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Tue, Dec 20, 2016·United Center, Chicago

Ottawa Senators 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 53% of the time.

CHI winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT11531104430
CHI1916111326

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:30OTTBobby RyanAssists: Kyle Turris · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:17CHIArtemi PanarinPPAssists: Brent Seabrook, Patrick Kane · Slap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 7:31OTTDerick BrassardAssists: Chris Wideman, Bobby Ryan · Slap, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:41OTTTom PyattAssists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Zack Smith · Wrist, 0.37 xG3–1
  5. P2 12:00CHITyler MotteAssists: Vinnie Hinostroza, Ryan Hartman · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–2
  6. P2 14:22OTTDion PhaneufPPGWGAssists: Kyle Turris, Erik Karlsson · Tip-in, 0.14 xG4–2
  7. P3 1:42CHIRichard PanikAssists: Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 10:14OTTMarc Methot: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 17:41CHIAndrew Desjardins: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 5:30CHIJonathan Toews: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 14:06CHIBrent Seabrook: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 17:05OTTDion Phaneuf: Holding2 min
  6. P3 7:48CHIRichard Panik: Interference2 min
  7. P3 11:19OTTCody Ceci: Holding2 min
  8. P3 14:42CHIRyan Hartman: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 15:08OTTDion Phaneuf: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCHI
30Shots on goal26
2.3Expected goals2.4
49Shot attempts53
22Faceoffs won29
5Power plays3
6Penalty minutes10
22Hits11
13Blocked shots14
3Giveaways15
4Takeaways4

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestPyatt – Smith – Pageau2:15

    xG 0.48–0.02 (96%)attempts 2–3goals 1–0

  2. Pyatt – Hoffman – Pageau7:11

    xG 0.41–0.05 (89%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Ryan – Turris – Dzingel10:14

    xG 0.43–0.32 (58%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0

  4. Neil – Kelly – Lazar6:31

    xG 0.31–0.25 (56%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMethot – Karlsson14:34

    xG 1.14–0.42 (73%)attempts 15–12goals 1–0

  2. Phaneuf – Karlsson2:38

    xG 0.40–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Borowiecki – Ceci4:12

    xG 0.02–0.01 (60%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestTootoo – Desjardins – Motte4:38

    xG 0.22–0.04 (84%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Hinostroza – Hartman2:29

    xG 0.07–0.05 (58%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Panik – Kruger – Rasmussen7:12

    xG 0.16–0.14 (53%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

  4. Hinostroza – Motte – Hartman3:29

    xG 0.01–0.02 (35%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. van Riemsdyk – Forsling13:27

    xG 0.28–0.43 (40%)attempts 14–11goals 1–0

  2. Keith – Hjalmarsson12:34

    xG 0.26–0.41 (38%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

  3. Campbell – Seabrook11:07

    xG 0.34–0.97 (26%)attempts 9–15goals 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 2.4 xGOTT 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 71/100 · #318 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.86 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 53% of the time.

CHI winsOTT wins

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

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