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Sat, Jan 11, 2014·Centre Bell, Montreal

Chicago Blackhawks 1, Montréal Canadiens 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 78% of the time.

MTL winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CHI07081500120
MTL01011201214238

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 12:54MTLAndrei MarkovAssists: Alexei Emelin, Michael Bournival · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P3 9:22CHIMarian HossaAssists: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp · Wrist, 0.24 xG1–1
  3. OT 1:28MTLAndrei MarkovGWGAssists: Max Pacioretty · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 9:18CHIMichael Kostka: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 11:16CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 16:19MTLBrendan Gallagher: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 16:19CHIKris Versteeg: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 5:56CHIMichal Handzus: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 17:17MTLP.K. Subban: Delaying game puck over glass2 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 SOG0MTL
48% to win52% to win
← CHI attackMTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Plekanec won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIMTL
20Shots on goal38
1.9Expected goals3.6
45Shot attempts65
24Faceoffs won29
1Power plays3
11Penalty minutes7
11Hits28
15Blocked shots17
12Giveaways8
1Takeaways6

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. bestBickell – Kane – Kruger6:59

    xG 0.42–0.18 (71%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Sharp – Toews15:04

    xG 0.70–0.64 (52%)attempts 11–17goals 1–0

  3. Smith – Bollig – Shaw3:42

    xG 0.06–0.04 (62%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Handzus – Bickell – Smith2:25

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook18:06

    xG 0.74–0.65 (53%)attempts 14–17goals 1–0

  2. Oduya – Hjalmarsson16:30

    xG 0.71–0.66 (52%)attempts 14–12goals 0–1

  3. Kostka – Leddy12:34

    xG 0.28–0.45 (39%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestBrière – Bourque – Eller9:29

    xG 0.81–0.03 (96%)attempts 14–5goals 0–0

  2. Parros – Prust – Bournival2:50

    xG 0.07–0.12 (37%)attempts 2–3goals 1–0

  3. Gionta – Moen – Plekanec13:25

    xG 0.40–0.58 (41%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

  4. Desharnais – Pacioretty – Gallagher10:59

    xG 0.23–0.50 (32%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMarkov – Emelin17:47

    xG 1.25–0.35 (78%)attempts 21–13goals 1–0

  2. Murray – Diaz12:25

    xG 0.46–0.18 (72%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  3. Gorges – Subban17:26

    xG 0.41–1.22 (25%)attempts 15–15goals 0–1

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.

MTL 3.6 xGCHI 1.9 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 37/100 · #714 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.26 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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, Montréal Canadiens win this game 78% of the time.

MTL winsCHI wins

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

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