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Sun, Mar 6, 2022·United Center, Chicago

Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Chicago Blackhawks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 52% of the time.

CHI winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL08310314632
CHI1811118327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:51CHIDylan StromeAssists: Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat · Slap, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:09TBLTaylor RaddyshAssists: Cal Foote, Mikhail Sergachev · Backhand, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:09CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Brandon Hagel, Seth Jones · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P2 15:17TBLVictor HedmanAssists: Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov · Slap, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P2 16:48TBLCal FooteAssists: Anthony Cirelli, Ryan McDonagh · Wrist, 0.25 xG3–2
  6. P3 1:51TBLVictor HedmanGWGAssists: Mikhail Sergachev, Brayden Point · Slap, 0.03 xG4–2
  7. P3 2:04TBLCorey PerryUnassisted · Snap, 0.15 xG5–2
  8. P3 2:23TBLMikhail SergachevAssists: Ross Colton · Wrist, 0.02 xG6–2
  9. P3 7:05CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Dylan Strome · Tip-in, 0.17 xG6–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 9:54TBLRyan McDonagh: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P2 12:08TBLMikhail Sergachev: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P2 13:11CHIAlex DeBrincat: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 13:02TBLPierre-Edouard Bellemare: Holding2 min
  5. P3 17:49CHIRiley Stillman: 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLCHI
32Shots on goal27
2.8Expected goals2.8
53Shot attempts50
26Faceoffs won20
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
22Hits20
16Blocked shots11
8Giveaways12
11Takeaways5

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKucherov – Point – Cirelli6:55

    xG 0.50–0.04 (93%)attempts 9–1goals 2–1

  2. Joseph – Raddysh – Colton7:31

    xG 0.20–0.04 (83%)attempts 8–4goals 2–0

  3. Killorn – Stamkos – Cirelli7:31

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  4. Perry – Maroon – Bellemare10:56

    xG 0.41–0.50 (45%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMcDonagh – Foote2:57

    xG 0.27–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  2. Sergachev – Rutta3:12

    xG 0.20–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. McDonagh – Cernak10:19

    xG 0.37–0.21 (64%)attempts 6–6goals 1–2

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – Strome – DeBrincat7:18

    xG 0.47–0.22 (68%)attempts 9–7goals 2–0

  2. Toews – Johnson – Kubalik2:45

    xG 0.05–0.05 (53%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Toews – Johnson – DeBrincat6:24

    xG 0.33–0.33 (50%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  4. Kane – Kubalik – Strome9:07

    xG 0.16–0.23 (41%)attempts 6–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Jones14:28

    xG 0.44–0.34 (56%)attempts 10–9goals 1–1

  2. Murphy – Jones12:46

    xG 0.43–0.39 (52%)attempts 9–9goals 2–1

  3. Jones – Stillman2:21

    xG 0.06–0.04 (62%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

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 2.8 xGTBL 2.8 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHITBL

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 TBL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 71/100 · #446 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.57 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 22% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 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 52% of the time.

CHI winsTBL wins

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

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