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Sun, Nov 6, 2016·United Center, Chicago

Dallas Stars 3, Chicago Blackhawks 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 61% of the time.

CHI winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
DAL1101911204335
CHI0711421012433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:34DALTyler SeguinPPAssists: Antoine Roussel, Patrick Eaves · Wrist, 0.32 xG1–0
  2. P2 8:29DALGemel SmithSHAssists: Dan Hamhuis · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P2 10:24CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Jonathan Toews, Brent Seabrook · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P3 3:39CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Marian Hossa, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–2
  5. P3 4:35CHIArtem AnisimovAssists: Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.34 xG2–3
  6. P3 18:40DALGemel SmithAssists: John Klingberg, Jamie Benn · Tip-in, 0.05 xG3–3
  7. OT 4:31CHIMarian HossaGWGAssists: Brent Seabrook, Artem Anisimov · Slap, 0.08 xG3–4
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 5:55DALCurtis McKenzie: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 10:02DALDan Hamhuis: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 14:37CHIDuncan Keith: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P1 0:00CHIArtemi Panarin: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 7:24DALRadek Faksa: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 2:36DALAntoine Roussel: Broken stick2 min
  7. P3 3:02CHIPatrick Kane: Hooking2 min
  8. OT 0:50CHIPatrick Kane: 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCHI
35Shots on goal33
2.6Expected goals3.2
59Shot attempts59
35Faceoffs won47
4Power plays4
8Penalty minutes8
29Hits20
10Blocked shots16
5Giveaways5
7Takeaways14

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. Roussel – Ritchie – Faksa9:13

    xG 0.18–0.14 (56%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  2. Cracknell – McKenzie – Smith10:06

    xG 0.28–0.29 (50%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  3. Eaves – Benn – Seguin12:21

    xG 0.14–0.17 (44%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Benn9:12

    xG 0.34–0.05 (88%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  2. Oduya – Johns12:55

    xG 0.26–0.68 (28%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Klingberg – Lindell15:02

    xG 0.00–0.52 (0%)attempts 3–17goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestToews – Kane – Schmaltz8:23

    xG 0.58–0.10 (85%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  2. Kruger – Motte – Hartman5:02

    xG 0.23–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  3. Hossa – Anisimov – Panarin11:47

    xG 0.45–0.35 (56%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  4. Tootoo – Rasmussen – Schmaltz3:54

    xG 0.10–0.09 (51%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCampbell – Keith15:01

    xG 0.74–0.34 (68%)attempts 14–15goals 0–0

  2. Seabrook – Hjalmarsson2:04

    xG 0.35–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Seabrook – Kempny13:41

    xG 0.53–0.35 (60%)attempts 15–7goals 1–0

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 xGDAL 2.6 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 94/100 · #63 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.48 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 17% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +45 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 61% of the time.

CHI winsDAL wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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