Thu, Apr 1, 2021·United Center, Chicago
Carolina Hurricanes 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 65% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 113 | 18 | 210 | 431 |
| CHI | 03 | 111 | 211 | 325 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 9:48CARVincent TrocheckAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Fast · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–0
- P2 2:22CARWarren FoegeleAssists: Jordan Staal, Dougie Hamilton · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–0
- P2 15:21CHIDominik KubalikAssists: Wyatt Kalynuk, Calvin de Haan · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–1
- P3 5:46CHIBrandon HagelAssists: Kirby Dach · Tip-in, 0.15 xG2–2
- P3 6:54CARWarren FoegeleAssists: Nino Niederreiter, Jordan Staal · Backhand, 0.18 xG3–2
- P3 10:24CHIDylan StromeAssists: Connor Murphy, Mattias Janmark · Tip-in, 0.08 xG3–3
- P3 19:31CARJesper FastGWGAssists: Vincent Trocheck, Brett Pesce · Wrist, 0.18 xG4–3
Penalties (4)
- P1 18:49CHIAlex DeBrincat: Hooking2 min
- P2 4:28CARJordan Martinook: Tripping2 min
- P2 9:15CARDougie Hamilton: High sticking2 min
- P3 11:52CARDougie Hamilton: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Strome won the faceoff against Staal
- 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.
Carolina Hurricanes
Forward lines
- bestStaal – Niederreiter – Foegele11:58
xG 1.09–0.10 (92%)attempts 14–6goals 2–0
- Fast – Trocheck – Svechnikov12:11
xG 0.44–0.07 (86%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0
- McGinn – Aho – Necas11:52
xG 0.73–0.57 (56%)attempts 17–7goals 0–1
- Martinook – Paquette – Lorentz7:40
xG 0.24–0.09 (72%)attempts 6–2goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestHamilton – Slavin18:23
xG 1.25–0.22 (85%)attempts 25–8goals 3–0
- Skjei – Pesce16:36
xG 0.95–0.46 (67%)attempts 16–8goals 0–1
- Fleury – Bean9:49
xG 0.13–0.20 (40%)attempts 2–6goals 0–1
Chicago Blackhawks
Forward lines
- bestDeBrincat – Hagel – Dach2:45
xG 0.25–0.09 (74%)attempts 2–3goals 1–0
- Soderberg – Carpenter – Kurashev2:55
xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
- Janmark – Carpenter – Strome2:00
xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0
- Soderberg – Kampf – Kurashev2:02
xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- Keith – Boqvist13:47
xG 0.16–0.55 (22%)attempts 5–13goals 0–2
- Murphy – Zadorov15:48
xG 0.41–0.89 (32%)attempts 8–16goals 1–0
- de Haan – Kalynuk13:31
xG 0.14–1.09 (12%)attempts 7–14goals 1–1
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.
CHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CHI is favoured, below it CAR. 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, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 65% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CHI − CAR), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).