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Thu, Oct 9, 2014·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Dallas Stars 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 76% of the time.

DAL winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CHI1308114011326
DAL0821609010234

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:16CHIDuncan KeithAssists: Brent Seabrook, Patrick Sharp · Slap, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P2 10:13DALTrevor DaleyPPAssists: Ales Hemsky, Jason Spezza · Slap, 0.20 xG1–1
  3. P2 15:04DALCody EakinAssists: Ryan Garbutt, Antoine Roussel · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P3 11:10CHIPatrick SharpPPAssists: Duncan Keith, Patrick Kane · Slap, 0.04 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. DAL Jason Spezza stopped
  2. 2. CHI Jonathan Toews stopped
  3. 3. DAL Tyler Seguin stopped
  4. 4. CHI Patrick Kane scored
  5. 5. DAL Ales Hemsky stopped
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 1:50CHIMarcus Kruger: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 14:15CHIJeremy Morin: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 0:23CHIDuncan Keith: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 5:43DALVernon Fiddler: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 10:03CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: High sticking2 min · PPG
  6. P2 10:03CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 17:26DALBrenden Dillon: Interference2 min
  8. P2 19:14CHIMarian Hossa: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 2:23DALPatrik Nemeth: Interference2 min
  10. P3 4:47CHIPatrick Sharp: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 4:47DALBrenden Dillon: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 11:03DALJordie Benn: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  13. P3 18:05DALJordie Benn: Delaying game2 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 SOG0DAL
46% to win54% to win
← CHI attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Seguin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIDAL
26Shots on goal34
2.5Expected goals4.2
68Shot attempts73
30Faceoffs won36
5Power plays6
14Penalty minutes12
12Hits25
16Blocked shots26
10Giveaways9
8Takeaways14

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. bestHossa – Richards – Sharp2:39

    xG 0.46–0.01 (98%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Sharp – Toews6:48

    xG 0.12–0.03 (83%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  3. Carcillo – Morin – Kruger3:36

    xG 0.04–0.03 (55%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Richards – Bickell – Smith6:02

    xG 0.18–0.62 (23%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Hjalmarsson9:28

    xG 0.72–0.48 (60%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  2. Hjalmarsson – van Riemsdyk5:53

    xG 0.08–0.06 (59%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – van Riemsdyk3:06

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestSpezza – Hemsky – Eaves6:56

    xG 0.79–0.45 (64%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

  2. Horcoff – Fiddler – Sceviour7:27

    xG 0.57–0.25 (69%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  3. Roussel – Eakin – Garbutt9:30

    xG 0.21–0.22 (49%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  4. Benn – Seguin – Nichushkin8:28

    xG 0.02–0.34 (7%)attempts 3–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBenn – Dillon10:54

    xG 1.35–0.51 (73%)attempts 19–6goals 1–0

  2. Connauton – Nemeth8:22

    xG 0.41–0.22 (65%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Dillon – Nemeth2:15

    xG 0.01–0.04 (23%)attempts 2–1goals 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.

DAL 4.2 xGCHI 2.5 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 79/100 · #230 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.13 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 15% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +34 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 76% of the time.

DAL winsCHI wins

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

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