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Thu, Dec 7, 2023·United Center, Chicago

Anaheim Ducks 0, Chicago Blackhawks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 54% of the time.

CHI winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA01001809037
CHI01411001125

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 9:21CHIPhilipp KurashevPPGWGAssists: Connor Bedard, Tyler Johnson · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 6:00CHINikita Zaitsev: Interference2 min
  2. P1 14:19ANASam Carrick: Holding2 min
  3. P1 16:27ANARadko Gudas: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 6:53ANATristan Luneau: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  5. P2 15:27CHIAlex Vlasic: Holding2 min
  6. P2 0:00CHIJason Dickinson: High sticking2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
46% to win54% to win
← ANA attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dickinson won the faceoff against Carlsson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACHI
37Shots on goal25
2.2Expected goals1.9
67Shot attempts42
28Faceoffs won25
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
19Hits13
7Blocked shots20
9Giveaways10
5Takeaways7

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestStrome – Vatrano – Leason10:58

    xG 0.72–0.24 (75%)attempts 18–6goals 0–0

  2. Henrique – Silfverberg – Groulx7:58

    xG 0.31–0.12 (73%)attempts 10–2goals 0–0

  3. Killorn – Terry – Carlsson12:36

    xG 0.45–0.47 (49%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  4. Carrick – McGinn – Johnston6:59

    xG 0.12–0.27 (31%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLyubushkin – Mintyukov10:22

    xG 0.65–0.18 (78%)attempts 13–6goals 0–0

  2. Gudas – LaCombe8:58

    xG 0.47–0.16 (74%)attempts 19–3goals 0–0

  3. Fowler – Luneau17:44

    xG 0.71–0.56 (56%)attempts 19–16goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestFoligno – Dickinson – Anderson10:57

    xG 0.42–0.34 (56%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  2. Beauvillier – Kurashev – Bedard10:19

    xG 0.15–0.29 (34%)attempts 5–15goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Raddysh – Guttman9:25

    xG 0.16–0.35 (32%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  4. Donato – Entwistle – Reichel6:56

    xG 0.08–0.67 (11%)attempts 3–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Crevier11:37

    xG 0.64–0.27 (71%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  2. Murphy – Jones2:10

    xG 0.00–0.00 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Jones – Korchinski11:26

    xG 0.21–0.29 (43%)attempts 7–16goals 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 1.9 xGANA 2.2 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 11/100 · #1177 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.87 · 1 goal in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 54% of the time.

CHI winsANA wins

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

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