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Mon, Feb 18, 2019·United Center, Chicago

Ottawa Senators 7, Chicago Blackhawks 8

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 62% of the time.

CHI winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT416112210738
CHI515216111842

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:06OTTBobby RyanPPAssists: Matt Duchene, Ryan Dzingel · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P1 2:40OTTRudolfs BalcersAssists: Chris Tierney, Mikkel Boedker · Snap, 0.19 xG2–0
  3. P1 3:54CHIAlex DeBrincatPPAssists: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane · Snap, 0.23 xG2–1
  4. P1 5:07CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Dominik Kahun, Dylan Strome · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P1 7:55OTTColin WhiteAssists: Mark Stone, Brady Tkachuk · Wrist, 0.29 xG3–2
  6. P1 12:36CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–3
  7. P1 13:22CHIDylan StromeAssists: Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–4
  8. P1 14:53CHIBrandon SaadAssists: Dylan Sikura, Artem Anisimov · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–5
  9. P1 17:46OTTMark StoneAssists: Brady Tkachuk, Colin White · Snap, 0.24 xG4–5
  10. P2 1:32OTTColin WhiteAssists: Brady Tkachuk, Mark Stone · Slap, 0.08 xG5–5
  11. P2 8:19CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Dylan Strome · Wrist, 0.17 xG5–6
  12. P2 10:31CHIGustav ForslingAssists: Brandon Saad, Alex DeBrincat · Slap, 0.05 xG5–7
  13. P3 3:51CHIJonathan ToewsPPGWGAssists: Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.14 xG5–8
  14. P3 9:01OTTThomas ChabotAssists: Cody Ceci, Matt Duchene · Wrist, 0.08 xG6–8
  15. P3 14:43OTTThomas ChabotAssists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Magnus Paajarvi · Wrist, 0.21 xG7–8
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 1:15CHISlater Koekkoek: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 3:23OTTCody Ceci: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 2:48OTTDylan DeMelo: Holding2 min
  4. P2 8:43OTTBobby Ryan: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 8:43CHIConnor Murphy: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 11:14OTTBobby Ryan: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 15:10CHIDominik Kahun: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 2:07OTTDylan DeMelo: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  9. P3 18:20CHISlater Koekkoek: 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCHI
38Shots on goal42
3.9Expected goals4.8
63Shot attempts64
30Faceoffs won31
3Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
16Hits4
10Blocked shots18
2Giveaways7
8Takeaways4

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestStone – White – Tkachuk10:34

    xG 1.52–0.37 (80%)attempts 17–8goals 3–1

  2. Smith – Paajarvi – Pageau10:15

    xG 0.70–0.53 (57%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

  3. Ryan – Duchene – Dzingel9:12

    xG 0.24–0.43 (36%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

  4. Boedker – Tierney – Balcers8:52

    xG 0.39–1.25 (24%)attempts 5–13goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCeci – Lajoie4:47

    xG 0.58–0.38 (61%)attempts 10–7goals 0–2

  2. Ceci – Chabot14:40

    xG 0.94–0.75 (56%)attempts 10–15goals 3–0

  3. DeMelo – Harpur2:20

    xG 0.32–0.15 (68%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestToews – Kane – Caggiula14:06

    xG 1.46–0.73 (67%)attempts 20–14goals 0–0

  2. Strome – DeBrincat – Kahun10:43

    xG 0.69–0.49 (59%)attempts 9–13goals 2–1

  3. Anisimov – Saad – Sikura8:19

    xG 0.35–0.41 (46%)attempts 9–8goals 1–1

  4. Kruger – Hayden – Perlini6:47

    xG 0.06–0.44 (13%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMurphy – Dahlstrom11:12

    xG 1.28–0.58 (69%)attempts 17–10goals 2–1

  2. Keith – Forsling3:06

    xG 0.27–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Koekkoek – Forsling6:20

    xG 0.41–0.24 (63%)attempts 7–4goals 1–1

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 4.8 xGOTT 3.9 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 98/100 · #25 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.48 · 15 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 23% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 62% of the time.

CHI winsOTT wins

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

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