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Wed, Mar 28, 2012·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

New York Rangers 4, Winnipeg Jets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 69% of the time.

WPG winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR0421529428
WPG0112805224

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 3:58WPGSpencer MachacekAssists: Ben Maxwell, Mark Stuart · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:54WPGBryan LittleAssists: Blake Wheeler, Andrew Ladd · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–2
  3. P2 7:44NYRMichael Del ZottoSHAssists: Ryan Callahan · Wrist, 0.23 xG1–2
  4. P2 18:23NYRRyan CallahanPPAssists: Marian Gaborik, Michael Del Zotto · Wrist, 0.28 xG2–2
  5. P3 3:07NYRBrian BoyleGWGAssists: Ruslan Fedotenko, Ryan McDonagh · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–2
  6. P3 10:06NYRDerek StepanPPAssists: Marian Gaborik, Brad Richards · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–2
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 10:24NYRStu Bickel: Holding2 min
  2. P1 10:41NYRRyan McDonagh: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 14:20NYRAnton Stralman: Delaying game2 min
  4. P2 0:27NYRBrian Boyle: Boarding2 min
  5. P2 6:35NYRBrandon Dubinsky: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 8:19WPGEvander Kane: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 18:00WPGAlexander Burmistrov: Holding2 min · PPG
  8. P2 18:52WPGAndrew Ladd: High sticking double minor4 min
  9. P3 5:56NYRStu Bickel: Fighting5 min
  10. P3 5:56WPGTanner Glass: Fighting5 min · PPG
  11. P3 8:46WPGAlexander Burmistrov: Holding2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRWPG
28Shots on goal24
2.8Expected goals1.7
48Shot attempts61
36Faceoffs won23
5Power plays5
15Penalty minutes15
26Hits21
24Blocked shots12
8Giveaways10
4Takeaways6

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.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestRichards – Gaborik – Hagelin9:01

    xG 0.53–0.29 (64%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Fedotenko – Boyle – Prust2:50

    xG 0.22–0.02 (91%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  3. Rupp – Mitchell – Prust2:45

    xG 0.05–0.01 (83%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Boyle – Dubinsky – Callahan6:34

    xG 0.06–0.09 (41%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGirardi – McDonagh15:43

    xG 0.88–0.25 (78%)attempts 16–14goals 0–0

  2. Staal – Del Zotto8:11

    xG 0.13–0.04 (74%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Stralman7:36

    xG 0.09–0.21 (31%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestWellwood – Kane – Burmistrov11:22

    xG 0.35–0.19 (65%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0

  2. Stapleton – Maxwell – Machacek3:21

    xG 0.13–0.05 (71%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  3. Miettinen – Slater – Glass7:57

    xG 0.07–0.10 (43%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  4. Ladd – Wheeler – Little15:19

    xG 0.51–0.92 (35%)attempts 17–14goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Clitsome8:58

    xG 0.32–0.14 (70%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  2. Hainsey – Bogosian14:19

    xG 0.24–0.14 (63%)attempts 16–6goals 0–0

  3. Enstrom – Byfuglien15:57

    xG 0.48–0.98 (33%)attempts 15–16goals 0–1

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.

WPG 1.7 xGNYR 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 70/100 · #338 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.63 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 69% of the time.

WPG winsNYR wins

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

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