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Wed, Nov 15, 2017·United Center, Chicago

New York Rangers 3, Chicago Blackhawks 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 82% of the time.

CHI winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR1110829328
CHI09116518643

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:58NYRMika ZibanejadAssists: Chris Kreider, Pavel Buchnevich · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P2 19:08CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Richard Panik, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:07CHIArtem AnisimovAssists: Patrick Kane, Nick Schmaltz · Wrist, 0.19 xG1–2
  4. P3 1:53CHIJohn HaydenAssists: Cody Franson, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.19 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:14CHIArtem AnisimovPPGWGAssists: Cody Franson, Nick Schmaltz · Wrist, 0.43 xG1–4
  6. P3 7:08NYRKevin HayesAssists: Mats Zuccarello, Rick Nash · Wrist, 0.23 xG2–4
  7. P3 11:56NYRRick NashUnassisted · Backhand, 0.06 xG3–4
  8. P3 16:12CHIArtem AnisimovAssists: Nick Schmaltz, Richard Panik · Tip-in, 0.18 xG3–5
  9. P3 18:30CHIJonathan ToewsENAssists: Richard Panik, Brent Seabrook · Wrist, 0.67 xG3–6
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 1:32NYRJ.T. Miller: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 6:42CHINick Schmaltz: High sticking2 min
  3. P1 12:11NYRBrady Skjei: Holding2 min
  4. P1 14:36CHIJohn Hayden: High sticking double minor4 min
  5. P2 11:06NYRMarc Staal: Elbowing2 min
  6. P2 16:48NYRJesper Fast: Interference2 min
  7. P3 5:02NYRMats Zuccarello: Tripping2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
46% to win54% to win
← NYR attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Hayes
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCHI
28Shots on goal43
2.6Expected goals4.8
55Shot attempts63
32Faceoffs won33
3Power plays5
10Penalty minutes6
23Hits25
10Blocked shots14
11Giveaways13
7Takeaways10

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.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestNash – Zuccarello – Hayes9:58

    xG 0.78–0.17 (82%)attempts 11–9goals 2–0

  2. Grabner – Fast – Nieves6:33

    xG 0.13–0.13 (49%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Desharnais – Miller – Vesey11:38

    xG 0.46–0.50 (48%)attempts 13–13goals 0–1

  4. Kreider – Zibanejad – Buchnevich7:58

    xG 0.47–1.16 (29%)attempts 12–10goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestShattenkirk – Skjei12:04

    xG 0.81–0.34 (70%)attempts 14–6goals 2–1

  2. McDonagh – Holden14:08

    xG 0.54–0.51 (51%)attempts 15–12goals 1–1

  3. Staal – Kampfer10:08

    xG 0.35–0.69 (34%)attempts 9–21goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestAnisimov – Kane – Schmaltz10:36

    xG 1.55–0.40 (79%)attempts 18–11goals 2–0

  2. Bouma – Wingels – Hayden4:33

    xG 0.33–0.06 (85%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  3. Sharp – Hartman – DeBrincat7:08

    xG 0.30–0.13 (70%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  4. Toews – Panik – Saad10:05

    xG 0.47–0.71 (40%)attempts 13–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook2:35

    xG 0.73–0.02 (97%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Seabrook – Murphy10:30

    xG 0.40–0.11 (78%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Forsling – Rutta12:56

    xG 0.94–0.70 (57%)attempts 17–17goals 2–1

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 4.8 xGNYR 2.6 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHINYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 82/100 · #232 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.52 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 29% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 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 82% of the time.

CHI winsNYR wins

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

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