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Seattle Kraken at Chicago Blackhawks

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Seattle Kraken
▸6
Chicago Blackhawks
2
FinalTV CHSN, KHN/Prime·United Center

Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2. The Kraken came back from two goals down. The Kraken led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Matty Beniers's goal at 12:53 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 67% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 2.5 to 2.2; shots on goal were SEA 30, CHI 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Joey Daccord stopped 27 of 29 (.931); Spencer Knight stopped 24 of 30 (.800), 3.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Adam Larsson (1 G, 2 A), 2. Shane Wright (2 G), 3. Matty Beniers (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    A. Larsson1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    SEA
    S. Wright2 G
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    M. Beniers1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SEASEA1941318630
CHICHI2150608229

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    C. Bedard(18)PPG
    A. Levshunov (2), T. Bertuzzi (18)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    3:46
  2. CHI
    T. Bertuzzi(18)
    A. Vlasic (23), L. Reichel (14)
    deflectedxG 0.04win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    17:13
  3. SEA
    A. Larsson(6)
    M. Beniers (21), J. Schwartz (21)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-2
    17:44

2nd period

  1. SEA
    J. Eberle(8)
    C. Stephenson (37), J. Oleksiak (10)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-2
    5:55
  2. SEA
    J. McCann(17)
    A. Burakovsky (19)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +18 ptsVideo
    3-2
    6:21
  3. SEA
    M. Beniers(17)
    A. Larsson (15), V. Dunn (21)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +18 ptsVideo
    4-2
    12:53
  4. SEA
    S. Wright(16)
    M. Eyssimont (6), B. Montour (23)
    backhandxG 0.36win prob +9 ptsVideo
    5-2
    15:13

3rd period

  1. SEA
    S. Wright(17)
    A. Larsson (16), A. Burakovsky (20)
    slapxG 0.15win prob +1 ptsVideo
    6-2
    6:55

Penalties

SEA 7 PIM·CHI 7 PIM

1st

  • 0:04SEAJohn Hayden · Fightingdrawn by Patrick Maroon5 min
  • 0:04CHIPatrick Maroon · Fightingdrawn by John Hayden5 min
  • 3:15SEAMichael Eyssimont · High stickingdrawn by Alex Vlasic2 min
  • 18:31CHIEthan Del Mastro · Slashingdrawn by Eeli Tolvanen2 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: Matty Beniers, 2nd 12:53 — SEA 67% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.31T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.27L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.13C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.13N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.10L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.09R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.09N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.09N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.07I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.06R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.06C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.06N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.06T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.06L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.06P. Maroon · On goal · xG 0.05T. Bertuzzi · Goal · xG 0.04E. Del Mastro · On goal · xG 0.04N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.04C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.04I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.04L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.03C. Dach · On goal · xG 0.03C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.03C. Dach · Missed · xG 0.03I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.03C. Bedard · Goal · xG 0.03C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.02C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.02P. Maroon · Missed · xG 0.02T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.02N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.02I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.01E. Del Mastro · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.01C. Dach · On goal · xG 0.01A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.01
CHI2 G · 2.2 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SEAvsCHI
2.56 G
All situations
2 G2.2
2.56 G
Even strength
1 G1.8
0.00 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. 78 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SEA56%44%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.45 – 2.13

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
29
39%
Faceoffs
61%
0/1
Power play
1/1
7
Penalty minutes
7
16
Hits
17
10
Blocked shots
10
13
Giveaways
16
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Seattle Kraken skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6A. LarssonD123+220.23510—22:36
29V. DunnD011+220.01010—21:10
24J. OleksiakD011+200.01010—20:44
62B. MontourD011+210.05000—19:58
41R. EvansD000+110.01400—18:31
51S. WrightC202+230.550002517:42
9C. StephensonC011+110.020204417:07
84K. KakkoR000+100.03110—17:05
19J. McCannL101+220.141002516:20
17J. SchwartzL011+130.25010—16:10
20E. TolvanenR000+120.18110—15:50
28J. MahuraD000+100.00000—15:07
10M. BeniersC112+120.260005514:49
95A. BurakovskyL022+210.03000—14:49
7J. EberleR101+120.30000—14:43
38J. NymanR000+110.0610010013:57
21M. EyssimontC011+150.35202012:26
15J. HaydenC000+120.04125010:25
Seattle Kraken goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35J. Daccord(W)29272.9312.22+0.2260:00

Season series

SEA leads 2-1

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