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Wed, Nov 26, 2014·First Niagara Center, Buffalo

Winnipeg Jets 2, Buffalo Sabres 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 59% of the time.

BUF winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG1101907226
BUF0604110120

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:41WPGBryan LittlePPAssists: Jacob Trouba, Andrew Ladd · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P2 14:20WPGMichael FrolikSHGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–0
  3. P3 5:30BUFChris StewartAssists: Marcus Foligno · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–1
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 3:06BUFPatrick Kaleta: Roughing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 14:49WPGAndrew Ladd: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 19:13WPGZach Bogosian: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 3:23BUFMarcus Foligno: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 9:36BUFMike Weber: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 9:36WPGAnthony Peluso: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 14:06WPGAdam Lowry: Boarding5 min
  8. P2 14:06WPGAdam Lowry: Game misconduct10 min
  9. P2 14:06WPGAdam Pardy: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 14:06BUFChris Stewart: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 19:51WPGMark Stuart: Hooking2 min
  12. P3 8:49BUFAndrej Meszaros: 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 SOG0BUF
46% to win54% to win
← WPG attackBUF attack →
  1. P1 20:00Mitchell won the faceoff against Little
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGBUF
26Shots on goal20
2.3Expected goals1.8
51Shot attempts38
23Faceoffs won18
3Power plays4
28Penalty minutes13
19Hits31
10Blocked shots15
5Giveaways9
2Takeaways5

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. bestLadd – Wheeler – Little9:33

    xG 0.58–0.13 (81%)attempts 14–2goals 0–0

  2. Slater – Frolik – Halischuk3:44

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Frolik – Halischuk – Lowry5:25

    xG 0.02–0.03 (43%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestClitsome – Bogosian8:50

    xG 0.54–0.13 (80%)attempts 12–1goals 0–0

  2. Pardy – Postma4:54

    xG 0.10–0.01 (90%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Stuart – Trouba9:53

    xG 0.10–0.38 (21%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

Buffalo Sabres

Forward lines

  1. bestGionta – Mitchell – Flynn7:40

    xG 0.43–0.12 (78%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  2. Kaleta – Stewart – Foligno5:14

    xG 0.12–0.06 (69%)attempts 1–4goals 1–0

  3. Stafford – Hodgson – Deslauriers8:36

    xG 0.19–0.24 (44%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  4. Moulson – Ennis – Girgensons9:10

    xG 0.30–0.59 (33%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRistolainen – Zadorov12:55

    xG 0.59–0.37 (61%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

  2. Strachan – Zadorov3:29

    xG 0.12–0.16 (43%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Strachan – Meszaros10:58

    xG 0.27–0.36 (43%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

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.

BUF 1.8 xGWPG 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BUFWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 19/100 · #963 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.01 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50BUF 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, Winnipeg Jets win this game 59% of the time.

BUF winsWPG wins

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

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