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Sat, Nov 19, 2016·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 63% of the time.

VAN winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CHI070431714432
VAN110290305327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:49VANLoui ErikssonPPAssists: Sven Baertschi, Ben Hutton · Backhand, 0.28 xG0–1
  2. P2 17:03VANBo HorvatSHAssists: Alexandre Burrows · Wrist, 0.18 xG0–2
  3. P2 18:27VANBrandon SutterAssists: Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–3
  4. P3 2:53CHIArtemi PanarinAssists: Patrick Kane, Brian Campbell · Slap, 0.07 xG1–3
  5. P3 4:06CHIVinnie HinostrozaAssists: Michal Kempny · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–3
  6. P3 15:46CHIRyan HartmanAssists: Vinnie Hinostroza · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–3
  7. OT 4:04CHIMarian HossaGWGAssists: Duncan Keith, Vinnie Hinostroza · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 12:35CHIMichal Rozsival: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P2 5:52CHIMarcus Kruger: Interference2 min
  3. P2 15:27VANMichael Chaput: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 0:47VANDaniel Sedin: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 12:52VANJayson Megna: Interference2 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 SOG0VAN
44% to win56% to win
← CHI attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Sutter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIVAN
32Shots on goal27
2.3Expected goals3.0
59Shot attempts52
32Faceoffs won27
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
11Hits13
11Blocked shots20
6Giveaways2
4Takeaways3

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. bestPanik – Hinostroza – Hartman8:22

    xG 0.51–0.04 (94%)attempts 9–4goals 2–0

  2. Hossa – Anisimov – Panarin10:32

    xG 0.48–0.23 (67%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  3. Toews – Kane – Schmaltz13:32

    xG 0.25–0.38 (40%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  4. Kruger – Motte – Rasmussen7:21

    xG 0.05–0.32 (14%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHjalmarsson – Kempny4:16

    xG 0.44–0.13 (78%)attempts 10–2goals 1–1

  2. Keith – Seabrook6:49

    xG 0.33–0.29 (53%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

  3. Keith – Hjalmarsson15:26

    xG 0.19–0.21 (49%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSkille – Gaunce – Megna5:50

    xG 0.19–0.10 (67%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Sedin – Sedin – Sutter13:08

    xG 0.23–0.28 (45%)attempts 6–9goals 1–1

  3. Eriksson – Chaput – Granlund10:50

    xG 0.25–0.41 (38%)attempts 8–14goals 0–1

  4. Burrows – Baertschi – Horvat11:32

    xG 0.39–0.57 (41%)attempts 8–16goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Gudbranson – Hutton16:36

    xG 0.56–0.55 (50%)attempts 13–17goals 0–0

  2. Edler – Stecher18:24

    xG 0.36–0.46 (44%)attempts 13–13goals 0–2

  3. Sbisa – Tryamkin11:34

    xG 0.23–0.36 (39%)attempts 6–14goals 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.

VAN 3.0 xGCHI 2.3 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 87/100 · #132 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.78 · 7 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 1% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +42 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 63% of the time.

VAN winsCHI wins

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

-7
-6
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).