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Mon, Nov 25, 2013·Prudential Center, Newark

Winnipeg Jets 3, New Jersey Devils 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 51% of the time.

NJD winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG181816322
NJD0701019126

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:01WPGMark ScheifeleAssists: Michael Frolik, Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P2 7:16WPGEvander KaneGWGAssists: Olli Jokinen · Wrist, 0.01 xG2–0
  3. P3 10:44NJDPatrik EliasAssists: Andy Greene, Steve Bernier · Tip-in, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:32WPGDevin SetoguchiENAssists: Bryan Little, Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.61 xG3–1
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 3:34WPGDustin Byfuglien: Holding2 min
  2. P2 9:35WPGAndrew Ladd: Interference2 min
  3. P2 12:29NJDDainius Zubrus: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 17:31NJDEric Gelinas: Kneeing2 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
48% to win52% to win
← WPG attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Zajac
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNJD
22Shots on goal26
2.0Expected goals2.1
30Shot attempts49
29Faceoffs won21
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
4Hits9
14Blocked shots6
1Giveaways5
4Takeaways5

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. bestWheeler – Kane – Scheifele2:01

    xG 0.21–0.02 (90%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  2. Little – Frolik – Halischuk3:08

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–1

  3. Ladd – Wheeler – Little9:09

    xG 0.29–0.38 (44%)attempts 5–12goals 0–0

  4. Frolik – Halischuk – Scheifele8:04

    xG 0.08–0.17 (33%)attempts 3–4goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Byfuglien18:16

    xG 0.73–0.55 (57%)attempts 13–13goals 2–0

  2. Clitsome – Trouba13:23

    xG 0.38–0.21 (65%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  3. Stuart – Ellerby13:54

    xG 0.13–0.38 (25%)attempts 5–14goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestRyder – Henrique – Loktionov6:47

    xG 0.24–0.02 (94%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Janssen – Carter – Josefson3:53

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Elias – Bernier – Brunner6:16

    xG 0.12–0.04 (74%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  4. Ryder – Carter – Loktionov2:09

    xG 0.00–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFayne – Greene5:12

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 1–0

  2. Zidlicky – Greene11:13

    xG 0.32–0.22 (60%)attempts 7–6goals 0–2

  3. Harrold – Merrill13:37

    xG 0.44–0.34 (57%)attempts 11–7goals 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 2.1 xGWPG 2.0 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

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 17/100 · #987 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.81 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NJD 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, New Jersey Devils win this game 51% of the time.

NJD winsWPG wins

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

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