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Thu, Apr 4, 2013·Centre Bell, Montreal

Winnipeg Jets 1, Montréal Canadiens 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 77% of the time.

MTL winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG1908017134
MTL1112914424

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:16WPGAlexander BurmistrovAssists: Grant Clitsome, Andrew Ladd · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:47MTLMichael RyderPPAssists: Brian Gionta, Lars Eller · Wrist, 0.41 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:03MTLMichael RyderGWGAssists: P.K. Subban, Francis Bouillon · Wrist, 0.28 xG1–2
  4. P2 5:51MTLBrian GiontaPPAssists: Lars Eller, P.K. Subban · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–3
  5. P3 7:43MTLAlex GalchenyukAssists: Travis Moen, Michael Ryder · Wrist, 0.38 xG1–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 9:15WPGRon Hainsey: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P2 4:32WPGEvander Kane: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 11:53MTLDavid Desharnais: Interference2 min
  4. P3 0:21MTLBrandon Prust: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 4:33WPGDustin Byfuglien: Interference2 min
  6. P3 4:33MTLBrandon Prust: High sticking2 min
  7. P3 14:27MTLJeff Halpern: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 16:16WPGEvander Kane: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 16:16WPGEvander Kane: Misconduct10 min
  10. P3 16:16MTLAlexei Emelin: Fighting5 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 SOG0MTL
43% to win57% to win
← WPG attackMTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Eller won the faceoff against Jokinen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGMTL
34Shots on goal24
1.4Expected goals2.8
68Shot attempts45
30Faceoffs won25
3Power plays2
21Penalty minutes13
22Hits13
16Blocked shots27
9Giveaways16
4Takeaways8

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. bestSantorelli – Tangradi – Burmistrov6:05

    xG 0.11–0.02 (83%)attempts 10–1goals 0–0

  2. Jokinen – Wheeler – Kane7:26

    xG 0.05–0.04 (55%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Wheeler – Kane – Burmistrov3:26

    xG 0.03–0.09 (24%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Miettinen – Thorburn – Gagnon3:38

    xG 0.14–0.28 (34%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Clitsome11:44

    xG 0.38–0.14 (73%)attempts 18–5goals 0–0

  2. Stuart – Postma6:20

    xG 0.18–0.06 (75%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Enstrom – Bogosian8:43

    xG 0.29–0.17 (63%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestDesharnais – Pacioretty – Gallagher11:42

    xG 0.41–0.13 (76%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  2. Ryder – Moen – Galchenyuk8:59

    xG 0.64–0.40 (61%)attempts 7–11goals 1–1

  3. Halpern – Blunden – White10:24

    xG 0.34–0.12 (74%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  4. Gionta – Prust – Eller11:56

    xG 0.28–0.24 (54%)attempts 7–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGorges – Subban13:15

    xG 0.90–0.25 (78%)attempts 11–12goals 1–0

  2. Bouillon – Subban4:36

    xG 0.50–0.05 (91%)attempts 4–7goals 1–0

  3. Markov – Emelin12:06

    xG 0.32–0.33 (49%)attempts 8–14goals 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.

MTL 2.8 xGWPG 1.4 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 29/100 · #529 of 720 this seasonSwing 0.98 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 36% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 77% of the time.

MTL winsWPG wins

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

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