Fri, Apr 29, 2022·KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Chicago Blackhawks 2, Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 69% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 09 | 18 | 14 | 00 | 221 |
| BUF | 010 | 07 | 214 | 15 | 336 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 8:47CHIDominik KubalikAssists: Alex Vlasic, Tyler Johnson · Snap, 0.13 xG1–0
- P3 4:16BUFTage ThompsonAssists: Jeff Skinner · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–1
- P3 9:33CHIDylan StromeAssists: Caleb Jones, Alex DeBrincat · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–1
- P3 14:22BUFOwen PowerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–2
- OT 2:07BUFCasey MittelstadtGWGAssists: Dylan Cozens, Henri Jokiharju · Backhand, 0.22 xG2–3
Penalties (4)
- P1 5:54CHISam Lafferty: Hooking2 min
- P1 9:58BUFRasmus Dahlin: Tripping2 min
- P2 18:13CHIJake McCabe: Tripping2 min
- P3 9:59CHIAlex Vlasic: Delaying game puck over glass2 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 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Thompson
- 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.
Chicago Blackhawks
Forward lines
- Katchouk – Borgstrom – Johnson4:29
xG 0.00–0.12 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0
- Lafferty – Raddysh – Kurashev10:48
xG 0.07–0.32 (19%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0
- Kane – Strome – DeBrincat15:17
xG 0.55–0.82 (40%)attempts 11–16goals 1–2
- Toews – Johnson – Kubalik10:59
xG 0.24–0.57 (30%)attempts 5–14goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- bestMcCabe – Jones2:16
xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 1–0
- Gustafsson – Jones2:07
xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
- McCabe – Gustafsson11:05
xG 0.52–0.55 (49%)attempts 9–9goals 0–1
Buffalo Sabres
Forward lines
- bestSkinner – Tuch – Thompson5:41
xG 0.57–0.14 (80%)attempts 7–2goals 1–1
- Girgensons – Hayden – Bjork2:18
xG 0.16–0.01 (95%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
- Tuch – Mittelstadt – Cozens7:30
xG 0.15–0.05 (75%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
- Hayden – Bjork – Krebs2:05
xG 0.10–0.02 (85%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestPysyk – Bryson10:57
xG 0.65–0.13 (83%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0
- Jokiharju – Dahlin3:49
xG 0.32–0.10 (75%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0
- Jokiharju – Power13:45
xG 0.42–0.36 (54%)attempts 14–7goals 1–1
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.
BUF's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line BUF is favoured, below it CHI. 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, Buffalo Sabres win this game 69% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (BUF − CHI), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).