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Fri, Jan 6, 2017·United Center, Chicago

Carolina Hurricanes 1, Chicago Blackhawks 2

Expected result

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

CHI winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR01911209140
CHI191708224

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:13CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Marian Hossa, Vinnie Hinostroza · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P2 13:29CHIArtemi PanarinPPGWGAssists: Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.05 xG0–2
  3. P2 19:55CARVictor RaskAssists: Ty Rattie, Jeff Skinner · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 8:31CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: Holding2 min
  2. P1 13:51CHIArtem Anisimov: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 2:48CARJay McClement: Boarding2 min
  4. P2 10:55CHIArtem Anisimov: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 13:12CARDerek Ryan: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P3 19:58CARJaccob Slavin: 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARCHI
40Shots on goal24
2.8Expected goals2.9
67Shot attempts43
31Faceoffs won32
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
18Hits18
12Blocked shots19
11Giveaways10
11Takeaways12

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStempniak – Teravainen – Aho10:57

    xG 0.25–0.18 (57%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  2. McClement – Stalberg – Nordstrom6:28

    xG 0.15–0.15 (50%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Staal – McGinn – Ryan12:44

    xG 0.58–0.59 (50%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  4. Skinner – Rattie – Rask11:54

    xG 0.57–0.61 (48%)attempts 12–14goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFaulk – Slavin3:18

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Pesce – Hanifin2:51

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Faulk – Hanifin3:07

    xG 0.44–0.38 (54%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestPanik – Hartman – Kero11:10

    xG 0.44–0.05 (90%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  2. Anisimov – Kane – Panarin14:38

    xG 0.34–0.25 (57%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

  3. Hossa – Toews – Hinostroza13:25

    xG 0.70–0.81 (46%)attempts 11–21goals 1–1

  4. Tootoo – Desjardins – Rasmussen4:01

    xG 0.23–0.38 (38%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeabrook – Kempny11:01

    xG 0.53–0.24 (69%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  2. Keith – Hjalmarsson17:24

    xG 0.62–0.44 (58%)attempts 15–10goals 0–0

  3. Campbell – van Riemsdyk17:31

    xG 0.78–0.80 (49%)attempts 12–24goals 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 2.9 xGCAR 2.8 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHICAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 12/100 · #1065 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.75 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 winsCAR wins

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

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