Sun, May 9, 2021·United Center, Chicago
Dallas Stars 2, Chicago Blackhawks 4
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 63% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 117 | 010 | 112 | 239 |
| CHI | 39 | 05 | 111 | 425 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 6:23CHIMacKenzie EntwistleAssists: Mike Hardman, Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.22 xG0–1
- P1 9:40DALDenis GurianovAssists: Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–1
- P1 10:31CHIBrandon HagelAssists: Dominik Kubalik, Philipp Kurashev · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–2
- P1 18:24CHIAlex DeBrincatPPGWGAssists: Patrick Kane, Brandon Hagel · Slap, 0.12 xG1–3
- P3 2:16DALMark PysykAssists: Radek Faksa · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–3
- P3 16:48CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Pius Suter, Connor Murphy · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–4
Penalties (2)
- P1 18:02DALMark Pysyk: Kneeing2 min · PPG
- P3 4:40DALTanner Kero: Hooking2 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 20:00Kurashev won the faceoff against Dickinson
- 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.
Dallas Stars
Forward lines
- bestPavelski – Dickinson – Kiviranta5:55
xG 0.87–0.69 (56%)attempts 9–6goals 0–2
- Benn – Gurianov – Robertson8:29
xG 0.36–0.19 (65%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0
- Pavelski – Dickinson – Robertson4:13
xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
- Comeau – Cogliano – Gardner8:47
xG 0.37–0.36 (51%)attempts 10–5goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestOleksiak – Heiskanen14:48
xG 1.13–0.43 (73%)attempts 20–10goals 0–0
- Sekera – Lindell4:14
xG 0.45–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0
- Klingberg – Hanley2:25
xG 0.50–0.15 (77%)attempts 4–1goals 0–1
Chicago Blackhawks
Forward lines
- bestKane – Hinostroza – Kampf2:54
xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0
- Kubalik – Hagel – Kurashev2:47
xG 0.15–0.05 (73%)attempts 1–2goals 1–0
- Kane – Kubalik – Kurashev2:16
xG 0.07–0.06 (55%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0
- DeBrincat – Hagel – Kurashev2:11
xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestMitchell – Kalynuk5:37
xG 0.54–0.24 (69%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0
- Zadorov – Kalynuk3:41
xG 0.00–0.00attempts 2–0goals 0–0
- Zadorov – Beaudin4:07
xG 0.14–0.16 (46%)attempts 2–2goals 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.
CHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CHI is favoured, below it DAL. 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, Dallas Stars win this game 63% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CHI − DAL), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).