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Tue, Jan 10, 2017·United Center, Chicago

Detroit Red Wings 3, Chicago Blackhawks 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 64% of the time.

CHI winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
DET073200900336
CHI21611101511443

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:04CHIBrian CampbellPPAssists: Marian Hossa, Jonathan Toews · Slap, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:30CHIRichard PanikAssists: Ryan Hartman, Duncan Keith · Backhand, 0.23 xG0–2
  3. P2 1:37DETAndreas AthanasiouAssists: Thomas Vanek · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P2 9:09DETTomas TatarAssists: Dylan Larkin · Snap, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P2 18:18CHITanner KeroAssists: Ryan Hartman, Richard Panik · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–3
  6. P2 19:41DETDrew MillerAssists: Luke Glendening, Frans Nielsen · Wrist, 0.31 xG3–3
  7. OT 0:38CHIDuncan KeithPPGWGAssists: Artemi Panarin, Patrick Kane · Slap, 0.08 xG3–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 1:44DETTomas Tatar: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 8:11DETJonathan Ericsson: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 14:14DETMike Green: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 6:48DETTomas Tatar: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 6:57CHIPatrick Kane: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 14:55DETJonathan Ericsson: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 14:55CHIRyan Hartman: Embellishment2 min
  8. P3 6:26DETMike Green: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 19:44DETJustin Abdelkader: Boarding2 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCHI
36Shots on goal43
2.7Expected goals3.5
55Shot attempts71
34Faceoffs won37
1Power plays6
14Penalty minutes4
23Hits13
21Blocked shots12
4Giveaways11
11Takeaways13

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. Nielsen – Vanek – Athanasiou9:18

    xG 0.30–0.36 (46%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  2. Miller – Sheahan – Glendening6:51

    xG 0.27–0.38 (41%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0

  3. Zetterberg – Nyquist – Mantha13:17

    xG 0.22–0.47 (32%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  4. Abdelkader – Tatar – Larkin5:49

    xG 0.26–1.12 (19%)attempts 6–10goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEricsson – Ouellet2:19

    xG 0.68–0.02 (98%)attempts 6–1goals 1–0

  2. Marchenko – Ouellet7:40

    xG 0.47–0.36 (57%)attempts 10–11goals 1–0

  3. Ouellet – Sproul2:03

    xG 0.02–0.02 (46%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestPanik – Hartman – Kero8:21

    xG 1.28–0.26 (83%)attempts 12–11goals 2–0

  2. Hossa – Toews – Hinostroza13:27

    xG 0.39–0.40 (49%)attempts 16–11goals 0–1

  3. Tootoo – Desjardins – Rasmussen5:23

    xG 0.24–0.34 (42%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  4. Anisimov – Kane – Panarin12:08

    xG 0.56–0.68 (45%)attempts 11–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeabrook – Kempny10:38

    xG 1.06–0.32 (77%)attempts 19–9goals 0–0

  2. Keith – van Riemsdyk2:03

    xG 0.22–0.02 (92%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  3. Keith – Hjalmarsson13:56

    xG 0.61–0.42 (59%)attempts 10–15goals 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 3.5 xGDET 2.7 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 82/100 · #190 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.98 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +30 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 64% of the time.

CHI winsDET wins

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

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