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Fri, Dec 9, 2011·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Winnipeg Jets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 76% of the time.

WPG winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR0708210225
WPG21921206437

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:34WPGDustin ByfuglienAssists: Blake Wheeler · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:04WPGEvander KaneAssists: Blake Wheeler · Snap, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P2 10:16WPGTim StapletonPPGWGAssists: Kyle Wellwood, Dustin Byfuglien · Slap, 0.07 xG0–3
  4. P2 11:28WPGBryan LittlePPAssists: Evander Kane, Blake Wheeler · Snap, 0.17 xG0–4
  5. P3 8:24CARJustin FaulkAssists: Jaroslav Spacek, Eric Staal · Snap, 0.04 xG1–4
  6. P3 12:13CARBrandon SutterPPAssists: Tim Gleason, Jaroslav Spacek · Deflected, 0.12 xG2–4
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 7:25CARTim Gleason: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 7:25WPGChris Thorburn: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 9:16CARJussi Jokinen: Slashing2 min
  4. P1 18:19WPGChris Thorburn: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 7:55CARChad LaRose: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 8:18CARBryan Allen: Elbowing2 min · PPG
  7. P2 9:07WPGBlake Wheeler: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  8. P2 9:42CARJustin Faulk: Hooking2 min · PPG
  9. P2 11:46WPGRandy Jones: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  10. P2 11:46CARChad LaRose: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  11. P3 2:20WPGEvander Kane: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 10:36WPGCarl Klingberg: Hooking2 min · PPG

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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WPG
45% to win55% to win
← CAR attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARWPG
25Shots on goal37
2.2Expected goals3.8
60Shot attempts61
24Faceoffs won37
3Power plays4
15Penalty minutes15
29Hits26
16Blocked shots21
6Giveaways12
1Takeaways9

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestPonikarovsky – Brent – Stewart2:09

    xG 0.14–0.09 (62%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  2. Brent – Staal – Stewart3:05

    xG 0.16–0.17 (49%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. LaRose – Nodl – Sutter11:24

    xG 0.23–0.36 (39%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  4. Ponikarovsky – Ruutu – Jokinen8:07

    xG 0.07–0.24 (23%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSpacek – Faulk14:21

    xG 0.28–0.21 (58%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  2. Allen – Joslin11:32

    xG 0.39–0.37 (51%)attempts 17–12goals 0–0

  3. Gleason – McBain14:11

    xG 0.59–1.75 (25%)attempts 14–20goals 0–2

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestWheeler – Little – Kane10:20

    xG 1.82–0.51 (78%)attempts 17–9goals 2–0

  2. Jaffray – Stapleton – Klingberg5:47

    xG 0.35–0.04 (90%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  3. Thorburn – Slater – Glass9:01

    xG 0.35–0.21 (62%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1

  4. Wellwood – Ladd – Burmistrov8:31

    xG 0.35–0.26 (58%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Byfuglien13:21

    xG 1.73–0.28 (86%)attempts 21–7goals 1–0

  2. Stuart – Bogosian14:36

    xG 0.80–0.43 (65%)attempts 15–18goals 0–0

  3. Flood – Jones11:53

    xG 0.36–0.37 (49%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

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.

WPG 3.8 xGCAR 2.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 60/100 · #463 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.54 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 76% of the time.

WPG winsCAR wins

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

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