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Tue, Dec 9, 2014·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Winnipeg Jets 5, Dallas Stars 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 76% of the time.

DAL winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG21239011532
DAL11011206228

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:23WPGMathieu PerreaultPPAssists: Bryan Little, Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:09DALTyler SeguinPPAssists: Jason Spezza, Jamie Benn · Snap, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P1 14:01WPGBlake WheelerAssists: Andrew Ladd, Dustin Byfuglien · Snap, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:29DALAntoine RousselAssists: Jordie Benn, Jason Demers · Backhand, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P2 7:22WPGAdam LowryGWGAssists: Michael Frolik, Ben Chiarot · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–2
  6. P2 9:41WPGAdam LowryAssists: Adam Pardy, Matt Halischuk · Backhand, 0.31 xG4–2
  7. P2 19:20WPGMichael FrolikSHAssists: Blake Wheeler, Mark Stuart · Wrist, 0.12 xG5–2
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 4:58DALJordie Benn: Delaying game2 min · PPG
  2. P1 8:19WPGMark Stuart: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 3:52WPGJacob Trouba: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 10:41WPGMark Scheifele: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 10:41DALJason Demers: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 10:41WPGMark Scheifele: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 13:20DALRyan Garbutt: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  8. P2 18:13WPGBen Chiarot: Cross checking2 min
  9. P3 12:26DALJohn Klingberg: Interference2 min
  10. P3 13:22DALRyan Garbutt: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 19:52WPGChris Thorburn: Slashing2 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 SOG0DAL
46% to win54% to win
← WPG attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Eakin won the faceoff against Little
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGDAL
32Shots on goal28
3.6Expected goals2.0
66Shot attempts60
30Faceoffs won31
4Power plays5
12Penalty minutes10
32Hits33
20Blocked shots20
8Giveaways16
7Takeaways14

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. bestSlater – Galiardi – Peluso7:47

    xG 0.86–0.27 (76%)attempts 11–11goals 0–1

  2. Ladd – Wheeler – Little11:36

    xG 0.72–0.25 (74%)attempts 14–9goals 1–0

  3. Thorburn – Halischuk – Lowry8:19

    xG 0.58–0.17 (77%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  4. Frolik – Perreault – Scheifele13:51

    xG 0.60–0.42 (59%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestByfuglien – Chiarot17:38

    xG 1.03–0.49 (68%)attempts 22–19goals 2–0

  2. Stuart – Trouba14:28

    xG 0.69–0.22 (76%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  3. Pardy – Postma10:01

    xG 0.75–0.29 (72%)attempts 10–10goals 1–1

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestFiddler – Roussel – Garbutt3:02

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Benn – Sceviour – Seguin11:43

    xG 0.26–0.23 (53%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  3. Cole – Spezza – McKenzie10:59

    xG 0.32–0.44 (42%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  4. Horcoff – Moen – Fiddler2:37

    xG 0.12–0.39 (23%)attempts 1–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Benn – Klingberg2:38

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

  2. Daley – Goligoski10:45

    xG 0.57–0.64 (47%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0

  3. Goligoski – Demers3:22

    xG 0.06–0.15 (29%)attempts 2–4goals 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.

DAL 2.0 xGWPG 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 55/100 · #508 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.38 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 76% of the time.

DAL winsWPG wins

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

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