Wed, Feb 17, 2021·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Chicago Blackhawks 2, Detroit Red Wings 0
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 54% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 09 | 18 | 19 | 226 |
| DET | 09 | 09 | 011 | 029 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 12:03CHIPhilipp KurashevPPGWGAssists: Duncan Keith, Kevin Lankinen · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–0
- P3 19:02CHIAlex DeBrincatENAssists: Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.63 xG2–0
Penalties (8)
- P1 3:46CHIDominik Kubalik: Embellishment2 min
- P1 3:46DETTroy Stecher: Tripping2 min
- P2 1:08CHIPius Suter: Tripping2 min
- P2 5:19DETTroy Stecher: Interference2 min
- P2 6:35CHIPhilipp Kurashev: Too many men on the ice2 min
- P2 10:12DETValtteri Filppula: Slashing2 min · PPG
- P2 14:10DETRobby Fabbri: Hooking2 min
- P3 9:06CHICalvin de Haan: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Kampf won the faceoff against Larkin
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestKane – DeBrincat – Suter13:59
xG 0.98–0.63 (61%)attempts 16–10goals 0–0
- Janmark – Carpenter – Kampf2:59
xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0
- Soderberg – Hagel – Kurashev2:01
xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0
- Kubalik – Strome – Hagel2:55
xG 0.12–0.12 (50%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestde Haan – Carlsson5:38
xG 0.34–0.04 (90%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
- Keith – Boqvist3:26
xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0
- Beaudin – Boqvist2:18
xG 0.12–0.06 (64%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
Detroit Red Wings
Forward lines
- bestRyan – Fabbri – Brome4:19
xG 0.51–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0
- Larkin – Zadina – Brome5:07
xG 0.23–0.01 (97%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
- Filppula – Gagner – Namestnikov4:55
xG 0.32–0.10 (76%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0
- Ryan – Mantha – Fabbri3:00
xG 0.11–0.17 (39%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestStaal – Stecher11:29
xG 0.58–0.27 (68%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0
- Merrill – Hronek12:25
xG 0.37–0.26 (58%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0
- Djoos – Hronek2:56
xG 0.18–0.18 (49%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
DET's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line DET is favoured, below it CHI. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 54% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (DET − CHI), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).