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Fri, Feb 10, 2017·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Winnipeg Jets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 71% of the time.

WPG winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI116110310536
WPG0917114230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:37CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Artemi Panarin, Artem Anisimov · Snap, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:43WPGBryan LittleAssists: Toby Enstrom, Patrik Laine · Wrist, 0.36 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:16CHIArtem AnisimovAssists: Artemi Panarin, Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.42 xG2–1
  4. P3 17:01CHIDuncan KeithGWGAssists: Nick Schmaltz · Slap, 0.02 xG3–1
  5. P3 18:09CHIMarian HossaENAssists: Niklas Hjalmarsson · Slap, 0.51 xG4–1
  6. P3 18:49WPGAdam LowryPPAssists: Joel Armia, Jacob Trouba · Wrist, 0.38 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:44CHIArtemi PanarinENAssists: Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.63 xG5–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 2:35WPGToby Enstrom: Holding2 min
  2. P1 8:05WPGBlake Wheeler: High sticking2 min
  3. P1 18:39CHIPatrick Kane: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 13:27CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 17:25CHIMarcus Kruger: High sticking2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WPG
44% to win56% to win
← CHI attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lowry won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIWPG
36Shots on goal30
3.8Expected goals2.6
62Shot attempts63
28Faceoffs won31
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
8Hits15
18Blocked shots12
13Giveaways11
5Takeaways8

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. bestHossa – Kruger – Rasmussen10:12

    xG 0.28–0.05 (86%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  2. Toews – Panik – Schmaltz10:28

    xG 0.26–0.06 (81%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  3. Anisimov – Kane – Panarin11:23

    xG 0.88–0.85 (51%)attempts 14–16goals 2–1

  4. Hinostroza – Hartman – Kero7:57

    xG 0.14–0.15 (48%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Hjalmarsson18:37

    xG 0.55–0.16 (77%)attempts 13–19goals 2–0

  2. Seabrook – Kempny12:16

    xG 0.49–0.63 (44%)attempts 12–16goals 0–0

  3. Campbell – van Riemsdyk13:25

    xG 0.36–0.53 (40%)attempts 13–10goals 0–1

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestLittle – Ehlers – Laine11:29

    xG 0.74–0.46 (62%)attempts 13–13goals 1–1

  2. Stafford – Copp – Petan5:45

    xG 0.04–0.06 (39%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Wheeler – Scheifele – Copp3:33

    xG 0.05–0.10 (32%)attempts 4–2goals 0–1

  4. Wheeler – Perreault – Scheifele10:10

    xG 0.19–0.41 (32%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Trouba – Morrissey15:42

    xG 0.40–0.40 (50%)attempts 17–11goals 0–0

  2. Byfuglien – Trouba3:21

    xG 0.05–0.20 (20%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Postma – Chiarot8:32

    xG 0.04–0.34 (11%)attempts 4–11goals 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.

WPG 2.6 xGCHI 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 52/100 · #535 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.10 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50WPG 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 71% of the time.

WPG winsCHI wins

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

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