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Wed, Feb 27, 2019·Honda Center, Anaheim

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Anaheim Ducks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 55% of the time.

ANA winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI013210212435
ANA0821519332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:49CHIAlex DeBrincatPPAssists: Erik Gustafsson, Dylan Strome · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:22ANADevin ShoreSHAssists: Josh Manson, Hampus Lindholm · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 16:42CHIArtem AnisimovSHAssists: Duncan Keith, Corey Crawford · Snap, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P2 18:37ANACarter RowneyAssists: Ryan Kesler · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P3 5:35ANATroy TerryAssists: Derek Grant · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–3
  6. P3 15:06CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Jonathan Toews, Erik Gustafsson · Slap, 0.11 xG3–3
  7. P3 19:43CHIPatrick KaneGWGAssists: Brandon Saad, Jonathan Toews · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 14:37ANAHampus Lindholm: Holding2 min
  2. P2 0:35ANARickard Rakell: Boarding5 min · PPG
  3. P2 0:35ANARickard Rakell: Game misconduct10 min
  4. P2 8:02ANADaniel Sprong: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P2 15:48CHIConnor Murphy: 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ANA
46% to win54% to win
← CHI attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Shore
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIANA
35Shots on goal32
2.9Expected goals3.1
59Shot attempts59
29Faceoffs won27
4Power plays1
2Penalty minutes19
12Hits21
13Blocked shots17
18Giveaways15
7Takeaways9

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. bestToews – Kane – Caggiula4:43

    xG 0.40–0.13 (76%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Kunitz – Kruger – Hayden5:32

    xG 0.48–0.28 (64%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Anisimov – Kane – Sikura2:20

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Toews – Kane – Saad3:04

    xG 0.25–0.23 (52%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Gustafsson3:38

    xG 0.09–0.01 (92%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Murphy – Dahlstrom14:21

    xG 0.53–0.61 (47%)attempts 14–12goals 0–0

  3. Koekkoek – Gustafsson12:49

    xG 0.80–0.90 (47%)attempts 13–16goals 1–1

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestKesler – Rowney – Ritchie11:56

    xG 0.78–0.57 (58%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0

  2. Silfverberg – Shore – Terry2:12

    xG 0.21–0.01 (94%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Silfverberg – Rakell – Shore6:06

    xG 0.43–0.33 (56%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  4. Perry – Henrique – Sprong9:17

    xG 0.32–0.37 (47%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHolzer – Megna7:20

    xG 0.64–0.21 (75%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  2. Fowler – Guhle16:34

    xG 0.66–0.54 (55%)attempts 14–13goals 0–0

  3. Manson – Lindholm17:52

    xG 0.94–1.31 (42%)attempts 18–20goals 2–2

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.

ANA 3.1 xGCHI 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANACHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 90/100 · #146 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.41 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +47 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 55% of the time.

ANA winsCHI wins

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

-7
-6
-5
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-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+7

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