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Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks

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Detroit Red Wings
2
Chicago Blackhawks
▸4
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Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2. The Blackhawks came back from two goals down. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adam Boqvist's goal at 8:47 of the third period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 52% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 4.3 to 1.8; shots on goal were DET 21, CHI 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Jimmy Howard stopped 23 of 26 (.885); Corey Crawford stopped 19 of 21 (.905). Three stars: 1. Dylan Sikura (1 G), 2. Dylan Strome (1 G), 3. Filip Zadina (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    D. Sikura1 G
  2. ★★
    CHI
    D. Strome1 G
  3. ★★★
    DET
    F. Zadina1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
DETDET280508221
CHICHI0122629427

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. DET
    F. Zadina(4)PPG
    D. Larkin (17), F. Hronek (15)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +9 pts
    1-0
    3:21
  2. DET
    L. Glendening(6)
    P. Nemeth (6), D. Helm (4)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    16:53

2nd period

  1. CHI
    D. Strome(10)
    A. DeBrincat (20)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    15:07
  2. CHI
    D. Sikura(1)
    E. Gustafsson (13), P. Kane (30)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +21 pts
    2-2
    15:52

3rd period

  1. CHI
    A. Boqvist(2)
    D. Keith (10), J. Toews (21)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +30 pts
    2-3
    8:47
  2. CHI
    D. Kubalik(12)EN
    Z. Smith (6)
    wristxG 0.80win prob +5 pts
    2-4
    19:40

Penalties

DET 6 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 0:20DETDylan Larkin · Trippingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min
  • 2:42CHIDominik Kubalik · Slashingdrawn by Dylan Larkin2 min
  • 14:36CHIConnor Murphy · High stickingdrawn by Filip Zadina2 min
  • 17:36DETMike Green · Trippingdrawn by Jonathan Toews2 min

2nd

  • 1:32CHIJonathan Toews · Trippingdrawn by Luke Glendening2 min
  • 8:54DETBrian Lashoff · Hookingdrawn by Kirby Dach2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Adam Boqvist, 3rd 8:47 — CHI 52% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Kubalik · Goal · xG 0.80J. Toews · Missed · xG 0.72J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.33A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.17D. Sikura · Missed · xG 0.14C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.13K. Dach · Missed · xG 0.13A. Boqvist · Goal · xG 0.12D. Strome · Goal · xG 0.11A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.10K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.10D. Keith · Missed · xG 0.10J. Quenneville · On goal · xG 0.10A. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.10D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.10O. Maatta · On goal · xG 0.09J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.09D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.08D. Kubalik · Missed · xG 0.08D. Sikura · Goal · xG 0.08J. Quenneville · On goal · xG 0.07A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.07D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.06J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.06E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.04E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.04M. Highmore · Missed · xG 0.04J. Quenneville · Missed · xG 0.03D. Keith · On goal · xG 0.03J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.03D. Kubalik · Missed · xG 0.03P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.03O. Maatta · Missed · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02D. Keith · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.01C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.01D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.00D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI4 G · 4.3 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

DETvsCHI
1.82 G
All situations
3 G4.3
1.61 G
Even strength
3 G2.0
0.21 G
Power play
0 G0.8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
DET32%68%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.76 – 2.72

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

DETvsCHI
21
Shots on goal
27
52%
Faceoffs
48%
1/3
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
42
Hits
38
21
Blocked shots
16
6
Giveaways
10
8
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Detroit Red Wings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
17F. HronekD011-310.09350—25:25
22P. NemethD011+130.05520—24:33
25M. GreenD000+100.01222—22:32
59T. BertuzziL000-100.02410—20:51
51V. FilppulaC000010.043104020:16
71D. LarkinC011-130.290125619:57
11F. ZadinaR101-140.23000—19:24
14R. FabbriC000-220.04200018:49
74M. BoweyD000-100.02310—15:08
41L. GlendeningC101040.426203814:31
32B. LashoffD000-110.03312—14:13
43D. HelmC011010.06200013:02
81F. NielsenC000-100.001108012:29
83T. DaleyD000-200.12020—12:27
73A. ErneL000-200.12410—12:02
29B. PerliniL000-110.02000—10:05
8J. AbdelkaderL000-100.19310—10:02
70C. EhnC000-100.001006009:34
Detroit Red Wings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35J. Howard(L)26233.8852.78-0.2258:06

Season series

Tied 1-1

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