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Seattle Kraken at Chicago Blackhawks

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Seattle Kraken
3
Chicago Blackhawks
▸4
FinalTV ROOT-NW, NBCSCH+·United Center

Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tyler Johnson's goal at 4:22 of the second period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 53% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 2.6 to 2.0; shots on goal were SEA 36, CHI 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Philipp Grubauer stopped 19 of 23 (.826), 2.3 goals below expected; Petr Mrazek stopped 33 of 36 (.917). Three stars: 1. Joey Anderson (2 A), 2. MacKenzie Entwistle (1 G), 3. Petr Mrazek (33 saves, .917).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    J. Anderson2 A
  2. ★★
    CHI
    M. Entwistle1 G
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    P. Mrazek33 saves, .917

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SEASEA214010112336
CHICHI21021003423

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    B. Katchouk(2)
    R. Donato (6), S. Jones (8)
    wristxG 0.29win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    8:54
  2. CHI
    J. Dickinson(7)
    I. Phillips (3), J. Anderson (2)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    10:23
  3. SEA
    M. Beniers(4)
    J. McCann (5)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-2
    14:43
  4. SEA
    A. Wennberg(3)SHG
    A. Larsson (4), P. Grubauer (1)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-2
    19:23

2nd period

  1. CHI
    T. Johnson(6)
    T. Raddysh (2), L. Reichel (4)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-3
    4:22
  2. CHI
    M. Entwistle(2)
    J. Anderson (3)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-4
    10:43

3rd period

  1. SEA
    T. Kartye(4)
    M. Beniers (8)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +14 ptsVideo
    3-4
    6:51

Penalties

SEA 10 PIM·CHI 14 PIM

1st

  • 5:13CHISeth Jones · Interferencedrawn by Matty Beniers2 min
  • 12:16CHIConnor Murphy · Trippingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min
  • 16:33CHIWyatt Kaiser · Trippingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min
  • 17:43SEAJared McCann · Hookingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min

2nd

  • 16:05SEAMatty Beniers · Trippingdrawn by Lukas Reichel2 min
  • 18:11CHINick Foligno · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Yanni Gourde2 min
  • 18:11SEAYanni Gourde · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
  • 18:11CHIRyan Donato · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Philipp Grubauer2 min
  • 18:11SEAPhilipp Grubauer · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Ryan Donato2 min

3rd

  • 8:33SEAJustin Schultz · Slashingdrawn by Joey Anderson2 min
  • 13:14CHILukas Reichel · Slashingdrawn by Brian Dumoulin2 min
  • 14:11CHIBoris Katchouk · Trippingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tyler Johnson, 2nd 4:22 — CHI 53% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Entwistle · Missed · xG 0.36B. Katchouk · Goal · xG 0.29A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.12J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.11M. Entwistle · Goal · xG 0.11N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.10R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.09T. Johnson · Goal · xG 0.09R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.08P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.07S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.07I. Phillips · On goal · xG 0.06P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.06J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.05T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.05J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.05S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.05S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.04P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.03C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.02J. Dickinson · Goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02K. Korchinski · On goal · xG 0.01R. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI4 G · 2.0 xG · 31 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SEAvsCHI
2.63 G
All situations
4 G2.0
1.52 G
Even strength
4 G1.4
1.00 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SEA67%33%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.54 – 1.65

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
36
Shots on goal
23
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/5
Power play
0/3
10
Penalty minutes
14
14
Hits
15
13
Blocked shots
23
10
Giveaways
23
6
Takeaways
18

Box score

every player line
Seattle Kraken skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6A. LarssonD011-120.07130—24:05
29V. DunnD000+120.09030—23:24
10M. BeniersC112+140.311123920:03
21A. WennbergC101030.341005619:28
7J. EberleR000+120.29000—19:15
22O. BjorkstrandR000-220.05010—18:24
19J. McCannL011020.15002—18:12
20E. TolvanenR000-140.10210—17:59
24J. OleksiakD000010.12010—17:22
37Y. GourdeC000-210.033025317:11
4J. SchultzD000-140.26002—16:42
56K. YamamotoR000010.21000—14:58
52T. KartyeL101+140.28110—14:11
3W. BorgenD000-120.02210—13:55
8B. DumoulinD000010.00210—13:53
41P. BellemareL000000.061005010:29
17J. SchwartzL000-110.1900010009:33
12A. PoturalskiC000-100.0000010007:42
Seattle Kraken goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31P. Grubauer(L)23194.8261.68-2.3257:14

Season series

SEA leads 2-1

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