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Thu, Nov 1, 2018·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Chicago Blackhawks 0, Edmonton Oilers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 60% of the time.

EDM winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI01501609040
EDM0829212429

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:18EDMDrake CaggiulaGWGAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid · Wrist, 0.20 xG0–1
  2. P2 19:23EDMJason GarrisonPPAssists: Tobias Rieder · Slap, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P3 6:49EDMDrake CaggiulaSHAssists: Jujhar Khaira, Matt Benning · Backhand, 0.16 xG0–3
  4. P3 10:38EDMAlex ChiassonAssists: Tobias Rieder, Leon Draisaitl · Snap, 0.21 xG0–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 15:03EDMAdam Larsson: Holding2 min
  2. P2 13:13CHIHenri Jokiharju: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 18:13CHIAndreas Martinsen: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  4. P3 4:54EDMAdam Larsson: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 7:29EDMJujhar Khaira: Holding2 min
  6. P3 12:07CHIErik Gustafsson: Cross checking2 min
  7. P3 17:03CHIBrandon Davidson: Elbowing5 min
  8. P3 17:03EDMDarnell Nurse: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 17:03EDMDarnell Nurse: Misconduct10 min
  10. P3 17:03CHIBrandon Davidson: Game misconduct10 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 SOG0EDM
46% to win54% to win
← CHI attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00McDavid won the faceoff against Kruger
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIEDM
40Shots on goal29
3.8Expected goals3.2
64Shot attempts56
27Faceoffs won24
3Power plays4
21Penalty minutes18
21Hits26
14Blocked shots13
8Giveaways23
7Takeaways19

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. bestJohnson – Hayden – Fortin5:59

    xG 0.60–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  2. Anisimov – Kane – Saad10:08

    xG 0.54–0.28 (66%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  3. Kunitz – Kruger – Martinsen5:53

    xG 0.46–0.45 (51%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

  4. Toews – DeBrincat – Kahun9:39

    xG 0.25–0.99 (20%)attempts 7–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestManning – Davidson8:36

    xG 0.82–0.42 (66%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

  2. Seabrook – Gustafsson13:08

    xG 0.53–0.75 (41%)attempts 10–15goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Jokiharju14:54

    xG 0.63–1.00 (39%)attempts 15–14goals 0–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestChiasson – Rieder – Draisaitl10:44

    xG 0.83–0.37 (69%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  2. Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid – Caggiula11:13

    xG 0.99–0.99 (50%)attempts 14–14goals 1–0

  3. Lucic – Strome – Puljujarvi8:08

    xG 0.31–0.46 (40%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

  4. Brodziak – Kassian – Khaira9:49

    xG 0.10–0.39 (21%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLarsson – Klefbom16:40

    xG 1.24–0.63 (66%)attempts 22–10goals 1–0

  2. Garrison – Benning8:58

    xG 0.49–0.32 (61%)attempts 7–10goals 1–0

  3. Russell – Nurse16:41

    xG 0.39–1.39 (22%)attempts 8–25goals 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.

EDM 3.2 xGCHI 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

EDM's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line EDM is favoured, below it CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 4/100 · #1198 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.57 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 60% of the time.

EDM winsCHI wins

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

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