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Fri, Jan 15, 2021·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 53% of the time.

TBL winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI013212012237
TBL010317210537

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 2:25TBLOndrej PalatAssists: Steven Stamkos · Snap, 0.24 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:43TBLAlex KillornAssists: Tyler Johnson, Anthony Cirelli · Snap, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P2 8:11TBLBlake ColemanGWGAssists: Barclay Goodrow, Yanni Gourde · Tip-in, 0.21 xG0–3
  4. P2 14:20CHIAlex DeBrincatPPAssists: Dylan Strome, Adam Boqvist · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–3
  5. P2 16:11CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Alex DeBrincat · Backhand, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P3 13:32TBLYanni GourdeAssists: Blake Coleman, Barclay Goodrow · Snap, 0.04 xG2–4
  7. P3 17:38TBLSteven StamkosAssists: Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point · Snap, 0.04 xG2–5
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 12:28CHIDuncan Keith: Holding2 min
  2. P2 8:11CHIDylan Strome: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  3. P2 13:29TBLBarclay Goodrow: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 19:37TBLAlex Killorn: Interference2 min
  5. P3 2:09TBLBrayden Point: Holding2 min
  6. P3 9:50CHIDavid Kampf: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 14:40TBLMikhail Sergachev: Interference2 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 SOG0TBL
46% to win54% to win
← CHI attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kampf won the faceoff against Cirelli
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHITBL
37Shots on goal37
3.5Expected goals3.3
54Shot attempts54
24Faceoffs won24
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
8Hits14
6Blocked shots8
2Giveaways3
1Takeaways3

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestKubalik – Strome – Kurashev7:25

    xG 0.72–0.20 (78%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  2. Carpenter – Highmore – Kampf6:36

    xG 0.39–0.30 (56%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  3. Kubalik – Suter – Kurashev3:25

    xG 0.07–0.17 (28%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Kane – DeBrincat – Suter7:26

    xG 0.23–0.39 (37%)attempts 4–5goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Mitchell9:44

    xG 0.56–0.13 (81%)attempts 11–3goals 0–2

  2. de Haan – Zadorov3:54

    xG 0.03–0.14 (17%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Zadorov – Boqvist9:53

    xG 0.40–0.74 (35%)attempts 7–13goals 0–1

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestColeman – Goodrow – Gourde7:50

    xG 0.67–0.16 (81%)attempts 9–3goals 2–0

  2. Stamkos – Palat – Point10:07

    xG 0.79–0.52 (61%)attempts 13–9goals 2–0

  3. Killorn – Johnson – Cirelli12:30

    xG 0.41–0.43 (49%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  4. Maroon – Joseph – Stephens5:59

    xG 0.29–0.88 (25%)attempts 4–14goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHedman – Rutta10:36

    xG 0.51–0.24 (68%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Schenn – Sergachev6:11

    xG 0.55–0.36 (61%)attempts 8–7goals 1–1

  3. Hedman – Sergachev5:25

    xG 0.36–0.39 (48%)attempts 5–5goals 1–0

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.

TBL 3.3 xGCHI 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 69/100 · #260 of 868 this seasonSwing 1.03 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 53% of the time.

TBL winsCHI wins

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

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