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Sun, Oct 7, 2018·United Center, Chicago

Toronto Maple Leafs 7, Chicago Blackhawks 6 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 63% of the time.

CHI winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
TOR2821321211734
CHI2141731000631

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:00CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Dominik Kahun, Duncan Keith · Tip-in, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 12:02CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Dominik Kahun, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–2
  3. P1 14:09TORKasperi KapanenAssists: Auston Matthews · Snap, 0.22 xG1–2
  4. P1 14:43TORAuston MatthewsAssists: Kasperi Kapanen · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P2 3:56TORJohn TavaresAssists: Zach Hyman, Morgan Rielly · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–2
  6. P2 5:37CHIJohn HaydenAssists: Henri Jokiharju, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.21 xG3–3
  7. P2 7:37TORJohn TavaresPPAssists: Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly · Tip-in, 0.14 xG4–3
  8. P3 2:20CHIBrandon ManningAssists: Brent Seabrook, Chris Kunitz · Slap, 0.03 xG4–4
  9. P3 9:29TORJohn TavaresAssists: Mitch Marner · Wrist, 0.02 xG5–4
  10. P3 18:36CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Henri Jokiharju, Nick Schmaltz · Wrist, 0.03 xG5–5
  11. P3 18:58TORAuston MatthewsAssists: Patrick Marleau, Jake Gardiner · Wrist, 0.14 xG6–5
  12. P3 19:31CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Henri Jokiharju, Nick Schmaltz · Slap, 0.03 xG6–6
  13. OT 0:19TORMorgan RiellyGWGAssists: Patrick Marleau, Auston Matthews · Wrist, 0.12 xG7–6
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 18:10TORJohn Tavares: Holding2 min
  2. P2 7:05CHIPatrick Kane: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P2 9:10TORAndreas Johnsson: High sticking double minor4 min
  4. P3 4:37CHIBrandon Saad: Hooking2 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 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Matthews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORCHI
34Shots on goal31
3.0Expected goals2.3
56Shot attempts69
30Faceoffs won30
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
23Hits23
29Blocked shots14
8Giveaways11
11Takeaways8

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. bestTavares – Hyman – Marner14:36

    xG 0.98–0.28 (78%)attempts 20–15goals 2–0

  2. Marleau – Kapanen – Matthews10:35

    xG 0.94–0.46 (67%)attempts 17–14goals 3–1

  3. Kadri – Leivo – Brown8:27

    xG 0.26–0.24 (51%)attempts 4–8goals 0–1

  4. Ennis – Johnsson – Lindholm3:41

    xG 0.11–0.15 (42%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Rielly15:49

    xG 1.19–0.64 (65%)attempts 22–13goals 3–1

  2. Marincin – Dermott11:32

    xG 0.72–0.23 (75%)attempts 12–10goals 0–1

  3. Gardiner – Zaitsev16:53

    xG 0.33–0.75 (31%)attempts 11–23goals 1–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. Kruger – Johnson – Hayden8:02

    xG 0.29–0.24 (54%)attempts 4–10goals 1–0

  2. Toews – DeBrincat – Kahun12:24

    xG 0.69–0.70 (50%)attempts 18–15goals 2–3

  3. Kunitz – Anisimov – Kampf10:03

    xG 0.26–0.43 (38%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

  4. Kane – Saad – Schmaltz13:39

    xG 0.43–0.73 (37%)attempts 17–15goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Jokiharju14:18

    xG 0.89–0.55 (62%)attempts 22–9goals 3–2

  2. Manning – Jokiharju2:39

    xG 0.11–0.22 (34%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  3. Gustafsson – Rutta14:54

    xG 0.52–0.74 (41%)attempts 14–18goals 0–2

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 2.3 xGTOR 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 100/100 · #5 of 1271 this seasonSwing 4.02 · 13 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 17% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +46 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 63% 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).