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Tue, Dec 23, 2014·United Center, Chicago

Winnipeg Jets 5, Chicago Blackhawks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 52% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG3151714526
CHI07120012139

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:04WPGMathieu PerreaultAssists: Michael Frolik, Mark Scheifele · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:18WPGBryan LittleGWGAssists: Andrew Ladd, Blake Wheeler · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–0
  3. P1 15:30WPGAnthony PelusoAssists: Jim Slater, Chris Thorburn · Wrist, 0.34 xG3–0
  4. P2 8:16WPGMathieu PerreaultPPAssists: Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–0
  5. P2 12:05CHIMarian HossaAssists: Brandon Saad · Snap, 0.09 xG4–1
  6. P3 15:17WPGBlake WheelerENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.55 xG5–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 9:21CHIDaniel Carcillo: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 9:21WPGJay Harrison: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 7:10CHIBrent Seabrook: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P3 7:43CHIKris Versteeg: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  5. P3 10:33WPGBlake Wheeler: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 18:22WPGChris 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
46% to win54% to win
← WPG attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGCHI
26Shots on goal39
2.4Expected goals2.3
53Shot attempts68
23Faceoffs won37
2Power plays2
9Penalty minutes9
36Hits14
18Blocked shots18
2Giveaways5
8Takeaways11

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. bestThorburn – Slater – Peluso5:21

    xG 0.43–0.11 (80%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  2. Frolik – Perreault – Scheifele13:36

    xG 0.63–0.45 (58%)attempts 10–17goals 1–0

  3. Ladd – Wheeler – Little14:08

    xG 0.23–0.45 (34%)attempts 14–17goals 1–0

  4. Halischuk – Kane – Lowry13:35

    xG 0.22–0.83 (21%)attempts 11–17goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestByfuglien – Clitsome2:12

    xG 0.45–0.07 (87%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

  2. Pardy – Postma10:00

    xG 0.35–0.24 (60%)attempts 11–7goals 1–0

  3. Harrison – Pardy2:03

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestSharp – Versteeg – Kane12:38

    xG 0.50–0.22 (69%)attempts 13–10goals 0–1

  2. Bickell – Kruger – Shaw2:15

    xG 0.12–0.02 (84%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Smith – Kruger – Nordstrom5:30

    xG 0.27–0.24 (53%)attempts 4–9goals 0–1

  4. Carcillo – Bickell – Shaw4:37

    xG 0.15–0.16 (49%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Seabrook2:28

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Seabrook – Rundblad2:20

    xG 0.08–0.01 (84%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Seabrook15:56

    xG 0.47–0.49 (49%)attempts 22–14goals 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.

CHI 2.3 xGWPG 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1026 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.61 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 52% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

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

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