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Thu, Jan 2, 2020·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Vancouver Canucks 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 70% of the time.

VAN winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI11231318533
VAN17318312737

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:04VANJ.T. MillerAssists: Bo Horvat, Elias Pettersson · Tip-in, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 14:00CHIConnor MurphyAssists: Dominik Kubalik, Jonathan Toews · Snap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:48VANTanner PearsonAssists: Alexander Edler, Jake Virtanen · Deflected, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:15CHIDavid KampfAssists: Zack Smith, Erik Gustafsson · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P2 6:25CHIPatrick KanePPAssists: Adam Boqvist · Slap, 0.07 xG3–2
  6. P2 8:17CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Dominik Kubalik, Olli Maatta · Backhand, 0.03 xG4–2
  7. P2 10:20VANQuinn HughesPPAssists: J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson · Slap, 0.04 xG4–3
  8. P2 11:45VANElias PetterssonAssists: Brock Boeser, J.T. Miller · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–4
  9. P3 8:10VANBo HorvatAssists: Alexander Edler, Tanner Pearson · Backhand, 0.06 xG4–5
  10. P3 13:44CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Dominik Kubalik, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.03 xG5–5
  11. P3 15:49VANAdam GaudetteGWGAssists: J.T. Miller · Wrist, 0.09 xG5–6
  12. P3 19:51VANBo HorvatENAssists: Tanner Pearson · Wrist, 0.51 xG5–7
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 3:02CHIDylan Strome: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 6:08VANBo Horvat: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 19:05VANTyler Myers: Elbowing2 min
  4. P2 6:00VANAdam Gaudette: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 9:11CHIZack Smith: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  6. P2 14:37CHIErik Gustafsson: Holding2 min
  7. P2 14:37VANTroy Stecher: Holding2 min
  8. P3 17:19VANTyler Motte: Tripping2 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 SOG0VAN
45% to win55% to win
← CHI attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Miller won the faceoff against Strome
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIVAN
33Shots on goal37
2.8Expected goals4.0
60Shot attempts64
29Faceoffs won33
4Power plays2
6Penalty minutes10
14Hits24
12Blocked shots17
8Giveaways7
5Takeaways10

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 – Kubalik – Quenneville6:44

    xG 0.48–0.30 (62%)attempts 9–5goals 2–2

  2. Strome – DeBrincat – Dach11:39

    xG 0.30–0.27 (53%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Toews – Kane – Kubalik2:48

    xG 0.05–0.07 (39%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  4. Smith – Highmore – Kampf6:51

    xG 0.18–0.28 (38%)attempts 5–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Keith – Gustafsson2:54

    xG 0.02–0.02 (42%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  2. Keith – Murphy2:48

    xG 0.05–0.10 (32%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  3. Keith – Boqvist13:14

    xG 0.57–0.65 (47%)attempts 12–16goals 0–1

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestEriksson – Pearson – Horvat10:27

    xG 1.11–0.25 (81%)attempts 19–8goals 1–0

  2. Miller – Boeser – Pettersson13:58

    xG 0.51–0.53 (49%)attempts 14–13goals 1–2

  3. Roussel – Virtanen – Gaudette7:44

    xG 0.20–0.30 (40%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

  4. Beagle – Schaller – Motte6:34

    xG 0.03–0.44 (7%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMyers – Hughes2:44

    xG 0.36–0.22 (62%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  2. Edler – Stecher14:26

    xG 0.77–0.65 (54%)attempts 23–11goals 1–0

  3. Tanev – Hughes12:12

    xG 0.59–0.56 (52%)attempts 8–10goals 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.

VAN 4.0 xGCHI 2.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 99/100 · #15 of 1082 this seasonSwing 2.75 · 12 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +39 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 70% of the time.

VAN winsCHI wins

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

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