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Fri, Nov 28, 2014·Honda Center, Anaheim

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Anaheim Ducks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 89% of the time.

ANA winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI211113114438
ANA1607011124

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:58CHIBrad RichardsAssists: Brent Seabrook · Snap, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:30CHIAndrew ShawGWGAssists: Duncan Keith, Daniel Carcillo · Tip-in, 0.13 xG2–0
  3. P1 16:49ANAHampus LindholmAssists: Patrick Maroon, Ryan Kesler · Tip-in, 0.13 xG2–1
  4. P2 10:36CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Kris Versteeg, Brad Richards · Snap, 0.18 xG3–1
  5. P3 19:00CHIPatrick KaneENAssists: Kris Versteeg, Andrew Shaw · Snap, 0.61 xG4–1
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 17:38ANAMatt Beleskey: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 6:02ANAMatt Beleskey: Interference2 min
  3. P2 14:56ANARene Bourque: Boarding2 min
  4. P2 19:50ANAKyle Palmieri: Boarding5 min
  5. P2 19:50ANAKyle Palmieri: Game misconduct10 min
  6. P2 19:50CHIKris Versteeg: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P3 4:31CHIKris Versteeg: Too many men on the ice2 min
  8. P3 12:48ANACorey Perry: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P3 19:53CHIDaniel Carcillo: Slashing2 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 SOG0ANA
46% to win54% to win
← CHI attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Thompson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIANA
38Shots on goal24
4.4Expected goals1.6
64Shot attempts35
23Faceoffs won27
5Power plays2
6Penalty minutes23
17Hits31
4Blocked shots11
6Giveaways7
1Takeaways0

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. bestRichards – Versteeg – Kane8:26

    xG 0.84–0.16 (84%)attempts 14–6goals 2–0

  2. Smith – Kruger – Nordstrom10:35

    xG 0.63–0.24 (73%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Carcillo – Bickell – Shaw8:39

    xG 0.52–0.17 (75%)attempts 11–4goals 1–0

  4. Hossa – Toews – Saad9:46

    xG 0.23–0.42 (35%)attempts 5–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Hjalmarsson15:23

    xG 1.19–0.56 (68%)attempts 17–12goals 0–1

  2. Keith – Seabrook15:37

    xG 0.75–0.29 (72%)attempts 14–8goals 3–0

  3. Rozsival – Rundblad9:58

    xG 0.28–0.18 (60%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestCogliano – Silfverberg – Rakell2:27

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Getzlaf – Perry – Beleskey9:18

    xG 0.17–0.18 (49%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  3. Thompson – Cogliano – Silfverberg6:45

    xG 0.07–0.26 (21%)attempts 3–6goals 0–1

  4. Kesler – Maroon – Palmieri7:48

    xG 0.14–0.33 (30%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Manson – Lindholm5:45

    xG 0.10–0.07 (58%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Vatanen – Fowler4:55

    xG 0.21–0.19 (53%)attempts 5–4goals 0–1

  3. Fowler – Manson8:37

    xG 0.14–0.20 (40%)attempts 7–3goals 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.

ANA 1.6 xGCHI 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANACHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 28/100 · #858 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.96 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50ANA 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 89% of the time.

ANA winsCHI wins

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

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