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Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Mammoth

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Recap

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The Utah Mammoth beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2. The Blackhawks scored first; the Coyotes answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Juuso Välimäki's goal at 16:48 of the third period, which took the Coyotes' chances from 52% to 92%. Expected goals favored the Coyotes, 2.3 to 1.9; shots on goal were CHI 34, ARI 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Alex Stalock stopped 17 of 20 (.850), 1.2 goals below expected; Ivan Prosvetov stopped 32 of 34 (.941). Three stars: 1. Juuso Välimäki (1 G, 2 A), 2. Clayton Keller (1 G, 2 A), 3. Barrett Hayton (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    ARI
    J. Välimäki1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    ARI
    C. Keller1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    ARI
    B. Hayton1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI11201418234
ARIARI071737421

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    0:35

2nd period

  1. ARI
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +22 pts
    1-1
    17:48

3rd period

  1. CHI
    C. Jones(4)PPG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.07win prob +23 pts
    2-1
    4:14
  2. ARI
    wristxG 0.05win prob +28 pts
    2-2
    6:00
  3. ARI
    wristxG 0.12win prob +40 pts
    2-3
    16:48
  4. ARI
    wristxG 0.55win prob +5 pts
    2-4
    19:21

Penalties

CHI 6 PIM·ARI 10 PIM

1st

  • 7:40ARIJuuso Välimäki · Holding the stickdrawn by Taylor Raddysh2 min
  • 9:32CHITyler Johnson · Hookingdrawn by Patrik Nemeth2 min

2nd

  • 7:00ARIMichael Kesselring · Cross checkingdrawn by Mike Hardman2 min
  • 11:08CHIMacKenzie Entwistle · Trippingdrawn by J.J. Moser2 min
  • 12:29ARINick Schmaltz · Trippingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min

3rd

  • 3:11ARIBarrett Hayton · Hookingdrawn by Caleb Jones2 min
  • 10:10CHIConnor Murphy · Cross checkingdrawn by Barrett Hayton2 min
  • 13:54ARILaurent Dauphin · Trippingdrawn by MacKenzie Entwistle2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Juuso Välimäki, 3rd 16:48 — ARI 52% → 92%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Maccelli · Goal · xG 0.55J. Välimäki · On goal · xG 0.30L. Dauphin · On goal · xG 0.18N. Schmaltz · Missed · xG 0.12J. Välimäki · Goal · xG 0.12T. Boyd · On goal · xG 0.10N. Schmaltz · On goal · xG 0.10J. McBain · On goal · xG 0.09C. Fischer · On goal · xG 0.07V. Soderstrom · Missed · xG 0.07L. Crouse · On goal · xG 0.07C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.06C. Keller · Missed · xG 0.05B. Hayton · On goal · xG 0.05B. Hayton · Goal · xG 0.05J. Välimäki · On goal · xG 0.05C. Keller · Goal · xG 0.05Z. Kassian · On goal · xG 0.04C. Keller · Missed · xG 0.03J. Välimäki · Missed · xG 0.03J. Välimäki · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Kassian · Missed · xG 0.02V. Soderstrom · On goal · xG 0.02C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.02J. Välimäki · Missed · xG 0.02J. Välimäki · Missed · xG 0.01V. Soderstrom · On goal · xG 0.01N. Schmaltz · On goal · xG 0.01M. Kesselring · Missed · xG 0.01C. Fischer · On goal · xG 0.00
ARI4 G · 2.3 xG · 30 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsARI
1.92 G
All situations
3 G2.3
0.91 G
Even strength
3 G1.3
1.01 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

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 created
CHI53%47%ARI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.92 – 1.77

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

CHIvsARI
34
Shots on goal
21
62%
Faceoffs
38%
1/5
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
10
24
Hits
30
8
Blocked shots
17
5
Giveaways
12
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD000-330.13010—23:39
17J. DickinsonC000-260.281108220:00
82C. JonesD101-110.07100—19:39
5C. MurphyD000020.07212—19:20
90T. JohnsonC000-260.6310210018:52
11T. RaddyshR000-220.16000—17:24
25J. TinordiD011010.03110—17:18
14B. KatchoukL011-150.14300—17:15
23P. KurashevC000-100.030204417:07
27L. ReichelL000-110.04010—16:40
44W. KaiserD000-100.00110—16:11
89A. AthanasiouC000-110.0200010016:10
16J. KhairaL101010.055003815:31
22N. ZaitsevD000000.02300—14:33
15J. AndersonR000-110.05100—13:08
58M. EntwistleR000000.0000210012:50
53B. RobinsonR000010.05100—11:43
86M. HardmanL000030.164006708:39
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32A. Stalock(L)20173.8501.78-1.2258:01

Season series

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