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Thu, Nov 16, 2023·United Center, Chicago

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 87% of the time.

CHI winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL01329210432
CHI160612214

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:59CHILukas ReichelPPAssists: Philipp Kurashev, Kevin Korchinski · Tip-in, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:40TBLBrayden PointPPAssists: Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:01TBLMikhail SergachevAssists: Brayden Point, Steven Stamkos · Slap, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P3 2:09CHICorey PerryAssists: Jason Dickinson, Boris Katchouk · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–2
  5. P3 11:53TBLVictor HedmanGWGAssists: Erik Cernak, Brayden Point · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:11TBLBrandon HagelENAssists: Mikhail Sergachev · Wrist, 0.78 xG4–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 8:35CHIWyatt Kaiser: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 11:41TBLMikhail Sergachev: Boarding2 min · PPG
  3. P2 3:51CHIWyatt Kaiser: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  4. P2 4:40CHICorey Perry: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  5. P2 9:12TBLMichael Eyssimont: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 9:12CHIConnor Murphy: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 9:12TBLMichael Eyssimont: Fighting5 min
  8. P3 12:37CHIWyatt Kaiser: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 12:37TBLNick Paul: Roughing2 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
46% to win54% to win
← TBL attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bedard won the faceoff against Point
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLCHI
32Shots on goal14
4.7Expected goals2.2
66Shot attempts38
24Faceoffs won34
3Power plays2
11Penalty minutes13
28Hits25
14Blocked shots10
9Giveaways9
6Takeaways13

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 – Hagel14:07

    xG 0.99–0.01 (99%)attempts 22–6goals 1–0

  2. Motte – Eyssimont – Jeannot7:53

    xG 0.44–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  3. Watson – Glendening – Merela4:30

    xG 0.40–0.22 (65%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  4. Stamkos – Paul – Cirelli3:35

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Raddysh10:53

    xG 0.88–0.06 (93%)attempts 14–3goals 0–0

  2. Hedman – Cernak2:23

    xG 0.24–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

  3. Cernak – Sergachev12:46

    xG 0.29–0.07 (82%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestPerry – Dickinson – Katchouk6:44

    xG 0.76–0.26 (74%)attempts 6–5goals 1–0

  2. Johnson – Raddysh – Reichel11:03

    xG 0.02–0.37 (5%)attempts 6–12goals 0–1

  3. Donato – Entwistle – Johnson7:07

    xG 0.14–0.58 (19%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  4. Foligno – Kurashev – Bedard12:20

    xG 0.17–0.79 (18%)attempts 6–17goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Korchinski2:05

    xG 0.56–0.03 (95%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Jones – Vlasic13:58

    xG 0.12–0.11 (54%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Jones – Kaiser2:10

    xG 0.00–0.10 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 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 2.2 xGTBL 4.7 xG
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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 56/100 · #627 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.66 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +35 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 87% 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).