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Thu, Jan 2, 2014·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

Winnipeg Jets 3, Ottawa Senators 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 59% of the time.

OTT winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG113110112335
OTT21001029429

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:34OTTMika ZibanejadAssists: Cory Conacher, Joe Corvo · Wrist, 0.25 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:37WPGDustin ByfuglienAssists: Anthony Peluso, James Wright · Slap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P1 19:13OTTMilan MichalekAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Cory Conacher · Wrist, 0.28 xG1–2
  4. P2 1:32WPGEvander KaneAssists: Jacob Trouba, Michael Frolik · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 6:42OTTZack SmithAssists: Marc Methot · Wrist, 0.01 xG2–3
  6. P3 11:29OTTClarke MacArthurGWGAssists: Kyle Turris · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–4
  7. P3 14:31WPGOlli JokinenAssists: Dustin Byfuglien, Toby Enstrom · Snap, 0.13 xG3–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 9:30OTTMatt Kassian: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 9:30WPGAnthony Peluso: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 12:52WPGDustin Byfuglien: Roughing2 min
  4. P3 2:32WPGAnthony Peluso: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 12:29OTTCory Conacher: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 12:29WPGJacob Trouba: Roughing2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0OTT
48% to win52% to win
← WPG attackOTT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Smith won the faceoff against Little
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGOTT
35Shots on goal29
2.5Expected goals3.0
62Shot attempts56
25Faceoffs won34
0Power plays2
11Penalty minutes7
45Hits36
18Blocked shots14
7Giveaways11
4Takeaways14

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. bestFrolik – Kane – Scheifele14:21

    xG 1.10–0.14 (88%)attempts 26–11goals 1–0

  2. Tangradi – Peluso – Wright6:38

    xG 0.12–0.16 (42%)attempts 4–3goals 1–0

  3. Ladd – Wheeler – Little13:37

    xG 0.14–0.50 (21%)attempts 10–13goals 0–1

  4. Jokinen – Thorburn – Setoguchi9:26

    xG 0.23–1.47 (13%)attempts 3–15goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Trouba17:31

    xG 1.03–0.60 (63%)attempts 24–18goals 0–1

  2. Stuart – Bogosian15:15

    xG 0.48–0.75 (39%)attempts 16–14goals 0–1

  3. Byfuglien – Ellerby14:54

    xG 0.45–1.38 (25%)attempts 8–15goals 1–2

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestMichalek – Conacher – Zibanejad10:47

    xG 1.28–0.34 (79%)attempts 15–8goals 2–0

  2. MacArthur – Ryan – Turris14:24

    xG 0.60–0.75 (45%)attempts 12–14goals 1–1

  3. Greening – Condra – Smith14:09

    xG 0.26–0.42 (38%)attempts 11–15goals 1–0

  4. Kassian – Stone – Pageau5:18

    xG 0.16–0.37 (30%)attempts 2–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhillips – Corvo14:11

    xG 1.12–0.63 (64%)attempts 12–9goals 1–1

  2. Methot – Ceci13:55

    xG 0.52–0.30 (63%)attempts 13–14goals 1–0

  3. Karlsson – Cowen21:13

    xG 1.10–1.34 (45%)attempts 22–31goals 2–2

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.

OTT 3.0 xGWPG 2.5 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 60/100 · #451 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.69 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50OTT 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, Ottawa Senators win this game 59% of the time.

OTT winsWPG wins

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

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