Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. The Lightning led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anthony Cirelli's goal at 1:53 of the second period, which took the Lightning's chances from 69% to 83%. Expected goals were close — CHI 2.8, TBL 2.8; shots on goal were CHI 31, TBL 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 50% of the time. Malcolm Subban stopped 25 of 29 (.862), 1.2 goals below expected; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 30 of 31 (.968), 1.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Andrei Vasilevskiy (30 saves, .968), 2. Victor Hedman (3 A), 3. Yanni Gourde (1 G).
Three stars
- ★A. Vasilevskiy30 saves, .968

- ★★V. Hedman3 A

- ★★★Y. Gourde1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
0-16:21
2nd period
0-21:53
0-314:15
0-418:21
3rd period
1-44:50
Penalties
1st
- 7:29
Calvin de Haan · Trippingdrawn by Barclay Goodrow2 min
- 18:07
Jan Rutta · Hookingdrawn by Brandon Hagel2 min
2nd
- 0:15
Yanni Gourde · Cross checkingdrawn by Alex DeBrincat2 min
- 0:15
Alex DeBrincat · Cross checkingdrawn by Yanni Gourde2 min
- 6:09
Barclay Goodrow · Trippingdrawn by Carl Soderberg2 min
- 6:47
Erik Cernak · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 18:10
Connor Murphy · Holdingdrawn by Alex Killorn2 min
- 19:13
Patrick Maroon · Roughingdrawn by Mattias Janmark2 min
3rd
- 8:33
Reese Johnson · Trippingdrawn by Ross Colton2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Anthony Cirelli, 2nd 1:53 — 69% → 83%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.81 G
- All situations
- 4 G2.8
- 1.71 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.2
- 0.90 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.6
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 73 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.75 – 2.77
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
- 31
- Shots on goal
- 29
- 49%
- Faceoffs
- 51%
- 0/4
- Power play
- 1/3
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 13
- Hits
- 17
- 4
- Blocked shots
- 18
- 1
- Giveaways
- 2
- 2
- Takeaways
- 1
Box score
every player line
Season series
TBL leads 7-1
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
