Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. The Blackhawks scored first; the Red Wings answered. The Red Wings led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jakub Vrana's goal at 8:55 of the second period, which took the Red Wings' chances from 51% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 3.3 to 2.2; shots on goal were CHI 25, DET 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Kevin Lankinen stopped 24 of 27 (.889), 0.5 goals below expected; Thomas Greiss stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Troy Stecher (2 G), 2. Jakub Vrana (1 G), 3. Thomas Greiss (24 saves, .960).
Three stars
- ★T. Stecher2 G

- ★★J. Vrana1 G

- ★★★T. Greiss24 saves, .960

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
1-014:47
2nd period
1-14:49
1-28:55
1-311:15
3rd period
1-418:34
Penalties
2nd
- 2:53
Riley Stillman · High stickingdrawn by Filip Zadina2 min
- 4:32
Filip Hronek · Holdingdrawn by David Kampf2 min
- 6:48
served by J. Vrana · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 15:58
served by R. Panik · Too many men on the ice2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Jakub Vrana, 2nd 8:55 — 51% → 71%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.21 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.3
- 1.61 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.4
- 0.30 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.0
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.14 – 2.49
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
- 25
- Shots on goal
- 28
- 38%
- Faceoffs
- 62%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 0/1
- 2
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 9
- Hits
- 19
- 6
- Blocked shots
- 24
- 4
- Giveaways
- 8
- 5
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
