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Thu, Nov 6, 2014·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Winnipeg Jets 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 61% of the time.

WPG winsPIT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
PIT18213010042435
WPG115110110021337

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:36WPGAndrew LaddAssists: Bryan Little, Zach Bogosian · Deflected, 0.18 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:16PITSimon DespresAssists: Brandon Sutter, Steve Downie · Snap, 0.01 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:50PITBrandon SutterAssists: Robert Bortuzzo · Snap, 0.24 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:04PITSteve DownieAssists: Nick Spaling, Brandon Sutter · Backhand, 0.15 xG3–1
  5. P2 18:28WPGJacob TroubaAssists: Evander Kane, Blake Wheeler · Slap, 0.04 xG3–2
  6. P3 3:55WPGEvander KaneAssists: Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele · Snap, 0.24 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. WPG Blake Wheeler scored
  2. 2. PIT Evgeni Malkin scored
  3. 3. WPG Andrew Ladd stopped
  4. 4. PIT Sidney Crosby scored
  5. 5. WPG Evander Kane stopped
Penalties (30)
  1. P1 15:57PITRobert Bortuzzo: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 15:57WPGBlake Wheeler: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 18:12WPGChris Thorburn: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 2:11PITKris Letang: Holding2 min
  5. P2 8:06WPGEvander Kane: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  6. P2 8:06WPGEvander Kane: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 8:06PITSimon Despres: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 8:06PITSimon Despres: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  9. P2 8:06WPGMark Scheifele: Slashing2 min
  10. P2 8:06PITMarc-Andre Fleury: Slashing2 min
  11. P2 9:21WPGGrant Clitsome: Interference2 min
  12. P2 10:53WPGMichael Frolik: Hooking2 min
  13. P2 14:57WPGZach Bogosian: Roughing2 min
  14. P2 14:57PITBlake Comeau: Interference2 min
  15. P2 14:57PITBlake Comeau: Roughing2 min
  16. P2 17:04WPGDustin Byfuglien: Cross checking2 min
  17. P2 17:04PITSteve Downie: Roughing2 min
  18. P3 0:20PITSteve Downie: Misconduct10 min
  19. P3 0:20WPGDustin Byfuglien: Misconduct10 min
  20. P3 4:58PITRob Scuderi: Slashing2 min
  21. P3 4:58WPGMathieu Perreault: Slashing2 min
  22. P3 4:58PITSteve Downie: Misconduct10 min
  23. P3 9:45PITZach Sill: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  24. P3 9:45WPGJacob Trouba: Roughing2 min
  25. P3 9:45WPGJacob Trouba: Roughing2 min
  26. P3 12:29PITCraig Adams: Fighting5 min
  27. P3 12:29WPGAdam Lowry: Fighting5 min
  28. P3 15:07WPGMathieu Perreault: Cross checking2 min
  29. P3 17:30PITNick Spaling: Hooking2 min
  30. OT 3:54PITSimon Despres: 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.

PIT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WPG
46% to win54% to win
← PIT attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Malkin won the faceoff against Scheifele
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PITWPG
35Shots on goal37
3.5Expected goals4.3
69Shot attempts67
32Faceoffs won30
5Power plays4
55Penalty minutes47
23Hits35
19Blocked shots17
11Giveaways5
5Takeaways3

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestDownie – Sutter – Spaling5:39

    xG 0.60–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–1goals 3–0

  2. Kunitz – Crosby – Hornqvist10:15

    xG 0.88–0.62 (59%)attempts 16–11goals 0–1

  3. Adams – Goc – Sill2:42

    xG 0.06–0.13 (29%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  4. Dupuis – Malkin – Comeau7:50

    xG 0.18–0.59 (23%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Scuderi – Despres10:06

    xG 0.27–0.32 (46%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  2. Ehrhoff – Letang3:06

    xG 0.26–0.32 (45%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Martin – Letang11:13

    xG 0.65–0.83 (44%)attempts 14–8goals 0–2

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestLadd – Little – Frolik10:17

    xG 0.71–0.25 (74%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

  2. Thorburn – Perreault – Lowry3:47

    xG 0.19–0.10 (65%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Wheeler – Kane – Scheifele8:05

    xG 0.56–0.53 (51%)attempts 6–16goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Bogosian10:46

    xG 0.99–0.25 (80%)attempts 12–10goals 2–0

  2. Clitsome – Postma5:33

    xG 0.25–0.32 (43%)attempts 6–6goals 0–2

  3. Stuart – Trouba8:18

    xG 0.21–0.53 (28%)attempts 5–13goals 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.

WPG 4.3 xGPIT 3.5 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGPIT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 91/100 · #93 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.37 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 29% (winner's lowest chance)
PIT 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 61% of the time.

WPG winsPIT wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).