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Thu, Apr 5, 2012·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale

Winnipeg Jets 4, New York Islanders 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 62% of the time.

NYI winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG2130527425
NYI21011127528

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:38NYIMatt MoulsonAssists: John Tavares · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:06NYIKyle OkposoAssists: Josh Bailey, Frans Nielsen · Snap, 0.26 xG0–2
  3. P1 9:42WPGToby EnstromAssists: Jim Slater, Dustin Byfuglien · Slap, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P1 17:08WPGAndrew LaddAssists: Bryan Little, Zach Bogosian · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–2
  5. P2 8:41NYIKyle OkposoAssists: John Tavares · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–3
  6. P3 7:03WPGZach BogosianAssists: Chris Thorburn, Dustin Byfuglien · Snap, 0.25 xG3–3
  7. P3 11:45NYIMichael GrabnerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.41 xG3–4
  8. P3 12:21WPGDustin ByfuglienAssists: Toby Enstrom · Slap, 0.06 xG4–4
  9. P3 19:13NYIMichael GrabnerGWGAssists: Travis Hamonic, Frans Nielsen · Slap, 0.02 xG4–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P2 1:02NYIMark Streit: Holding2 min
  2. P2 2:16WPGBlake Wheeler: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 2:16WPGBlake Wheeler: Elbowing2 min
  4. P2 6:08WPGEvander Kane: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 13:42NYIAndrew MacDonald: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 15:50NYIMilan Jurcina: 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.

WPG00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
45% to win55% to win
← WPG attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Burmistrov won the faceoff against Tavares
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNYI
25Shots on goal28
3.4Expected goals4.2
57Shot attempts48
24Faceoffs won30
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
20Hits17
11Blocked shots17
20Giveaways21
7Takeaways20

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 – Cormier2:48

    xG 0.34–0.07 (84%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Antropov – Kane – Burmistrov9:08

    xG 0.53–0.42 (56%)attempts 7–6goals 1–1

  3. Ladd – Wheeler – Little17:13

    xG 1.16–1.06 (52%)attempts 18–15goals 1–2

  4. Machacek – Kane – Burmistrov3:21

    xG 0.11–0.02 (84%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Bogosian10:08

    xG 0.86–0.36 (70%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  2. Enstrom – Byfuglien16:41

    xG 0.77–0.68 (53%)attempts 17–13goals 2–0

  3. Stuart – Flood2:53

    xG 0.15–0.26 (38%)attempts 3–2goals 0–1

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestNielsen – Okposo – Bailey5:38

    xG 0.36–0.23 (61%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  2. Pandolfo – Haley – Martin8:22

    xG 0.27–0.16 (62%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Reasoner – Grabner – Niederreiter8:21

    xG 0.37–0.51 (42%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  4. Moulson – Okposo – Tavares8:15

    xG 0.35–0.55 (39%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMacDonald – Hamonic13:11

    xG 0.78–0.38 (67%)attempts 13–8goals 3–1

  2. Streit – Jurcina15:58

    xG 0.69–0.99 (41%)attempts 12–17goals 1–1

  3. Staios – Donovan11:00

    xG 0.29–1.09 (21%)attempts 6–14goals 0–2

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.

NYI 4.2 xGWPG 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYIWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 97/100 · #29 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.52 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +43 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 Islanders win this game 62% of the time.

NYI winsWPG wins

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

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