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Sat, Nov 11, 2017·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 50% of the time.

CAR winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CHI015192511430
CAR21611001002338

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:53CARBrock McGinnAssists: Derek Ryan, Justin Williams · Backhand, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:01CARJeff SkinnerUnassisted · Snap, 0.05 xG0–2
  3. P2 7:34CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Jonathan Toews, Richard Panik · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P2 9:58CARBrock McGinnAssists: Derek Ryan · Backhand, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P3 3:16CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Patrick Kane, Tanner Kero · Snap, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P3 11:29CHIGustav ForslingAssists: Brent Seabrook, Richard Panik · Slap, 0.02 xG3–3
  7. OT 1:44CHIBrandon SaadGWGAssists: Alex DeBrincat, Gustav Forsling · Snap, 0.14 xG4–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 1:43CHITommy Wingels: Holding2 min
  2. P1 1:57CARNoah Hanifin: Penalty shot slash on breakaway0 min
  3. P1 15:23CARBrock McGinn: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 2:07CARJustin Faulk: Interference2 min
  5. P2 5:34CARMarcus Kruger: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 12:46CARJustin Williams: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 16:12CHILance Bouma: Holding2 min
  8. P3 6:13CHIRyan Hartman: Holding2 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
46% to win54% to win
← CHI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICAR
30Shots on goal38
3.4Expected goals3.3
71Shot attempts61
18Faceoffs won34
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
21Hits16
15Blocked shots25
7Giveaways14
23Takeaways20

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. bestAnisimov – Kane – Schmaltz10:35

    xG 0.62–0.39 (61%)attempts 17–9goals 0–0

  2. Sharp – Wingels – Hartman7:07

    xG 0.27–0.27 (50%)attempts 9–6goals 0–2

  3. Bouma – Kero – DeBrincat7:05

    xG 0.24–0.51 (32%)attempts 4–13goals 0–1

  4. Toews – Panik – Saad10:12

    xG 0.25–0.90 (21%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Forsling – Rutta13:44

    xG 0.51–0.52 (50%)attempts 16–14goals 0–0

  2. Seabrook – Forsling2:06

    xG 0.14–0.15 (49%)attempts 5–6goals 1–1

  3. Keith – Murphy2:47

    xG 0.03–0.07 (28%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Teravainen – Aho10:05

    xG 1.01–0.39 (72%)attempts 10–10goals 0–1

  2. Skinner – Rask – Lindholm9:09

    xG 0.65–0.23 (74%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

  3. Williams – McGinn – Ryan7:57

    xG 0.54–0.17 (76%)attempts 13–7goals 2–1

  4. Kruger – Nordstrom – Jooris7:02

    xG 0.08–0.30 (22%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSlavin – Pesce11:19

    xG 0.74–0.24 (76%)attempts 11–14goals 0–1

  2. van Riemsdyk – Hanifin10:08

    xG 0.64–0.15 (81%)attempts 15–7goals 2–0

  3. Faulk – Hanifin4:39

    xG 0.28–0.34 (45%)attempts 8–5goals 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 3.3 xGCHI 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 78/100 · #300 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.86 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 6% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CAR 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, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 50% of the time.

CAR winsCHI wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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