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Sun, Nov 2, 2014·United Center, Chicago

Winnipeg Jets 1, Chicago Blackhawks 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 56% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG1100809127
CHI09011013033

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:20WPGMichael FrolikGWGAssists: Andrew Ladd, Zach Bogosian · Wrist, 0.27 xG1–0
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 7:07WPGAdam Lowry: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 10:34CHIBrandon Saad: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 13:42CHIPatrick Sharp: Boarding2 min
  4. P2 8:36WPGJacob Trouba: Hooking2 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.

WPG00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGCHI
27Shots on goal33
1.9Expected goals2.2
43Shot attempts76
24Faceoffs won33
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
26Hits16
30Blocked shots9
2Giveaways19
2Takeaways15

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.

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestLadd – Little – Frolik13:45

    xG 0.86–0.45 (66%)attempts 12–20goals 1–0

  2. Wheeler – Kane – Scheifele14:44

    xG 0.22–0.39 (36%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  3. Thorburn – Slater – Galiardi3:06

    xG 0.00–0.58 (0%)attempts 1–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Trouba13:35

    xG 0.41–0.15 (73%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  2. Enstrom – Bogosian14:39

    xG 0.60–0.51 (54%)attempts 11–23goals 1–0

  3. Clitsome – Postma7:14

    xG 0.28–0.77 (27%)attempts 5–17goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestSharp – Toews – Kane2:31

    xG 0.23–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Smith – Morin – Kruger2:09

    xG 0.17–0.01 (92%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Hossa – Versteeg – Toews7:40

    xG 0.06–0.02 (73%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Richards – Sharp – Kane7:14

    xG 0.67–0.66 (51%)attempts 17–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRundblad – van Riemsdyk12:56

    xG 0.63–0.25 (71%)attempts 21–9goals 0–0

  2. Keith – Hjalmarsson3:04

    xG 0.17–0.07 (70%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – Hjalmarsson16:44

    xG 0.21–0.18 (54%)attempts 10–6goals 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 xGWPG 1.9 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIWPG

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 WPG. Dots are goals.

Excitement 8/100 · #1125 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.70 · 1 goal in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 56% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

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

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