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Wed, Jan 24, 2018·United Center, Chicago

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 59% of the time.

CHI winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
TOR11101111311336
CHI1170711200236

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:29CHIBrent SeabrookPPAssists: Patrick Kane, Nick Schmaltz · Slap, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:37TORMitch MarnerAssists: Jake Gardiner, Ron Hainsey · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P3 4:58TORNazem KadriPPAssists: Tyler Bozak, James van Riemsdyk · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–1
  4. P3 7:55CHINick SchmaltzPPAssists: Artem Anisimov, Vinnie Hinostroza · Wrist, 0.36 xG2–2
  5. OT 0:06TORWilliam NylanderGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.35 xG3–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 5:18TORTyler Bozak: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P2 1:46CHIDuncan Keith: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 2:23TORPatrick Marleau: Holding2 min
  4. P2 12:52CHINick Schmaltz: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 18:16TORLeo Komarov: Elbowing2 min
  6. P3 3:23CHITomas Jurco: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P3 6:45TORMitch Marner: High sticking2 min · PPG
  8. P3 8:53CHIBrent Seabrook: Tripping2 min
  9. OT 0:06CHIDuncan Keith: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORCHI
36Shots on goal36
3.5Expected goals4.0
68Shot attempts68
33Faceoffs won35
4Power plays4
8Penalty minutes8
25Hits17
20Blocked shots15
7Giveaways10
6Takeaways5

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestMarleau – Kadri – Marner12:25

    xG 0.94–0.63 (60%)attempts 21–16goals 1–0

  2. Hyman – Nylander – Matthews12:45

    xG 0.51–0.73 (41%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0

  3. Moore – Komarov – Kapanen6:36

    xG 0.03–0.25 (11%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

  4. van Riemsdyk – Bozak – Brown8:48

    xG 0.29–0.57 (34%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Gardiner14:48

    xG 1.09–0.41 (72%)attempts 20–13goals 1–0

  2. Polak – Borgman2:15

    xG 0.08–0.02 (77%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Carrick – Dermott2:56

    xG 0.03–0.06 (36%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestSharp – Anisimov – Hartman7:49

    xG 0.48–0.30 (62%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  2. Kane – Saad – Schmaltz13:11

    xG 0.66–0.56 (54%)attempts 15–16goals 0–1

  3. Jurco – Hinostroza – Kampf8:10

    xG 0.40–0.40 (50%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  4. Toews – Duclair – DeBrincat12:30

    xG 0.79–0.79 (50%)attempts 19–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Oesterle17:01

    xG 1.04–0.48 (68%)attempts 24–16goals 0–0

  2. Murphy – Kempny10:28

    xG 0.63–0.56 (53%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0

  3. Seabrook – Gustafsson14:10

    xG 0.56–0.94 (37%)attempts 13–19goals 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 4.0 xGTOR 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHITOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 73/100 · #368 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.99 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 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 59% of the time.

CHI winsTOR wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).