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Sun, Mar 10, 2013·Prudential Center, Newark

Winnipeg Jets 2, New Jersey Devils 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 75% of the time.

NJD winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
WPG151807050225
NJD2110707021327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:47NJDRyan CarterAssists: Travis Zajac, Anton Volchenkov · Backhand, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:12NJDStephen GiontaAssists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Adam Larsson · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–2
  3. P1 16:17WPGMark StuartAssists: Nik Antropov, Antti Miettinen · Snap, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P2 17:19WPGEvander KaneAssists: Mark Stuart · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. NJD Ilya Kovalchuk stopped
  2. 2. WPG Blake Wheeler stopped
  3. 3. NJD David Clarkson stopped
  4. 4. WPG Evander Kane stopped
  5. 5. NJD Patrik Elias scored
  6. 6. WPG Andrew Ladd stopped
Penalties (2)
  1. P1 17:59WPGGrant Clitsome: Holding2 min
  2. P3 1:03NJDIlya Kovalchuk: Tripping2 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 SOG0NJD
43% to win57% to win
← WPG attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Henrique won the faceoff against Little
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNJD
25Shots on goal27
1.6Expected goals2.9
44Shot attempts57
27Faceoffs won33
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
35Hits24
16Blocked shots11
8Giveaways7
7Takeaways6

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. bestJokinen – Miettinen – Kane9:04

    xG 0.37–0.05 (89%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  2. Antropov – Wellwood – Wright6:26

    xG 0.14–0.10 (59%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Antropov – Wellwood – Kane2:04

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  4. Antropov – Miettinen – Wright2:58

    xG 0.13–0.36 (27%)attempts 3–3goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Meech – Stuart10:43

    xG 0.18–0.31 (37%)attempts 5–5goals 1–1

  2. Hainsey – Bogosian19:11

    xG 0.21–0.51 (29%)attempts 9–16goals 0–0

  3. Byfuglien – Clitsome21:13

    xG 0.60–1.10 (35%)attempts 15–23goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestElias – Bernier – Henrique12:58

    xG 0.76–0.32 (70%)attempts 16–6goals 0–0

  2. Clarkson – Zajac – Carter10:13

    xG 0.48–0.26 (65%)attempts 9–8goals 1–1

  3. Ponikarovsky – Kovalchuk – Loktionov14:43

    xG 0.29–0.21 (58%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  4. Kostopoulos – Barch – Gionta6:05

    xG 0.03–0.25 (10%)attempts 2–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestVolchenkov – Harrold13:08

    xG 0.65–0.26 (72%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  2. Salvador – Zidlicky16:44

    xG 0.69–0.39 (64%)attempts 22–11goals 0–0

  3. Salvador – Harrold2:30

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

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.

NJD 2.9 xGWPG 1.6 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 64/100 · #274 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.45 · 4 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +27 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 75% of the time.

NJD winsWPG wins

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

-7
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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