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Thu, Oct 13, 2011·United Center, Chicago

Winnipeg Jets 3, Chicago Blackhawks 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 69% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG29110011330
CHI21121308432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 4:24WPGJim SlaterAssists: Johnny Oduya · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:29WPGJim SlaterAssists: Ron Hainsey, Tanner Glass · Tip-in, 0.13 xG2–0
  3. P1 9:45CHIAndrew BrunettePPAssists: Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews · Backhand, 0.35 xG2–1
  4. P1 16:50CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Marian Hossa, Daniel Carcillo · Slap, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P2 0:33CHIMarian HossaAssists: Nick Leddy, Patrick Kane · Slap, 0.02 xG2–3
  6. P2 6:45CHIDave BollandGWGAssists: Bryan Bickell · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–4
  7. P2 14:34WPGKyle WellwoodAssists: Ron Hainsey, Brett MacLean · Backhand, 0.09 xG3–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 8:35WPGToby Enstrom: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P2 1:28CHISteve Montador: Interference2 min
  3. P2 8:06WPGKyle Wellwood: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 12:12WPGBrett MacLean: Elbowing2 min
  5. P2 14:58CHIRostislav Olesz: High sticking2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

WPG00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
45% to win55% to win
← WPG attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bolland won the faceoff against Ladd
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGCHI
30Shots on goal32
3.3Expected goals2.1
62Shot attempts51
24Faceoffs won35
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
34Hits20
13Blocked shots12
5Giveaways8
6Takeaways14

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestThorburn – Slater – Glass5:25

    xG 0.30–0.13 (70%)attempts 4–7goals 1–1

  2. Ladd – Wheeler – Little12:06

    xG 0.57–0.42 (58%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  3. Thorburn – Slater – Kane4:21

    xG 0.18–0.03 (84%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Wellwood – Kane – Scheifele6:26

    xG 0.20–0.07 (74%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Byfuglien13:54

    xG 0.77–0.41 (65%)attempts 13–11goals 1–0

  2. Hainsey – Enstrom14:07

    xG 0.56–0.28 (67%)attempts 13–7goals 1–1

  3. Stuart – Bogosian13:26

    xG 0.33–0.41 (45%)attempts 12–14goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestBolland – Bickell – Frolik11:23

    xG 0.63–0.47 (57%)attempts 10–11goals 1–1

  2. Hossa – Carcillo – Kane13:47

    xG 0.29–0.21 (58%)attempts 12–10goals 2–0

  3. Mayers – Olesz – Kruger6:17

    xG 0.08–0.22 (27%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

  4. Brunette – Sharp – Toews10:37

    xG 0.26–0.58 (31%)attempts 4–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeabrook – Hjalmarsson14:06

    xG 0.53–0.40 (57%)attempts 12–13goals 0–0

  2. O'Donnell – Keith2:12

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Leddy15:47

    xG 0.44–0.64 (41%)attempts 11–14goals 3–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

CHI 2.1 xGWPG 3.3 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CHI is favoured, below it WPG. Dots are goals.

Excitement 72/100 · #322 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.50 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 69% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

Simulated goal difference (CHI − WPG), 10,000 replays

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).