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Tue, Mar 3, 2020·United Center, Chicago

Anaheim Ducks 2, Chicago Blackhawks 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 65% of the time.

CHI winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA016113110239
CHI16418116640

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:07CHIDrake CaggiulaAssists: Adam Boqvist, Kirby Dach · Tip-in, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P2 3:46CHIDylan StromeAssists: Duncan Keith, Adam Boqvist · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–2
  3. P2 4:20ANADanton HeinenAssists: Christian Djoos, Sonny Milano · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P2 15:29CHIDylan StromeGWGAssists: Patrick Kane, Lucas Carlsson · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P2 18:07CHIAlex NylanderAssists: Duncan Keith · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–4
  6. P2 18:22CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Alex Nylander, Dylan Strome · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–5
  7. P3 8:26ANACarter RowneyAssists: Jacob Larsson, Nicolas Deslauriers · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–5
  8. P3 15:03CHIDavid KampfAssists: Matthew Highmore · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–6
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 5:54CHIPatrick Kane: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 7:30CHIDavid Kampf: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 13:08ANAMatt Irwin: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 4:43ANARyan Getzlaf: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 10:46CHIDrake Caggiula: Slashing2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
45% to win55% to win
← ANA attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Henrique won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACHI
39Shots on goal40
3.8Expected goals4.9
59Shot attempts71
31Faceoffs won34
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
31Hits14
20Blocked shots10
11Giveaways10
8Takeaways8

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Milano – Heinen11:30

    xG 1.33–0.91 (59%)attempts 17–16goals 1–3

  2. Henrique – Silfverberg – Rakell12:57

    xG 0.78–0.91 (46%)attempts 13–15goals 0–2

  3. Steel – Jones – Sherwood10:19

    xG 0.24–0.47 (34%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  4. Backes – Deslauriers – Rowney10:01

    xG 0.25–0.95 (21%)attempts 9–13goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestIrwin – Djoos8:28

    xG 0.91–0.28 (77%)attempts 14–6goals 0–1

  2. Djoos – Guhle4:04

    xG 0.26–0.11 (71%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  3. Del Zotto – Larsson9:45

    xG 0.61–0.59 (51%)attempts 11–13goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – Strome – Nylander11:31

    xG 1.68–0.72 (70%)attempts 19–11goals 3–1

  2. Carpenter – Highmore – Kampf7:58

    xG 0.62–0.33 (65%)attempts 7–5goals 1–1

  3. DeBrincat – Caggiula – Dach11:06

    xG 0.38–0.44 (46%)attempts 8–12goals 1–0

  4. Toews – Saad – Kubalik11:15

    xG 0.46–0.59 (44%)attempts 19–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Boqvist16:49

    xG 1.41–0.79 (64%)attempts 25–15goals 3–0

  2. Maatta – Koekkoek14:43

    xG 0.90–0.73 (55%)attempts 22–14goals 0–0

  3. Carlsson – Boqvist2:21

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 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.

CHI 4.9 xGANA 3.8 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 41/100 · #672 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.83 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 65% of the time.

CHI winsANA wins

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

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