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Thu, Mar 3, 2022·United Center, Chicago

Edmonton Oilers 3, Chicago Blackhawks 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 55% of the time.

CHI winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
EDM2110511600332
CHI2801211012432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:34CHISam LaffertyAssists: Philipp Kurashev, Ryan Carpenter · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P1 14:35EDMLeon DraisaitlPPAssists: Connor McDavid, Tyson Barrie · Snap, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P1 16:55CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Dylan Strome, Caleb Jones · Slap, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P1 19:26EDMEvander KaneAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Darnell Nurse · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–2
  5. P3 2:49CHIDominik KubalikUnassisted · Slap, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:10EDMEvander KaneAssists: Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:23CHIAlex DeBrincatPPGWGAssists: Patrick Kane, Seth Jones · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–4
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 5:22CHIDominik Kubalik: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 13:27CHIDominik Kubalik: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  3. P1 17:34EDMZach Hyman: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 17:34CHISam Lafferty: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 0:36EDMDuncan Keith: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 5:50CHICalvin de Haan: Interference2 min
  7. P2 14:41CHIConnor Murphy: High sticking2 min
  8. OT 0:59EDMLeon Draisaitl: Tripping2 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
48% to win52% to win
← EDM attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCHI
32Shots on goal32
3.0Expected goals3.2
64Shot attempts58
33Faceoffs won22
4Power plays2
6Penalty minutes10
23Hits32
16Blocked shots21
11Giveaways10
8Takeaways11

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestShore – Ryan – McLeod3:40

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  2. Hyman – Foegele – McDavid8:01

    xG 0.40–0.30 (57%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  3. Kane – Draisaitl – Yamamoto6:20

    xG 0.51–0.43 (54%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  4. Kane – Yamamoto – McLeod2:06

    xG 0.08–0.03 (72%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCeci – Lagesson3:10

    xG 0.26–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Nurse – Bouchard2:09

    xG 0.12–0.05 (72%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Bouchard14:11

    xG 0.92–0.90 (51%)attempts 17–13goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – Kubalik – Strome12:27

    xG 0.92–0.55 (63%)attempts 16–13goals 2–0

  2. Toews – Johnson – DeBrincat9:27

    xG 0.53–0.18 (75%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Carpenter – Lafferty – Kurashev5:26

    xG 0.30–0.31 (49%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  4. Hagel – Entwistle – Dach11:38

    xG 0.21–0.40 (34%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Jones15:32

    xG 0.88–0.43 (67%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0

  2. Murphy – McCabe3:07

    xG 0.33–0.18 (65%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  3. Murphy – Jones9:48

    xG 0.49–0.42 (54%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

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.

CHI 3.2 xGEDM 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 92/100 · #131 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.51 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +44 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 55% of the time.

CHI winsEDM wins

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

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