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Fri, Dec 30, 2016·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 75% of the time.

CAR winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI18010111229
CAR2160715328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:36CHIMichal KempnyAssists: Jonathan Toews, Ryan Hartman · Slap, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:32CARElias LindholmAssists: Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin · Wrist, 0.37 xG1–1
  3. P1 9:37CARLee StempniakAssists: Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen · Wrist, 0.30 xG1–2
  4. P3 2:54CARJay McClementGWGUnassisted · Slap, 0.16 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:49CHIVinnie HinostrozaAssists: Jonathan Toews, Michal Kempny · Deflected, 0.12 xG2–3
Penalties (2)
  1. P1 11:57CARJay McClement: Interference2 min
  2. P2 11:34CHIPatrick Kane: 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
44% to win56% to win
← CHI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Teravainen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICAR
29Shots on goal28
1.8Expected goals3.2
61Shot attempts46
23Faceoffs won30
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
9Hits15
10Blocked shots17
8Giveaways15
15Takeaways13

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. bestToews – Hinostroza – Hartman13:42

    xG 0.83–0.50 (62%)attempts 28–6goals 2–1

  2. Panik – Kruger – Kero2:29

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Panik – Rasmussen – Kero5:08

    xG 0.13–0.18 (42%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Desjardins – Motte – Kero3:14

    xG 0.00–0.18 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestvan Riemsdyk – Kempny14:48

    xG 1.00–0.32 (75%)attempts 27–7goals 1–1

  2. Keith – Seabrook2:03

    xG 0.11–0.03 (76%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Hjalmarsson17:52

    xG 0.27–0.83 (24%)attempts 8–10goals 0–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – McGinn – Lindholm7:42

    xG 0.88–0.19 (82%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  2. Stempniak – Teravainen – Aho12:13

    xG 0.90–0.40 (69%)attempts 10–13goals 1–0

  3. Skinner – Rask – Ryan12:24

    xG 0.54–0.54 (50%)attempts 9–15goals 0–0

  4. Staal – Nordstrom – McGinn4:58

    xG 0.06–0.06 (48%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSlavin – Pesce17:54

    xG 1.57–0.22 (88%)attempts 17–12goals 2–1

  2. Hainsey – Hanifin16:16

    xG 0.55–0.65 (46%)attempts 10–23goals 1–1

  3. Dahlbeck – Murphy12:57

    xG 0.39–0.56 (41%)attempts 9–13goals 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.

CAR 3.2 xGCHI 1.8 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 29/100 · #838 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.97 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 41% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 75% of the time.

CAR winsCHI wins

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

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