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Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks

FinalTV FS-F, NBCSCH·United Center

Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Florida Panthers 3-0. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pius Suter's goal at 3:34 of the second period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 70% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Panthers, 3.7 to 2.6; shots on goal were FLA 41, CHI 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Panthers win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18 of 20 (.900); Kevin Lankinen stopped 41 of 41 (1.000), 3.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Kevin Lankinen (41 saves, 1.000), 2. Patrick Kane (1 G, 1 A), 3. Pius Suter (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    K. Lankinen41 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    CHI
    P. Kane1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    P. Suter1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
FLAFLA013017011041
CHICHI072915321

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. CHI
    P. Kane(13)PPG
    wristxG 0.21win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    1:05
  2. CHI
    wristxG 0.15win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    3:34

3rd period

  1. CHI
    wristxG 0.53win prob +1 pts
    0-3
    18:36

Penalties

FLA 21 PIM·CHI 17 PIM

1st

  • 11:26CHIPatrick Kane · Trippingdrawn by MacKenzie Weegar2 min
  • 16:45CHINikita Zadorov · Trippingdrawn by Noel Acciari2 min
  • 20:00FLAMason Marchment · Trippingdrawn by Adam Boqvist2 min

2nd

  • 6:28CHIRyan Carpenter · Fightingdrawn by MacKenzie Weegar5 min
  • 6:28FLAMacKenzie Weegar · Instigatordrawn by Ryan Carpenter2 min
  • 6:28FLAMacKenzie Weegar · Fightingdrawn by Ryan Carpenter5 min
  • 6:28FLAMacKenzie Weegar · Misconduct10 min
  • 11:05CHIIan Mitchell · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 14:35FLAMarkus Nutivaara · Interferencedrawn by Carl Soderberg2 min
  • 17:36CHIKevin Lankinen · Delaying game illegal play by goalie2 min

3rd

  • 4:15CHINikita Zadorov · Slashingdrawn by Frank Vatrano2 min
  • 19:09CHIPius Suter · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Sergei Bobrovsky2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CHI goalFLA goalFinal: CHI 100%

Biggest swing: Pius Suter, 2nd 3:34 — CHI 70% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Hagel · Goal · xG 0.53C. Soderberg · On goal · xG 0.45P. Kane · Goal · xG 0.21P. Suter · Goal · xG 0.15A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.14D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.14D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.12P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.11P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.08A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.08A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.07P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.07A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.06A. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.06D. Keith · Missed · xG 0.06P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.05P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.05C. de Haan · On goal · xG 0.03A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.03M. Highmore · On goal · xG 0.03D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.02D. Keith · On goal · xG 0.01R. Carpenter · On goal · xG 0.01D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.01C. de Haan · On goal · xG 0.01
CHI3 G · 2.6 xG · 25 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

FLAvsCHI
3.70 G
All situations
2 G2.6
1.80 G
Even strength
1 G1.0
1.60 G
Power play
1 G0.9
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
FLA76%24%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.52 – 1.92

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

FLAvsCHI
41
Shots on goal
21
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/6
Power play
1/3
21
Penalty minutes
17
36
Hits
32
9
Blocked shots
22
9
Giveaways
12
7
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Florida Panthers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
5A. EkbladD000-170.42220—26:13
21A. WennbergC000-110.181006821:58
11J. HuberdeauL000-240.32200—21:39
3K. YandleD000-120.06100—19:40
55N. AcciariC000-120.293104719:22
70P. HornqvistR000010.07300—17:23
42G. ForslingD000010.03100—17:15
23C. VerhaegheC000020.241006316:56
91A. DuclairL000010.27100—16:48
19M. MarchmentL000030.41302—15:48
52M. WeegarD000-100.005117—15:17
77F. VatranoR000040.31120—14:49
7R. GudasD000020.05500—14:27
6A. StralmanD000000.00210—14:18
74O. TippettR000-190.91110—12:06
13V. HinostrozaC000-110.06100011:23
65M. NutivaaraD000-110.04202—11:02
27E. LuostarinenC000-100.001101110:24
Florida Panthers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
72S. Bobrovsky(L)20182.9002.06+0.0658:07

Season series

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