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Thu, Nov 29, 2018·Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Winnipeg Jets 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 66% of the time.

WPG winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI21315213531
WPG21521226633

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:43WPGPatrik LaineAssists: Jacob Trouba, Mark Scheifele · Wrist, 0.18 xG0–1
  2. P1 3:03CHIMarcus KrugerAssists: Andreas Martinsen, Artem Anisimov · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P1 3:52WPGNikolaj EhlersAssists: Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P1 8:10CHIJohn HaydenAssists: David Kampf, Erik Gustafsson · Wrist, 0.34 xG2–2
  5. P2 1:01WPGNikolaj EhlersAssists: Blake Wheeler, Cameron Schilling · Slap, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P2 1:46WPGJacob TroubaAssists: Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–4
  7. P2 9:31CHIJan RuttaAssists: David Kampf · Slap, 0.07 xG3–4
  8. P3 1:18WPGPatrik LainePPUnassisted · Snap, 0.23 xG3–5
  9. P3 9:45WPGNikolaj EhlersGWGUnassisted · Snap, 0.24 xG3–6
  10. P3 13:10CHIDominik KahunAssists: John Hayden · Slap, 0.40 xG4–6
  11. P3 17:08CHIArtem AnisimovAssists: Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat · Snap, 0.17 xG5–6
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 11:04CHIGustav Forsling: Holding2 min
  2. P1 17:34WPGJacob Trouba: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 6:55WPGMathieu Perreault: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 13:49CHIBrendan Perlini: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P3 0:21CHIDuncan Keith: Slashing2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WPG
46% to win54% to win
← CHI attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lowry won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIWPG
31Shots on goal33
4.2Expected goals3.2
64Shot attempts50
21Faceoffs won32
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
7Hits9
10Blocked shots18
5Giveaways12
6Takeaways13

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. bestHayden – Kampf – Kahun11:02

    xG 1.57–0.23 (87%)attempts 15–4goals 3–0

  2. Toews – Saad – Perlini12:02

    xG 0.58–0.09 (86%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  3. Anisimov – Kane – DeBrincat2:47

    xG 0.43–0.02 (95%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  4. Anisimov – Kruger – Martinsen3:22

    xG 0.40–0.06 (86%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeabrook – Manning5:45

    xG 1.17–0.41 (74%)attempts 9–6goals 2–1

  2. Gustafsson – Rutta11:33

    xG 0.91–0.70 (57%)attempts 12–9goals 1–1

  3. Keith – Rutta3:02

    xG 0.23–0.05 (82%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestWheeler – Scheifele – Ehlers14:52

    xG 1.58–0.52 (75%)attempts 22–14goals 3–0

  2. Little – Connor – Laine10:33

    xG 0.33–0.74 (31%)attempts 10–9goals 0–2

  3. Perreault – Lowry – Tanev10:48

    xG 0.04–0.47 (8%)attempts 2–11goals 0–0

  4. Petan – Lemieux – Roslovic4:05

    xG 0.06–1.62 (4%)attempts 2–10goals 0–3

Defence pairs

  1. bestTrouba – Morrissey18:38

    xG 1.89–0.96 (66%)attempts 26–20goals 4–1

  2. Myers – Chiarot4:00

    xG 0.00–0.44 (0%)attempts 0–9goals 0–1

  3. Myers – Schilling10:54

    xG 0.11–0.74 (13%)attempts 8–11goals 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.

WPG 3.2 xGCHI 4.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 89/100 · #159 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.64 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50WPG 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 66% of the time.

WPG winsCHI wins

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

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