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Fri, Dec 11, 2015·United Center, Chicago

Winnipeg Jets 0, Chicago Blackhawks 2

Expected result

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

CHI winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG0705013025
CHI11318010231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:34CHIJonathan ToewsPPGWGAssists: Marian Hossa, Andrew Shaw · Wrist, 0.39 xG0–1
  2. P2 10:36CHIPatrick KanePPAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, David Rundblad · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 3:30WPGAdam Lowry: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 7:38WPGMark Stuart: Interference2 min
  3. P1 15:47CHIBrent Seabrook: Cross checking2 min
  4. P1 16:57WPGDustin Byfuglien: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 0:28CHIArtemi Panarin: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 5:33CHITrevor van Riemsdyk: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P2 8:48WPGDustin Byfuglien: Holding2 min · PPG
  8. P2 17:20CHIMarcus Kruger: Holding2 min
  9. P2 19:49WPGMark Stuart: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 13:35CHIMarian Hossa: 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
47% to win54% to win
← WPG attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Anisimov won the faceoff against Scheifele
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGCHI
25Shots on goal31
2.2Expected goals3.1
57Shot attempts45
24Faceoffs won27
5Power plays5
10Penalty minutes10
40Hits20
8Blocked shots23
7Giveaways17
10Takeaways8

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 – Wheeler – Little9:12

    xG 1.30–0.32 (80%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  2. Thorburn – Burmistrov – Ehlers3:02

    xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Burmistrov – Lowry – Ehlers3:55

    xG 0.11–0.23 (33%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  4. Stafford – Perreault – Scheifele10:52

    xG 0.06–0.36 (14%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestByfuglien – Trouba6:54

    xG 1.31–0.26 (84%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  2. Stuart – Trouba6:16

    xG 0.14–0.09 (59%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Stuart – Chiarot3:24

    xG 0.10–0.11 (49%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestDesjardins – Mashinter – Kruger6:20

    xG 0.40–0.08 (83%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  2. Anisimov – Kane – Panarin9:40

    xG 0.15–0.05 (77%)attempts 3–10goals 0–0

  3. Bickell – Shaw – Rasmussen5:39

    xG 0.13–0.53 (19%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  4. Hossa – Toews – Teravainen9:23

    xG 0.30–0.86 (26%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – van Riemsdyk10:58

    xG 0.37–0.05 (89%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  2. Daley – Rundblad7:01

    xG 0.26–0.19 (58%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Seabrook – van Riemsdyk3:22

    xG 0.13–0.14 (49%)attempts 2–4goals 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 3.1 xGWPG 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 10/100 · #1127 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.76 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 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.

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).