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Thu, Nov 3, 2016·United Center, Chicago

Colorado Avalanche 0, Chicago Blackhawks 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 66% of the time.

CHI winsCOL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
COL012014012038
CHI2701024421

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:25CHIJonathan ToewsGWGAssists: Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.39 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:03CHIMarian HossaAssists: Artemi Panarin, Artem Anisimov · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–2
  3. P3 0:55CHIMarian HossaAssists: Duncan Keith · Snap, 0.08 xG0–3
  4. P3 12:40CHIArtemi PanarinAssists: Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 7:36CHIArtem Anisimov: Holding2 min
  2. P1 10:25CHIPatrick Kane: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P2 2:16COLFrancois Beauchemin: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 10:24COLJarome Iginla: Interference2 min
  5. P3 10:30CHIArtemi Panarin: High sticking2 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.

COL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

COLCHI
38Shots on goal21
2.6Expected goals1.7
55Shot attempts43
30Faceoffs won22
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
33Hits19
19Blocked shots11
6Giveaways11
6Takeaways9

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.

Colorado Avalanche

Forward lines

  1. bestGrigorenko – MacKinnon – Rantanen8:02

    xG 0.78–0.18 (81%)attempts 13–4goals 0–0

  2. Duchene – MacKinnon – Rantanen3:36

    xG 0.44–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  3. Comeau – Soderberg – Bourque3:07

    xG 0.20–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  4. Soderberg – Bourque – Martinsen3:55

    xG 0.11–0.12 (48%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Zadorov11:56

    xG 0.55–0.20 (73%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  2. Tyutin – Barrie10:16

    xG 0.49–0.32 (60%)attempts 10–9goals 0–1

  3. Beauchemin – Tyutin2:06

    xG 0.15–0.02 (89%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. Kruger – Motte – Hartman7:21

    xG 0.17–0.28 (37%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  2. Toews – Kane – Panik10:14

    xG 0.41–0.56 (42%)attempts 4–12goals 1–0

  3. Tootoo – Rasmussen – Schmaltz7:12

    xG 0.06–0.23 (19%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  4. Hossa – Anisimov – Panarin11:51

    xG 0.41–0.90 (31%)attempts 7–17goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCampbell – Forsling4:51

    xG 0.17–0.02 (91%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  2. Campbell – Keith13:47

    xG 0.49–0.67 (42%)attempts 6–10goals 2–0

  3. Keith – Hjalmarsson3:36

    xG 0.10–0.31 (24%)attempts 1–5goals 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 1.7 xGCOL 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHICOL

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 COL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 3/100 · #1172 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.51 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
COL 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 66% of the time.

CHI winsCOL wins

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

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