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Sat, Nov 20, 2021·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Edmonton Oilers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 64% of the time.

EDM winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI1170618231
EDM41401019533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:16EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard · Snap, 0.29 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:19EDMTyson BarriePPAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid · Slap, 0.14 xG0–2
  3. P1 15:16EDMKailer YamamotoSHGWGAssists: Colton Sceviour · Snap, 0.09 xG0–3
  4. P1 18:32EDMRyan McLeodAssists: Warren Foegele, Philip Broberg · Backhand, 0.11 xG0–4
  5. P1 19:40CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Kirby Dach, Seth Jones · Tip-in, 0.07 xG1–4
  6. P3 9:00CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Philipp Kurashev, Kirby Dach · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–4
  7. P3 16:28EDMLeon DraisaitlSHAssists: Evan Bouchard · Snap, 0.12 xG2–5
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 10:47CHIPhilipp Kurashev: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 10:59CHIJonathan Toews: High sticking2 min
  3. P1 14:41EDMJesse Puljujarvi: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 11:41EDMZach Hyman: Roughing2 min
  5. P3 6:53CHIPhilipp Kurashev: Holding2 min
  6. P3 13:23CHIJonathan Toews: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 14:40EDMZach Hyman: 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
48% to win52% to win
← CHI attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00McDavid won the faceoff against Dach
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIEDM
31Shots on goal33
2.5Expected goals3.2
57Shot attempts58
21Faceoffs won27
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
30Hits16
12Blocked shots16
12Giveaways10
8Takeaways8

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. bestHagel – Kurashev – Dach3:10

    xG 0.27–0.02 (95%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Toews – Kane – DeBrincat3:58

    xG 0.20–0.02 (90%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Carpenter – Kurashev – Johnson4:08

    xG 0.16–0.04 (82%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Khaira – Strome – Hardman6:58

    xG 0.44–0.46 (49%)attempts 9–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMcCabe – Gustafsson7:57

    xG 0.73–0.18 (80%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  2. Jones – Stillman7:47

    xG 0.38–0.09 (81%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Jones – Stillman3:14

    xG 0.08–0.11 (42%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestKassian – Foegele – McLeod10:14

    xG 0.53–0.13 (80%)attempts 13–8goals 1–1

  2. Hyman – McDavid – Puljujarvi12:28

    xG 0.88–0.59 (60%)attempts 14–9goals 1–0

  3. Turris – Sceviour – Benson4:14

    xG 0.15–0.08 (65%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto12:32

    xG 0.27–0.80 (25%)attempts 6–19goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCeci – Broberg13:38

    xG 0.67–0.53 (56%)attempts 15–13goals 1–0

  2. Keith – Ceci3:46

    xG 0.12–0.11 (53%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Bouchard15:17

    xG 1.00–1.00 (50%)attempts 16–19goals 1–2

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.

EDM 3.2 xGCHI 2.5 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 62/100 · #559 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.67 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 64% of the time.

EDM winsCHI wins

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

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