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Tue, Jan 27, 2015·CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh

Winnipeg Jets 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 86% of the time.

PIT winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG052918322
PIT1919312530

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:09PITNick SpalingAssists: David Perron, Kris Letang · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:13WPGChris ThorburnAssists: Adam Lowry, Evander Kane · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:47WPGJacob TroubaAssists: Evander Kane, Dustin Byfuglien · Slap, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P2 19:55PITSteve DownieAssists: Kris Letang, Marcel Goc · Wrist, 0.32 xG2–2
  5. P3 0:59WPGAdam LowryAssists: Chris Thorburn, Evander Kane · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–2
  6. P3 4:23PITDavid PerronPPAssists: Kris Letang, Chris Kunitz · Tip-in, 0.43 xG3–3
  7. P3 7:52PITBrandon SutterPPGWGAssists: Paul Martin, Kris Letang · Tip-in, 0.28 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:32PITPatric HornqvistENAssists: Paul Martin, Kris Letang · Wrap-around, 0.68 xG3–5
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 19:48WPGChris Thorburn: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 3:27WPGBen Chiarot: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 3:27PITZach Sill: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 12:26WPGChris Thorburn: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 12:26PITKris Letang: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 2:54WPGBlake Wheeler: Slashing2 min · PPG
  7. P3 7:39WPGAdam Lowry: Charging2 min · PPG

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 SOG0PIT
46% to win54% to win
← WPG attackPIT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Sutter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGPIT
22Shots on goal30
1.8Expected goals3.9
42Shot attempts51
24Faceoffs won23
0Power plays3
13Penalty minutes7
58Hits54
13Blocked shots12
3Giveaways5
1Takeaways5

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 – Kane – Lowry12:28

    xG 0.91–0.18 (84%)attempts 15–6goals 2–0

  2. Slater – Peluso – Halischuk7:29

    xG 0.25–0.13 (66%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  3. Ladd – Wheeler – Little12:23

    xG 0.28–0.45 (38%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

  4. Frolik – Perreault – Scheifele12:07

    xG 0.14–0.66 (17%)attempts 8–8goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Bogosian18:30

    xG 0.69–0.20 (78%)attempts 17–7goals 1–0

  2. Byfuglien – Trouba3:25

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Enstrom – Byfuglien2:03

    xG 0.05–0.02 (72%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestGoc – Downie – Arcobello9:43

    xG 0.65–0.14 (82%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

  2. Hornqvist – Sutter – Bennett10:24

    xG 0.16–0.03 (86%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Adams – Ebbett – Sill7:45

    xG 0.18–0.21 (47%)attempts 13–3goals 0–0

  4. Kunitz – Spaling – Perron10:14

    xG 0.12–1.02 (11%)attempts 6–15goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestMartin – Letang15:26

    xG 0.92–0.08 (92%)attempts 17–7goals 1–0

  2. Scuderi – Despres15:39

    xG 0.51–0.29 (64%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0

  3. Ehrhoff – Bortuzzo12:25

    xG 0.07–0.30 (19%)attempts 4–14goals 0–1

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.

PIT 3.9 xGWPG 1.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PITWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 80/100 · #213 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.95 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 26% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50PIT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 86% of the time.

PIT winsWPG wins

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

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