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Seattle Kraken at Chicago Blackhawks

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Seattle Kraken
▸8
Chicago Blackhawks
5
FinalTV NBCSCH, ROOT-NW·United Center

Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the Chicago Blackhawks 8-5. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 6-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jared McCann's goal at 10:46 of the first period, which took the Kraken's chances from 59% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 2.8 to 1.7; shots on goal were SEA 30, CHI 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 22 of 27 (.815), 3.3 goals below expected; Alex Stalock stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 2.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jared McCann (3 G), 2. Matty Beniers (1 G, 1 A), 3. Alexander Wennberg (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    J. McCann3 G
  2. ★★
    SEA
    M. Beniers1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    A. Wennberg2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SEASEA61101029830
CHICHI1818311527

Scoring

13 goals

1st period

  1. SEA
    D. Sprong(14)
    M. Geekie (11), B. Tanev (14)
    wristxG 0.41win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    2:50
  2. CHI
    J. Toews(12)
    T. Raddysh (6), S. Jones (12)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    4:40
  3. SEA
    M. Beniers(17)
    V. Dunn (24)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +13 pts
    2-1
    9:30
  4. SEA
    J. McCann(20)
    R. Donato (6)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +16 pts
    3-1
    10:46
  5. SEA
    A. Burakovsky(12)
    M. Beniers (19), J. Eberle (25)
    wristxG 0.24win prob +11 pts
    4-1
    12:08
  6. SEA
    E. Tolvanen(7)
    Y. Gourde (22), O. Bjorkstrand (15)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +7 pts
    5-1
    12:45
  7. SEA
    J. McCann(21)
    R. Donato (7), A. Wennberg (12)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +3 pts
    6-1
    13:11

2nd period

  1. CHI
    I. Phillips(1)
    J. Dickinson (7)
    backhandxG 0.07win prob +2 pts
    6-2
    10:45

3rd period

  1. CHI
    M. Domi(13)PPG
    T. Raddysh (7), S. Jones (13)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +2 pts
    6-3
    0:51
  2. SEA
    J. McCann(22)
    A. Larsson (15), A. Wennberg (13)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +2 pts
    7-3
    1:54
  3. SEA
    O. Bjorkstrand(7)
    J. Oleksiak (6), Y. Gourde (23)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +1 pts
    8-3
    2:37
  4. CHI
    T. Raddysh(12)PPG
    J. Toews (12), S. Jones (14)
    wristxG 0.13
    8-4
    16:50
  5. CHI
    P. Kane(8)
    M. Domi (17)
    wristxG 0.09
    8-5
    19:45

Penalties

SEA 4 PIM·CHI 4 PIM

1st

  • 15:17CHIJake McCabe · High sticking double minordrawn by Oliver Bjorkstrand4 min

2nd

  • 19:02SEAJustin Schultz · Interferencedrawn by Reese Johnson2 min

3rd

  • 15:57SEAserved by D. Sprong · Too many men on the ice2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jared McCann, 1st 10:46 — SEA 59% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.21S. Lafferty · Missed · xG 0.17T. Raddysh · Goal · xG 0.13A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.11P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.10P. Kane · Goal · xG 0.09P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.09T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.07I. Phillips · Goal · xG 0.07I. Phillips · On goal · xG 0.06P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.06T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.05P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.05T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.04M. Domi · Goal · xG 0.04P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.03P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.03S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.02J. McCabe · Missed · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.02M. Domi · Missed · xG 0.02I. Phillips · On goal · xG 0.02J. McCabe · On goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.01J. McCabe · On goal · xG 0.01C. Blackwell · Missed · xG 0.01J. Toews · Goal · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.01T. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01C. Jones · Missed · xG 0.01J. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.01P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.01J. McCabe · On goal · xG 0.00S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.00P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.00M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI5 G · 1.7 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SEAvsCHI
2.88 G
All situations
5 G1.7
2.28 G
Even strength
3 G1.4
0.60 G
Power play
2 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SEA72%28%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.83 – 1.66

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

SEAvsCHI
30
Shots on goal
27
52%
Faceoffs
48%
0/2
Power play
2/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
17
Hits
26
5
Blocked shots
10
5
Giveaways
11
9
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
Seattle Kraken skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
29V. DunnD011+620.07000—24:33
6A. LarssonD011+710.22600—23:19
24J. OleksiakD011-220.04110—17:30
28C. SoucyD000010.01000—17:20
22O. BjorkstrandR112+130.41200—17:16
10M. BeniersC112+230.350006716:54
20E. TolvanenR101-130.32300—16:49
4J. SchultzD000-130.04012—16:48
3W. BorgenD000000.00220—16:46
7J. EberleR011+200.080005015:52
9R. DonatoC022+300.00000015:39
91D. SprongR101040.55000—15:38
95A. BurakovskyL101+210.24010—15:22
37Y. GourdeC022+100.050003315:18
21A. WennbergC022+200.000005614:07
13B. TanevL011+110.16300—13:29
67M. GeekieC011020.180005512:26
19J. McCannL303+240.13000—12:22
Seattle Kraken goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30M. Jones(W)27225.8151.66-3.3459:50

Season series

SEA leads 2-1

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