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Sun, Feb 21, 2016·TCF Bank Stadium, MinneapolisOutdoor game

Chicago Blackhawks 1, Minnesota Wild 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 88% of the time.

MIN winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI09011112132
MIN211212210633

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:25MINMathew DumbaAssists: Ryan Carter, Justin Fontaine · Wrist, 0.43 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:10MINThomas VanekPPGWGAssists: Jason Pominville, Mike Reilly · Tip-in, 0.15 xG0–2
  3. P2 2:26MINNino NiederreiterAssists: Erik Haula, Jason Pominville · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–3
  4. P2 10:26MINJason PominvilleAssists: Nino Niederreiter, Erik Haula · Slap, 0.07 xG0–4
  5. P3 2:25MINRyan CarterAssists: Marco Scandella, Jarret Stoll · Backhand, 0.23 xG0–5
  6. P3 12:05CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Trevor van Riemsdyk, Jonathan Toews · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–5
  7. P3 13:49MINErik HaulaENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.73 xG1–6
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 5:17MINMathew Dumba: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 5:17CHIPhillip Danault: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P1 5:17CHIPhillip Danault: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 10:15CHIJonathan Toews: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  5. P1 15:07MINZach Parise: Cross checking2 min
  6. P1 19:08CHIBrent Seabrook: Holding2 min
  7. P2 6:37CHICorey Crawford: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 13:15MINRyan Carter: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 15:14CHIMichal Rozsival: Interference5 min
  10. P2 15:14CHIMichal Rozsival: Game misconduct10 min
  11. P2 15:48MINMikko Koivu: Slashing2 min
  12. P3 13:13CHIAndrew Shaw: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 13:13MINRyan Carter: Roughing2 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 SOG0MIN
47% to win54% to win
← CHI attackMIN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Koivu won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIMIN
32Shots on goal33
1.9Expected goals4.7
63Shot attempts50
36Faceoffs won33
2Power plays6
27Penalty minutes10
13Hits12
6Blocked shots20
2Giveaways7
4Takeaways5

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. Desjardins – Danault – Teravainen3:58

    xG 0.14–0.19 (42%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Desjardins – Teravainen – Rasmussen5:05

    xG 0.04–0.16 (20%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Mashinter – Hinostroza – Rasmussen3:48

    xG 0.01–0.26 (5%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Anisimov – Kane – Panarin8:48

    xG 0.07–0.34 (18%)attempts 6–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHjalmarsson – van Riemsdyk3:04

    xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 1–0

  2. Keith – Seabrook2:00

    xG 0.11–0.04 (72%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Rozsival – van Riemsdyk2:45

    xG 0.07–0.07 (49%)attempts 3–2goals 0–1

Minnesota Wild

Forward lines

  1. bestStoll – Carter – Fontaine8:23

    xG 1.38–0.33 (80%)attempts 7–14goals 1–1

  2. Pominville – Haula – Niederreiter7:23

    xG 0.43–0.04 (91%)attempts 8–2goals 2–0

  3. Koivu – Parise – Coyle7:05

    xG 0.42–0.30 (58%)attempts 6–13goals 0–0

  4. Vanek – Zucker – Granlund4:04

    xG 0.19–0.09 (67%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestScandella – Dumba9:06

    xG 1.60–0.34 (83%)attempts 9–18goals 2–1

  2. Suter – Spurgeon15:13

    xG 0.76–0.28 (73%)attempts 12–8goals 2–0

  3. Reilly – Folin11:03

    xG 0.62–0.37 (62%)attempts 8–14goals 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.

MIN 4.7 xGCHI 1.9 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MINCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1064 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.57 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50MIN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 88% of the time.

MIN winsCHI wins

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

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