xG 0.04–0.03 (55%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Bieksa – Garrison3:53

    xG 0.17–0.21 (45%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestBickell – Kane – Shaw2:13

    xG 0.57–0.03 (95%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  2. Hossa – Sharp – Toews11:19

    xG 0.70–0.18 (80%)attempts 15–5goals 0–0

  3. Handzus – Versteeg – Kane8:11

    xG 0.42–0.20 (67%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

  4. Smith – Kruger – Bollig4:03

    xG 0.28–0.16 (63%)attempts 3–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook14:14

    xG 0.82–0.38 (68%)attempts 16–10goals 1–1

  2. Oduya – Hjalmarsson12:54

    xG 0.55–0.36 (61%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

  3. Rozsival – Leddy10:22

    xG 0.27–0.29 (48%)attempts 6–7goals 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 2.8 xGVAN 2.4 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 67/100 · #324 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.64 · 4 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +33 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 59% of the time.

CHI winsVAN wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).