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Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars

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Chicago Blackhawks
▸5
Dallas Stars
2
FinalTV FS-SW, NBCSCH·American Airlines Center

Recap

written from the game data

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Dallas Stars 5-2. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Taylor Fedun's goal at 6:16 of the third period, which took the Stars' chances from 7% to 23%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 3.5 to 2.4; shots on goal were CHI 29, DAL 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Stars win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Cam Ward stopped 26 of 28 (.929); Ben Bishop stopped 24 of 27 (.889), 0.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Patrick Kane (2 G, 1 A), 2. Jamie Benn (2 A), 3. Erik Gustafsson (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    P. Kane2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    DAL
    J. Benn2 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    E. Gustafsson1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI21216211529
DALDAL01411014228

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    A. DeBrincat(15)
    D. Sikura (2), D. Kampf (8)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    1:12
  2. CHI
    E. Gustafsson(8)PPG
    A. DeBrincat (13), P. Kane (25)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +14 pts
    2-0
    17:23

2nd period

  1. CHI
    P. Kane(16)
    A. Anisimov (10), C. Murphy (2)
    backhandxG 0.06win prob +11 pts
    3-0
    1:56
  2. DAL
    T. Seguin(11)
    J. Benn (14), D. Gurianov (2)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +10 pts
    3-1
    8:15

3rd period

  1. DAL
    T. Fedun(2)
    J. Benn (15), A. Radulov (17)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +16 pts
    3-2
    6:16
  2. CHI
    P. Kane(17)EN
    D. Kampf (9)
    wristxG 0.52win prob +5 pts
    4-2
    18:10
  3. CHI
    B. Perlini(4)EN
    A. DeBrincat (14)
    backhandxG 0.67
    5-2
    18:50

Penalties

CHI 2 PIM·DAL 2 PIM

1st

  • 2:29CHIJonathan Toews · Trippingdrawn by Valeri Nichushkin2 min
  • 16:17DALAlexander Radulov · Slashingdrawn by Carl Dahlstrom2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
DAL goalCHI goalFinal: DAL 0%

Biggest swing: Taylor Fedun, 3rd 6:16 — DAL 7% → 23%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Janmark · Missed · xG 0.24T. Fedun · Goal · xG 0.17G. Bayreuther · On goal · xG 0.15R. Faksa · Missed · xG 0.12T. Seguin · Goal · xG 0.12D. Gurianov · Missed · xG 0.12T. Pitlick · On goal · xG 0.11M. Janmark · Missed · xG 0.10A. Radulov · Missed · xG 0.09J. Benn · Missed · xG 0.08J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.07B. Comeau · On goal · xG 0.07A. Radulov · Missed · xG 0.06M. Hanzal · Missed · xG 0.06R. Faksa · Missed · xG 0.06M. Heiskanen · On goal · xG 0.06T. Fedun · On goal · xG 0.06A. Radulov · On goal · xG 0.06A. Radulov · Missed · xG 0.05B. Comeau · Missed · xG 0.05M. Heiskanen · Missed · xG 0.05V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.04T. Pitlick · On goal · xG 0.03J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.03M. Heiskanen · On goal · xG 0.03T. Seguin · Missed · xG 0.03T. Fedun · Missed · xG 0.03A. Radulov · On goal · xG 0.03R. Faksa · On goal · xG 0.02A. Radulov · On goal · xG 0.02J. Klingberg · Missed · xG 0.02T. Seguin · Missed · xG 0.02D. Shore · On goal · xG 0.02R. Faksa · On goal · xG 0.02T. Fedun · Missed · xG 0.02J. Benn · Missed · xG 0.01B. Comeau · On goal · xG 0.01R. Polak · Missed · xG 0.01V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.01V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Benn · Missed · xG 0.01J. Benn · Missed · xG 0.01V. Nichushkin · Missed · xG 0.01M. Heiskanen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.01A. Radulov · Missed · xG 0.01V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.01T. Fedun · On goal · xG 0.00T. Fedun · On goal · xG 0.00M. Hanzal · On goal · xG 0.00T. Seguin · On goal · xG 0.00
DAL2 G · 2.4 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsDAL
3.53 G
All situations
2 G2.4
1.72 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.41 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI47%53%DAL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.24 – 2.41

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

CHIvsDAL
29
Shots on goal
28
46%
Faceoffs
54%
1/1
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
2
9
Hits
23
14
Blocked shots
14
13
Giveaways
24
9
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
2D. KeithD000+110.03030—24:51
56E. GustafssonD101+210.08030—24:21
88P. KaneR213+140.69010—19:56
63C. DahlstromD000030.04010—19:18
5C. MurphyD011-110.08310—18:59
20B. SaadL000-130.23000—17:31
19J. ToewsC000010.360025917:15
17D. StromeC000000.000005016:59
24D. KahunC000-110.07000016:41
12A. DeBrincatR123+120.21000—16:33
15A. AnisimovC011+200.03000016:30
42G. ForslingD000+120.08000—16:02
7B. SeabrookD000+110.01230—15:23
64D. KampfC022+210.081003115:09
95D. SikuraR011+120.17000—13:01
62L. JohnsonC000010.061001710:46
40J. HaydenC000000.00110009:47
11B. PerliniL101+151.2511010008:58
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30C. Ward(W)28262.9292.45+0.4560:00

Season series

CHI leads 3-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).