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Thu, Jan 25, 2024·Rogers Place, Edmonton

Chicago Blackhawks 0, Edmonton Oilers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 91% of the time.

EDM winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI0701208027
EDM07112215334

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:37EDMConnor McDavidPPGWGAssists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Leon Draisaitl · Backhand, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P3 6:34EDMZach HymanAssists: Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–2
  3. P3 18:45EDMConnor McDavidENAssists: Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.73 xG0–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 8:17EDMConnor McDavid: Holding2 min
  2. P1 8:17CHIJason Dickinson: Holding2 min
  3. P1 19:48CHINick Foligno: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 18:24EDMVincent Desharnais: Penalty shot holding on breakaway0 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
46% to win54% to win
← CHI attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00McLeod won the faceoff against Dickinson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIEDM
27Shots on goal34
2.3Expected goals5.3
45Shot attempts66
22Faceoffs won31
0Power plays1
4Penalty minutes2
31Hits20
13Blocked shots9
7Giveaways12
8Takeaways12

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestSanford – Katchouk – Johnson10:25

    xG 0.60–0.35 (63%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  2. Foligno – Raddysh – Kurashev12:24

    xG 0.62–0.55 (53%)attempts 16–9goals 0–1

  3. Blackwell – Dickinson – Anderson11:55

    xG 0.08–0.57 (13%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

  4. Donato – Entwistle – Reichel12:13

    xG 0.41–1.39 (23%)attempts 8–19goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Vlasic17:19

    xG 0.95–0.51 (65%)attempts 18–16goals 0–0

  2. Megna – Korchinski13:37

    xG 0.55–0.41 (57%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

  3. Jones – Korchinski2:39

    xG 0.00–0.46 (0%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHyman – Draisaitl – McDavid15:36

    xG 1.45–0.53 (73%)attempts 22–11goals 1–0

  2. Kane – Nugent-Hopkins – Foegele12:13

    xG 1.17–0.58 (67%)attempts 18–12goals 0–0

  3. Gagner – Janmark – Ryan8:11

    xG 0.20–0.03 (86%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Brown – McLeod – Holloway9:49

    xG 0.08–0.19 (30%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Bouchard15:59

    xG 1.57–1.00 (61%)attempts 19–13goals 1–0

  2. Kulak – Desharnais14:33

    xG 0.91–0.47 (66%)attempts 17–11goals 0–0

  3. Ceci – Nurse18:50

    xG 0.73–0.37 (67%)attempts 13–17goals 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.

EDM 5.3 xGCHI 2.3 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

EDM's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line EDM is favoured, below it CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 3/100 · #1280 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.52 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 91% of the time.

EDM winsCHI wins

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

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