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Fri, Jan 30, 2015·Honda Center, Anaheim

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Anaheim Ducks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 64% of the time.

ANA winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI11321416433
ANA070718122

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:30CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P2 9:16CHIDuncan KeithGWGAssists: Patrick Sharp · Slap, 0.05 xG2–0
  3. P2 15:23CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Patrick Sharp, Brad Richards · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–0
  4. P3 10:06ANARickard RakellPPAssists: Corey Perry, Patrick Maroon · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–1
  5. P3 13:25CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Patrick Sharp, Johnny Oduya · Tip-in, 0.11 xG4–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:50CHIDuncan Keith: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 2:00ANAPatrick Maroon: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 6:16ANATim Jackman: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  4. P2 18:07ANACam Fowler: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 6:55CHIAndrew Shaw: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 8:31CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: Tripping2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ANA
46% to win54% to win
← CHI attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kesler won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIANA
33Shots on goal22
2.4Expected goals1.7
60Shot attempts45
24Faceoffs won28
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
26Hits31
10Blocked shots15
11Giveaways11
13Takeaways7

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 – Sharp – Kane11:20

    xG 0.70–0.00 (100%)attempts 16–2goals 2–0

  2. Hossa – Toews – Saad10:13

    xG 0.59–0.19 (76%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  3. Bickell – Shaw – Teravainen10:43

    xG 0.42–0.26 (61%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  4. Smith – Kruger – Nordstrom9:09

    xG 0.20–0.26 (44%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRozsival – Oduya11:32

    xG 0.58–0.25 (70%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  2. Oduya – Hjalmarsson2:32

    xG 0.31–0.05 (85%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Rundblad6:54

    xG 0.38–0.16 (70%)attempts 13–5goals 1–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestJackman – Thompson – Smith-Pelly2:45

    xG 0.32–0.03 (91%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  2. Kesler – Maroon – Palmieri3:09

    xG 0.07–0.06 (55%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Getzlaf – Perry – Smith-Pelly6:09

    xG 0.16–0.25 (39%)attempts 5–6goals 0–2

  4. Getzlaf – Perry – Maroon6:18

    xG 0.11–0.34 (24%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Stoner – Vatanen13:40

    xG 0.50–0.47 (52%)attempts 13–14goals 0–0

  2. Lovejoy – Fowler14:59

    xG 0.23–0.39 (37%)attempts 8–16goals 0–0

  3. Beauchemin – Lindholm16:09

    xG 0.32–0.77 (29%)attempts 13–14goals 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.

ANA 1.7 xGCHI 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

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 25/100 · #900 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.76 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 44% (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 64% of the time.

ANA winsCHI wins

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

-7
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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).