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Mon, Oct 24, 2016·United Center, Chicago

Calgary Flames 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 62% of the time.

CHI winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CGY11411105011331
CHI0818112060234

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:51CGYSam BennettPPAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Micheal Ferland · Wrist, 0.38 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:32CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Artem Anisimov · Slap, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:52CGYSean MonahanPPAssists: Troy Brouwer, Mark Giordano · Backhand, 0.23 xG2–1
  4. P3 4:12CHIBrian CampbellUnassisted · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. CHI Jonathan Toews stopped
  2. 2. CGY Johnny Gaudreau stopped
  3. 3. CHI Patrick Kane stopped
  4. 4. CGY Troy Brouwer stopped
  5. 5. CHI Artemi Panarin stopped
  6. 6. CGY Sean Monahan stopped
  7. 7. CHI Artem Anisimov stopped
  8. 8. CGY Sam Bennett stopped
  9. 9. CHI Richard Panik stopped
  10. 10. CGY Mikael Backlund stopped
  11. 11. CHI Marian Hossa stopped
  12. 12. CGY Mark Giordano stopped
  13. 13. CHI Nick Schmaltz stopped
  14. 14. CGY Kris Versteeg scored
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 4:12CHITyler Motte: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 7:49CGYAlex Chiasson: Interference2 min
  3. P2 6:13CHIRichard Panik: Roughing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 7:07CHIArtemi Panarin: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 14:16CHITyler Motte: High sticking double minor4 min
  6. OT 0:46CGYMichael Frolik: Holding2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
44% to win56% to win
← CGY attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYCHI
31Shots on goal34
2.5Expected goals3.2
52Shot attempts67
41Faceoffs won34
5Power plays2
4Penalty minutes10
35Hits11
25Blocked shots13
4Giveaways4
6Takeaways2

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestStajan – Hamilton – Ferland8:17

    xG 0.16–0.03 (86%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Versteeg – Brouwer – Bennett9:01

    xG 0.35–0.38 (48%)attempts 9–12goals 0–1

  3. Chiasson – Gaudreau – Monahan13:25

    xG 0.42–0.48 (47%)attempts 12–15goals 0–0

  4. Frolik – Backlund – Bouma10:31

    xG 0.12–0.87 (12%)attempts 5–14goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestJokipakka – Hamilton10:42

    xG 0.44–0.39 (53%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0

  2. Giordano – Brodie2:06

    xG 0.07–0.14 (34%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Wideman – Giordano16:25

    xG 0.36–0.73 (33%)attempts 13–21goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestTootoo – Kruger – Rasmussen5:42

    xG 0.80–0.18 (82%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  2. Anisimov – Kane – Panarin15:13

    xG 0.48–0.23 (68%)attempts 11–7goals 2–0

  3. Hossa – Hartman – Schmaltz8:30

    xG 0.19–0.21 (48%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  4. Toews – Panik – Motte11:52

    xG 0.16–0.41 (28%)attempts 12–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCampbell – Keith12:51

    xG 0.74–0.23 (76%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  2. Seabrook – Hjalmarsson16:16

    xG 0.97–0.73 (57%)attempts 15–18goals 1–0

  3. Rozsival – Forsling5:20

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 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 3.2 xGCGY 2.5 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHICGY

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 CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 48/100 · #590 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.55 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +26 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 62% of the time.

CHI winsCGY wins

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

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