Chicago Blackhawks at Seattle Kraken
Recap
written from the game dataThe Seattle Kraken beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Matty Beniers's goal at 4:18 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 53% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 3.4 to 1.3; shots on goal were CHI 19, SEA 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 23 of 25 (.920); Joey Daccord stopped 18 of 19 (.947). Three stars: 1. Jaden Schwartz (1 G), 2. Matty Beniers (1 G), 3. Chandler Stephenson (1 A).
Three stars
- ★J. Schwartz1 G

- ★★M. Beniers1 G

- ★★★C. Stephenson1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals2nd period
0-14:18
3rd period
0-21:34
1-23:22
1-319:41
Penalties
1st
- 13:59
TJ Brodie · Hookingdrawn by Eeli Tolvanen2 min
2nd
- 4:45
Jason Dickinson · Trippingdrawn by Shane Wright2 min
- 19:14
Adam Larsson · Cross checkingdrawn by Connor Bedard2 min
- 19:40
Seth Jones · Interferencedrawn by Brandon Tanev2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Matty Beniers, 2nd 4:18 — 53% → 70%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.31 G
- All situations
- 2 G3.4
- 1.11 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.7
- 0.10 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.4
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.31 – 2.10
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
- 19
- Shots on goal
- 26
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 1/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 12
- Hits
- 14
- 15
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 9
- Giveaways
- 9
- 6
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
