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Thu, Apr 29, 2021·United Center, Chicago

Florida Panthers 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 61% of the time.

CHI winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
FLA0821711212439
CHI19171803327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:47CHIAdam GaudetteAssists: Dylan Strome, Dominik Kubalik · Backhand, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:47FLAAlexander WennbergPPAssists: MacKenzie Weegar, Jonathan Huberdeau · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:09CHIVinnie HinostrozaAssists: Brandon Hagel, Kirby Dach · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–2
  4. P2 13:09FLAAnthony DuclairAssists: Brandon Montour, Grigori Denisenko · Wrist, 0.27 xG2–2
  5. P3 9:09FLABrandon MontourAssists: Alexander Wennberg, Markus Nutivaara · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:42CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Patrick Kane, Wyatt Kalynuk · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–3
  7. OT 4:08FLASam BennettGWGAssists: MacKenzie Weegar · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 6:22FLAJuho Lammikko: Interference2 min
  2. P1 19:31FLASam Bennett: Interference2 min
  3. P2 6:02CHIDuncan Keith: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P2 14:22CHIVinnie Hinostroza: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P2 17:44CHIKirby Dach: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 12:44CHIVinnie Hinostroza: 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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
46% to win54% to win
← FLA attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dach won the faceoff against Barkov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLACHI
39Shots on goal27
3.9Expected goals3.2
65Shot attempts47
24Faceoffs won24
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
40Hits36
11Blocked shots13
13Giveaways13
10Takeaways9

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.

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestDuclair – Barkov – Denisenko8:57

    xG 0.50–0.02 (95%)attempts 7–1goals 1–0

  2. Huberdeau – Bennett – Tippett9:15

    xG 0.53–0.33 (62%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  3. Wennberg – Vatrano – Heponiemi10:38

    xG 0.71–0.58 (55%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  4. Lammikko – Acciari – Lomberg8:28

    xG 0.30–0.37 (45%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeegar – Forsling13:40

    xG 1.05–0.43 (71%)attempts 18–6goals 0–0

  2. Montour – Nutivaara9:19

    xG 0.76–0.23 (77%)attempts 15–2goals 2–1

  3. Yandle – Gudas8:07

    xG 0.38–0.39 (49%)attempts 8–5goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. Kubalik – Strome – Gaudette8:05

    xG 0.46–0.42 (52%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

  2. Hinostroza – Hagel – Dach10:25

    xG 0.20–0.20 (50%)attempts 3–8goals 1–0

  3. Kane – Kubalik – Strome2:14

    xG 0.00–0.13 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  4. Connolly – Kampf – Hardman6:26

    xG 0.09–0.41 (19%)attempts 2–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Stillman – Beaudin11:24

    xG 0.58–0.66 (46%)attempts 7–13goals 0–0

  2. Keith – Kalynuk15:50

    xG 0.69–0.88 (44%)attempts 13–22goals 1–1

  3. Murphy – Zadorov15:57

    xG 0.26–0.85 (24%)attempts 6–13goals 1–1

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 3.2 xGFLA 3.9 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIFLA

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 FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 93/100 · #57 of 868 this seasonSwing 2.60 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +50 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 61% of the time.

CHI winsFLA wins

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

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