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Tue, Mar 12, 2024·United Center, Chicago

Anaheim Ducks 2, Chicago Blackhawks 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 81% of the time.

CHI winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA1911505229
CHI1183637731

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:39ANABrett LeasonSHAssists: Cam Fowler · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:27CHIRyan DonatoPPAssists: Taylor Raddysh, Andreas Athanasiou · Wrist, 0.29 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:51ANABrett LeasonAssists: Urho Vaakanainen · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:25CHIPhilipp KurashevAssists: Connor Bedard, Nick Foligno · Slap, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P2 11:49CHISeth JonesPPGWGAssists: Nick Foligno, Connor Bedard · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–3
  6. P2 19:31CHIConnor BedardAssists: Philipp Kurashev, Nick Foligno · Slap, 0.09 xG2–4
  7. P3 2:43CHIMacKenzie EntwistleAssists: Andreas Athanasiou · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–5
  8. P3 3:10CHIPhilipp KurashevPPAssists: Connor Bedard, Nick Foligno · Slap, 0.16 xG2–6
  9. P3 10:06CHITyler JohnsonPPAssists: Connor Bedard, Philipp Kurashev · Snap, 0.21 xG2–7
Penalties (21)
  1. P1 9:36ANAAlex Killorn: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P2 5:20CHINick Foligno: Holding2 min
  3. P2 10:36CHIAndreas Athanasiou: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 10:43ANAFrank Vatrano: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 11:12ANAMason McTavish: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 15:59ANAWilliam Lagesson: Holding2 min
  7. P3 3:00ANABo Groulx: High sticking2 min · PPG
  8. P3 3:00CHIReese Johnson: Interference2 min
  9. P3 3:00ANABo Groulx: High sticking2 min
  10. P3 9:18CHIPetr Mrazek: Goalie leave crease2 min
  11. P3 9:18ANAJohn Gibson: Goalie leave crease2 min · PPG
  12. P3 9:18CHIJarred Tinordi: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 9:18ANAMason McTavish: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 9:18ANAPavel Mintyukov: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 9:18ANARadko Gudas: Fighting5 min
  16. P3 9:18CHIMacKenzie Entwistle: Fighting5 min
  17. P3 9:18CHIMacKenzie Entwistle: Misconduct10 min
  18. P3 9:18ANAJohn Gibson: Misconduct10 min
  19. P3 9:18ANARadko Gudas: Misconduct10 min
  20. P3 9:18CHIReese Johnson: Misconduct10 min
  21. P3 9:18CHIPetr Mrazek: Misconduct10 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 20:00Strome won the faceoff against Bedard
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACHI
29Shots on goal31
2.3Expected goals4.4
52Shot attempts65
18Faceoffs won34
2Power plays6
43Penalty minutes45
13Hits16
21Blocked shots14
1Giveaways7
4Takeaways7

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. bestJohnston – Groulx – Regenda5:53

    xG 0.48–0.03 (95%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Killorn – McTavish – Meyers8:42

    xG 0.24–0.21 (54%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  3. Silfverberg – Lundeström – Leason5:36

    xG 0.34–0.49 (41%)attempts 7–9goals 1–1

  4. Strome – Vatrano – Terry11:38

    xG 0.20–0.89 (18%)attempts 11–19goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestLagesson – Vaakanainen11:30

    xG 0.67–0.46 (59%)attempts 8–12goals 1–1

  2. Fowler – Lagesson2:21

    xG 0.20–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Vaakanainen – Zellweger2:12

    xG 0.11–0.12 (47%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestFoligno – Kurashev – Bedard9:52

    xG 0.70–0.43 (62%)attempts 16–14goals 2–0

  2. Donato – Entwistle – Johnson5:57

    xG 0.27–0.12 (68%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Blackwell – Dickinson – Anderson8:48

    xG 0.08–0.13 (38%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  4. Johnson – Athanasiou – Raddysh9:21

    xG 0.30–0.68 (31%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestTinordi – Megna3:02

    xG 0.44–0.21 (68%)attempts 4–3goals 2–0

  2. Jones – Vlasic11:11

    xG 0.68–0.48 (59%)attempts 18–9goals 0–0

  3. Jones – Korchinski2:27

    xG 0.00–0.00 (0%)attempts 2–2goals 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 4.4 xGANA 2.3 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 55/100 · #649 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.36 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 35% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 81% of the time.

CHI winsANA wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).