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Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars

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Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Dallas Stars 2-1. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex DeBrincat's goal at 19:24 of the first period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 47% to 62%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 3.5 to 2.9; shots on goal were CHI 39, DAL 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Stars win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Corey Crawford stopped 26 of 27 (.963), 1.9 goals saved above expected; Anton Khudobin stopped 37 of 39 (.949), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Chris Kunitz (1 A), 2. Anton Khudobin (37 saves, .949), 3. Patrick Kane (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    C. Kunitz1 A
  2. ★★
    DAL
    A. Khudobin37 saves, .949
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    P. Kane1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI214015010239
DALDAL11101105127

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    wristxG 0.07win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    5:10
  2. DAL
    wristxG 0.19win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    6:23
  3. CHI
    P. Kane (57), C. Murphy (7)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +15 pts
    2-1
    19:24

Penalties

CHI 0 PIM·DAL 6 PIM

2nd

  • 13:02DALMiro Heiskanen · Delaying game2 min

3rd

  • 15:27DALEsa Lindell · Delaying game2 min
  • 19:43DALJamie Benn · Interferencedrawn by Connor Murphy2 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: Alex DeBrincat, 1st 19:24 — CHI 47% → 62%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.25J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.23A. Radulov · Goal · xG 0.19R. Hintz · Missed · xG 0.18A. Radulov · On goal · xG 0.17J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.14T. Seguin · On goal · xG 0.14A. Cogliano · Missed · xG 0.14T. Seguin · On goal · xG 0.12R. Hintz · On goal · xG 0.12T. Seguin · Missed · xG 0.11J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.11R. Hintz · On goal · xG 0.10A. Radulov · On goal · xG 0.10T. Seguin · On goal · xG 0.09M. Heiskanen · On goal · xG 0.09J. Klingberg · Missed · xG 0.07R. Hintz · On goal · xG 0.07A. Cogliano · On goal · xG 0.06B. Comeau · On goal · xG 0.05J. L'Esperance · On goal · xG 0.04R. Faksa · On goal · xG 0.04J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.04J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.04J. Klingberg · Missed · xG 0.03B. Comeau · On goal · xG 0.03T. Seguin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.02M. Heiskanen · Missed · xG 0.02B. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.02J. Klingberg · Missed · xG 0.02J. Spezza · Missed · xG 0.02T. Seguin · On goal · xG 0.02T. Seguin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.01M. Heiskanen · Missed · xG 0.01T. Seguin · Missed · xG 0.01R. Faksa · Missed · xG 0.01J. Benn · Missed · xG 0.00
DAL1 G · 2.9 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsDAL
3.52 G
All situations
1 G2.9
2.42 G
Even strength
1 G2.9
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI47%53%DAL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.61 – 2.80

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
39
Shots on goal
27
38%
Faceoffs
63%
0/3
Power play
0/0
0
Penalty minutes
6
9
Hits
18
21
Blocked shots
28
14
Giveaways
20
9
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88P. KaneR011+160.75030—24:50
63C. DahlstromD000+130.09040—23:10
5C. MurphyD011+110.03170—23:06
56E. GustafssonD000010.00210—23:02
2D. KeithD000010.01000—21:03
19J. ToewsC000-150.441005220:03
20B. SaadL000-100.53000—17:37
12A. DeBrincatR101+120.2300010017:29
24D. KahunC000020.240003316:08
17D. StromeC000+130.070003315:46
15A. AnisimovC000040.280201815:28
7B. SeabrookD000010.01230—13:51
64D. KampfC101+120.070002012:30
42G. ForslingD000000.01110—12:05
11B. PerliniL000010.09000—11:55
14C. KunitzL011+150.65200—11:52
16M. KrugerC000+110.00000010:41
95D. SikuraR000-110.02000—09:24
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50C. Crawford(W)27261.9632.91+1.9160:00

Season series

CHI leads 3-1

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