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Sat, Nov 22, 2014·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Chicago Blackhawks 7, Edmonton Oilers 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 85% of the time.

EDM winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI38310112730
EDM0509111125

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:48CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Brandon Saad, Marian Hossa · Backhand, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P1 4:43CHIMarcus KrugerGWGAssists: Ben Smith, Joakim Nordstrom · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–0
  3. P1 15:56CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Brent Seabrook, Marian Hossa · Slap, 0.08 xG3–0
  4. P2 1:16CHIKris VersteegPPAssists: Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa · Wrist, 0.65 xG4–0
  5. P2 2:45CHIMarian HossaPPAssists: Bryan Bickell, Adam Clendening · Wrist, 0.34 xG5–0
  6. P2 3:50CHIDuncan KeithAssists: Daniel Carcillo, Brandon Saad · Slap, 0.03 xG6–0
  7. P3 8:04EDMDavid PerronAssists: Justin Schultz, Jordan Eberle · Tip-in, 0.11 xG6–1
  8. P3 10:58CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Kris Versteeg, Niklas Hjalmarsson · Wrist, 0.06 xG7–1
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 8:09EDMKeith Aulie: Interference2 min
  2. P1 19:30EDMJordan Eberle: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 0:46EDMRyan Nugent-Hopkins: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 7:50EDMTeddy Purcell: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 10:18EDMKeith Aulie: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 10:18CHIMarcus Kruger: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 10:18CHIMarcus Kruger: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 12:47EDMSteven Pinizzotto: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 15:28CHIMichal Rozsival: Boarding2 min
  10. P2 19:42EDMJesse Joensuu: High sticking2 min
  11. P3 16:07EDMAndrew Ference: Interference2 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 SOG0EDM
46% to win54% to win
← CHI attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nugent-Hopkins won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIEDM
30Shots on goal25
4.1Expected goals1.8
59Shot attempts47
31Faceoffs won26
7Power plays2
6Penalty minutes16
23Hits33
14Blocked shots13
9Giveaways11
8Takeaways10

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. bestCarcillo – Bickell – Danault7:58

    xG 0.54–0.16 (78%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  2. Hossa – Toews – Saad8:56

    xG 0.34–0.21 (62%)attempts 7–9goals 2–0

  3. Smith – Kruger – Nordstrom9:19

    xG 0.36–0.25 (59%)attempts 9–7goals 1–1

  4. Richards – Versteeg – Kane10:00

    xG 0.20–0.73 (21%)attempts 5–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Hjalmarsson15:07

    xG 0.58–0.18 (77%)attempts 11–10goals 3–0

  2. Keith – Seabrook9:40

    xG 0.54–0.30 (64%)attempts 10–10goals 1–1

  3. Keith – Hjalmarsson2:01

    xG 0.07–0.04 (66%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestJoensuu – Arcobello – Yakupov6:18

    xG 0.59–0.31 (66%)attempts 4–8goals 0–1

  2. Perron – Eberle – Nugent-Hopkins9:24

    xG 0.31–0.11 (75%)attempts 9–2goals 1–1

  3. Hendricks – Gordon – Pinizzotto7:10

    xG 0.19–0.18 (52%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  4. Purcell – Hall – Draisaitl9:54

    xG 0.25–0.45 (35%)attempts 10–11goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestPetry – Marincin12:07

    xG 0.64–0.52 (55%)attempts 13–11goals 0–2

  2. Ference – Fayne12:30

    xG 0.24–0.23 (51%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

  3. Aulie – Schultz10:24

    xG 0.25–0.48 (34%)attempts 4–12goals 1–2

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.

EDM 1.8 xGCHI 4.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1033 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.58 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50EDM 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 85% of the time.

EDM winsCHI wins

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

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