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Thu, Mar 5, 2020·United Center, Chicago

Edmonton Oilers 3, Chicago Blackhawks 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 61% of the time.

CHI winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM0814212324
CHI11131406431

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:34CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Dylan Strome, Alex Nylander · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:47CHIJonathan ToewsAssists: Dominik Kubalik, Adam Boqvist · Wrap-around, 0.09 xG0–2
  3. P2 4:59CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Adam Boqvist, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.01 xG0–3
  4. P2 5:59EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Darnell Nurse · Wrist, 0.22 xG1–3
  5. P2 13:02CHIAlex DeBrincatGWGAssists: Olli Maatta, Kirby Dach · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–4
  6. P3 8:03EDMJosh ArchibaldAssists: Zack Kassian · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–4
  7. P3 8:52EDMKailer YamamotoAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Darnell Nurse · Snap, 0.20 xG3–4
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 11:17CHIRyan Carpenter: Holding2 min
  2. P1 16:35EDMTyler Ennis: Hooking2 min
  3. P3 8:52EDMTyler Ennis: Too many men on the ice2 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCHI
24Shots on goal31
2.2Expected goals2.8
42Shot attempts53
19Faceoffs won28
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
37Hits28
13Blocked shots12
6Giveaways12
6Takeaways10

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestNugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto11:49

    xG 0.85–0.28 (75%)attempts 13–7goals 2–0

  2. Kassian – Sheahan – Archibald8:22

    xG 0.59–0.28 (68%)attempts 8–8goals 1–1

  3. Ennis – Chiasson – Khaira6:04

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  4. Chiasson – Khaira – Athanasiou4:29

    xG 0.06–0.17 (27%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRussell – Benning12:12

    xG 0.43–0.21 (67%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  2. Nurse – Bear20:39

    xG 1.19–1.11 (52%)attempts 18–20goals 2–2

  3. Larsson – Jones14:37

    xG 0.30–0.66 (31%)attempts 10–12goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestDeBrincat – Caggiula – Dach10:13

    xG 0.75–0.19 (80%)attempts 15–7goals 2–0

  2. Toews – Saad – Kubalik11:11

    xG 0.73–0.41 (64%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

  3. Kane – Strome – Nylander13:27

    xG 0.47–0.41 (53%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  4. Carpenter – Highmore – Kampf9:01

    xG 0.29–0.46 (39%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Boqvist12:41

    xG 0.62–0.26 (70%)attempts 11–5goals 3–0

  2. Maatta – Koekkoek15:32

    xG 1.01–0.69 (59%)attempts 13–12goals 1–1

  3. Keith – Murphy9:19

    xG 0.26–0.22 (54%)attempts 8–5goals 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 2.8 xGEDM 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 69/100 · #336 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.04 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 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 61% of the time.

CHI winsEDM wins

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

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