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Fri, Mar 21, 2014·United Center, Chicago

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Chicago Blackhawks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 52% of the time.

CHI winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR04114110228
CHI0112915325

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 3:09CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Andrew Shaw, Michal Handzus · Backhand, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P2 16:26CHIKris VersteegAssists: Nick Leddy, Brent Seabrook · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P2 19:22CARAlexander SeminAssists: Eric Staal, Andrej Sekera · Snap, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P3 2:58CARAlexander SeminPPAssists: Eric Staal · Snap, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P3 3:29CHIJonathan ToewsSHGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 10:29CAREric Staal: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 18:32CARAlexander Semin: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 3:23CHIJohnny Oduya: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 7:55CHIJonathan Toews: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 14:29CARJay Harrison: Interference2 min
  6. P2 15:44CHIJonathan Toews: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 1:26CHIDuncan Keith: Slashing2 min · PPG
  8. P3 1:44CHIMichal Handzus: Holding2 min
  9. P3 4:11CHIMichal Handzus: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 4:49CAREric Staal: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 15:27CARJustin Faulk: Holding2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARCHI
28Shots on goal25
2.1Expected goals2.2
42Shot attempts42
26Faceoffs won27
6Power plays5
10Penalty minutes12
17Hits13
11Blocked shots12
1Giveaways10
3Takeaways2

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. Malhotra – Tlusty – Bowman2:45

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Semin – Staal – Staal13:31

    xG 0.21–0.21 (50%)attempts 5–5goals 1–0

  3. Gerbe – Tlusty – Loktionov2:08

    xG 0.02–0.08 (17%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Nash – Skinner – Lindholm5:57

    xG 0.11–0.20 (37%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Liles – Sekera12:35

    xG 0.19–0.20 (49%)attempts 5–5goals 1–0

  2. Hainsey – Faulk12:58

    xG 0.42–0.54 (44%)attempts 10–10goals 0–1

  3. Harrison – Bellemore7:17

    xG 0.13–0.50 (20%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Versteeg – Toews9:19

    xG 0.19–0.02 (92%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Handzus – Sharp – Shaw7:28

    xG 0.30–0.22 (57%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

  3. Regin – Kruger – Bollig3:04

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  4. Regin – Smith – Morin4:59

    xG 0.11–0.19 (36%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLeddy – Rundblad6:45

    xG 0.52–0.19 (73%)attempts 7–4goals 1–0

  2. Oduya – Hjalmarsson11:29

    xG 0.30–0.13 (70%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Seabrook10:18

    xG 0.34–0.32 (51%)attempts 10–8goals 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 xGCAR 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHICAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 66/100 · #345 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.57 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +29 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 52% of the time.

CHI winsCAR wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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