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Wed, Oct 15, 2014·United Center, Chicago

Calgary Flames 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 91% of the time.

CHI winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CGY02160713218
CHI01801611303150

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 11:55CGYDennis WidemanAssists: Joe Colborne · Slap, 0.01 xG1–0
  2. P3 14:15CHIAndrew ShawPPAssists: Patrick Sharp, Jonathan Toews · Tip-in, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. OT 4:35CGYMikael BacklundGWGAssists: TJ Brodie, Kris Russell · Snap, 0.05 xG2–1
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 3:42CGYLadislav Smid: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 8:18CGYLadislav Smid: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 11:40CGYBrandon Bollig: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 0:40CGYTJ Brodie: Holding2 min
  5. P2 14:25CHIMarcus Kruger: Interference2 min
  6. P2 19:01CGYKris Russell: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  7. P3 7:24CGYDevin Setoguchi: Holding the stick2 min
  8. P3 14:04CGYDennis Wideman: Hooking2 min · PPG

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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Backlund won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYCHI
18Shots on goal50
1.2Expected goals4.1
33Shot attempts96
27Faceoffs won35
1Power plays7
14Penalty minutes2
17Hits14
30Blocked shots11
3Giveaways9
3Takeaways8

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. Setoguchi – Colborne – Gaudreau3:41

    xG 0.17–0.18 (49%)attempts 3–7goals 1–0

  2. McGrattan – Stajan – Bollig5:18

    xG 0.11–0.17 (38%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  3. Raymond – Colborne – Gaudreau5:06

    xG 0.04–0.19 (19%)attempts 2–10goals 0–0

  4. Glencross – Byron – Backlund10:15

    xG 0.05–0.44 (10%)attempts 2–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Wideman – Smid2:17

    xG 0.00–0.22 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

  2. Giordano – Brodie12:50

    xG 0.31–0.59 (35%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0

  3. Smid – Diaz7:14

    xG 0.13–0.42 (24%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – Shaw – Saad10:18

    xG 0.80–0.00 (100%)attempts 19–1goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Sharp – Toews9:18

    xG 0.50–0.06 (89%)attempts 14–5goals 0–1

  3. Carcillo – Smith – Kruger5:20

    xG 0.55–0.12 (82%)attempts 11–2goals 0–0

  4. Carcillo – Morin – Kruger2:34

    xG 0.31–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook13:51

    xG 0.71–0.09 (88%)attempts 18–9goals 0–0

  2. Oduya – Hjalmarsson9:21

    xG 0.67–0.25 (73%)attempts 19–4goals 0–0

  3. Hjalmarsson – van Riemsdyk6:32

    xG 0.31–0.18 (64%)attempts 10–4goals 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.

CHI 4.1 xGCGY 1.2 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHICGY

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 CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 49/100 · #574 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.58 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +36 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 91% of the time.

CHI winsCGY wins

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

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