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Mon, Nov 27, 2017·United Center, Chicago

Anaheim Ducks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 77% of the time.

CHI winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA0728114329
CHI31631316735

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:57CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Ryan Hartman, Alex DeBrincat · Snap, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:22CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Nick Schmaltz, Brent Seabrook · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P1 18:11CHIBrandon SaadAssists: Jan Rutta, Richard Panik · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–3
  4. P2 4:15CHIArtem AnisimovPPGWGAssists: Nick Schmaltz, Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–4
  5. P2 6:14ANAJakob SilfverbergAssists: Andrew Cogliano, Chris Wagner · Deflected, 0.09 xG1–4
  6. P2 7:49CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Ryan Hartman, Patrick Sharp · Wrist, 0.28 xG1–5
  7. P2 9:19ANAChris WagnerAssists: Andrew Cogliano, Jakob Silfverberg · Snap, 0.04 xG2–5
  8. P2 14:14CHIAlex DeBrincatPPAssists: Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.27 xG2–6
  9. P3 1:33ANAChris WagnerPPAssists: Hampus Lindholm, Nick Ritchie · Tip-in, 0.14 xG3–6
  10. P3 5:48CHINick SchmaltzAssists: Patrick Kane, Connor Murphy · Snap, 0.22 xG3–7
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:14ANADerek Grant: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 2:16ANAJohn Gibson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 13:42ANAKevin Bieksa: Roughing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 13:42CHIRichard Panik: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 13:53ANACam Fowler: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 19:34CHIJan Rutta: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P3 1:57CHIRyan Hartman: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 15:47CHIPatrick Kane: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 15:47ANANick Ritchie: Slashing2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACHI
29Shots on goal35
2.7Expected goals4.5
51Shot attempts68
24Faceoffs won27
2Power plays3
10Penalty minutes8
26Hits16
20Blocked shots13
8Giveaways10
8Takeaways9

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. Perry – Grant – Ritchie11:25

    xG 0.89–0.95 (48%)attempts 18–10goals 0–3

  2. Liambas – Rasmussen – Kossila6:21

    xG 0.12–0.47 (20%)attempts 4–7goals 0–1

  3. Vermette – Shaw – Roy9:11

    xG 0.07–0.63 (10%)attempts 1–13goals 0–0

  4. Cogliano – Silfverberg – Wagner11:30

    xG 0.23–0.81 (22%)attempts 8–17goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBieksa – Fowler4:07

    xG 0.45–0.20 (69%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  2. Bieksa – Montour4:19

    xG 0.00–0.24 (0%)attempts 0–9goals 0–0

  3. Manson – Lindholm5:34

    xG 0.23–0.56 (29%)attempts 6–10goals 0–2

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestAnisimov – Kane – Schmaltz10:37

    xG 1.09–0.23 (82%)attempts 13–11goals 1–0

  2. Sharp – Hartman – DeBrincat8:26

    xG 0.71–0.32 (69%)attempts 12–8goals 2–0

  3. Toews – Panik – Saad10:51

    xG 0.78–0.70 (53%)attempts 13–7goals 1–1

  4. Bouma – Wingels – Hayden7:36

    xG 0.10–0.09 (52%)attempts 6–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeabrook – Murphy12:12

    xG 1.59–0.26 (86%)attempts 23–5goals 4–1

  2. Forsling – Rutta16:19

    xG 1.19–0.21 (85%)attempts 20–9goals 1–0

  3. Keith – Franson15:22

    xG 0.68–1.00 (40%)attempts 9–20goals 0–1

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 4.5 xGANA 2.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 41/100 · #747 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.65 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CHI 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 77% of the time.

CHI winsANA wins

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

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