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Fri, Feb 19, 2021·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Carolina Hurricanes 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 76% of the time.

CAR winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI09210110329
CAR17115316538

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:22CARNino NiederreiterAssists: Jaccob Slavin · Snap, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:03CARVincent TrocheckAssists: Jake Bean, Nino Niederreiter · Wrist, 0.09 xG0–2
  3. P2 16:39CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Alex DeBrincat · Backhand, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P2 19:49CHIIan MitchellAssists: David Kampf, Patrick Kane · Snap, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P3 2:28CARMartin NecasPPAssists: Jake Gardiner, Teuvo Teravainen · Deflected, 0.01 xG2–3
  6. P3 15:04CARNino NiederreiterPPGWGAssists: Jesper Fast, Martin Necas · Wrist, 0.25 xG2–4
  7. P3 16:46CARJaccob SlavinENAssists: Teuvo Teravainen · Wrist, 0.52 xG2–5
  8. P3 19:09CHICarl SoderbergPPAssists: Patrick Kane, Adam Boqvist · Tip-in, 0.14 xG3–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 13:01CARBrady Skjei: Cross checking2 min
  2. P2 10:13CARMartin Necas: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P2 14:04CHIIan Mitchell: Interference2 min
  4. P3 2:14CHIDylan Strome: Slashing2 min · PPG
  5. P3 7:42CHINikita Zadorov: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 8:38CARJordan Staal: Holding2 min
  7. P3 13:36CHIAdam Boqvist: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P3 19:00CARJesper Fast: Hooking2 min · PPG

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 SOG0CAR
46% to win54% to win
← CHI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kampf won the faceoff against Trocheck
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICAR
29Shots on goal38
2.9Expected goals4.7
48Shot attempts72
28Faceoffs won29
4Power plays4
8Penalty minutes8
12Hits24
14Blocked shots7
17Giveaways10
3Takeaways13

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. bestJanmark – Carpenter – Kampf3:09

    xG 0.28–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Kubalik – Strome – Hagel2:31

    xG 0.04–0.09 (33%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Strome – Hagel – Kurashev2:26

    xG 0.00–0.14 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  4. Soderberg – Janmark – Kurashev4:02

    xG 0.28–0.45 (39%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Zadorov2:36

    xG 0.21–0.07 (77%)attempts 3–1goals 0–1

  2. Zadorov – Beaudin6:45

    xG 0.06–0.06 (50%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  3. de Haan – Carlsson8:27

    xG 0.52–0.59 (47%)attempts 8–15goals 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestTeravainen – McGinn – Aho11:52

    xG 1.11–0.26 (81%)attempts 21–7goals 0–0

  2. Niederreiter – Trocheck – Necas12:12

    xG 0.77–0.58 (57%)attempts 11–9goals 2–0

  3. Staal – Foegele – Svechnikov8:01

    xG 0.54–0.53 (50%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  4. Fast – Martinook – Paquette8:26

    xG 0.22–0.31 (41%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSkjei – Bean11:10

    xG 0.77–0.29 (72%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

  2. Hamilton – Slavin17:46

    xG 0.99–0.84 (54%)attempts 19–20goals 0–0

  3. Skjei – Pesce4:08

    xG 0.38–0.28 (58%)attempts 6–3goals 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.

CAR 4.7 xGCHI 2.9 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 77/100 · #197 of 868 this seasonSwing 1.38 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 76% of the time.

CAR winsCHI wins

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

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