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Sun, Dec 11, 2016·United Center, Chicago

Dallas Stars 1, Chicago Blackhawks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 52% of the time.

CHI winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL091906124
CHI01021314327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:25DALDevin ShoreAssists: John Klingberg, Curtis McKenzie · Wrist, 0.38 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:17CHIMarian HossaAssists: Ryan Hartman, Vinnie Hinostroza · Slap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:30CHIArtem AnisimovGWGUnassisted · Deflected, 0.25 xG1–2
  4. P3 10:03CHIArtemi PanarinPPAssists: Duncan Keith, Patrick Kane · Slap, 0.08 xG1–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 5:58DALJiri Hudler: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 2:32DALKari Lehtonen: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 10:22CHIRyan Hartman: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 2:19CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 9:30DALJason Spezza: Slashing2 min · PPG

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 Rasmussen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCHI
24Shots on goal27
2.8Expected goals2.7
51Shot attempts51
28Faceoffs won22
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
27Hits12
14Blocked shots15
5Giveaways10
6Takeaways8

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. bestCracknell – McKenzie – Shore7:16

    xG 0.71–0.30 (71%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  2. Hudler – Eaves – Eakin3:33

    xG 0.28–0.22 (56%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Spezza – Benn – Seguin3:03

    xG 0.02–0.02 (49%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Eaves – Benn – Seguin7:42

    xG 0.09–0.20 (31%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Benn14:49

    xG 0.80–0.57 (59%)attempts 15–13goals 0–1

  2. Klingberg – Lindell16:57

    xG 0.25–0.49 (34%)attempts 10–15goals 0–0

  3. Hamhuis – Johns14:16

    xG 0.30–0.76 (28%)attempts 8–12goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestAnisimov – Kane – Panarin13:27

    xG 0.77–0.06 (93%)attempts 16–5goals 0–0

  2. Panik – Motte – Rasmussen9:57

    xG 0.16–0.15 (51%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  3. Hossa – Kruger – Hartman12:09

    xG 0.29–0.54 (35%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

  4. Tootoo – Desjardins – Hinostroza7:00

    xG 0.20–0.76 (20%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCampbell – van Riemsdyk15:19

    xG 0.88–0.59 (60%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  2. Keith – Hjalmarsson17:36

    xG 0.38–0.71 (35%)attempts 13–19goals 0–0

  3. Rozsival – Forsling10:58

    xG 0.36–0.97 (27%)attempts 10–11goals 0–1

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 2.7 xGDAL 2.8 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 19/100 · #973 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.98 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 38% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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, Dallas Stars win this game 52% of the time.

CHI winsDAL wins

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

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