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Thu, Oct 8, 2015·TD Garden, Boston

Winnipeg Jets 6, Boston Bruins 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 53% of the time.

BOS winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG06311315632
BOS11401017231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:36BOSDavid KrejciUnassisted · Backhand, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P2 5:26WPGMark ScheifeleAssists: Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:17WPGBlake WheelerAssists: Andrew Ladd · Snap, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:39WPGDrew StaffordGWGAssists: Adam Lowry, Ben Chiarot · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–1
  5. P3 1:25BOSDavid PastrnakAssists: Matt Beleskey, Kevan Miller · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–2
  6. P3 5:17WPGChris ThorburnAssists: Drew Stafford, Alexander Burmistrov · Wrist, 0.19 xG4–2
  7. P3 9:51WPGNic PetanAssists: Andrew Copp, Mark Stuart · Deflected, 0.14 xG5–2
  8. P3 16:22WPGAlexander BurmistrovENUnassisted · Backhand, 0.44 xG6–2
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 1:54WPGAdam Lowry: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 19:23WPGAlexander Burmistrov: Illegal check to head2 min
  3. P1 19:23WPGAdam Lowry: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 19:23BOSPatrice Bergeron: Roughing2 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 SOG0BOS
47% to win54% to win
← WPG attackBOS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Bergeron
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGBOS
32Shots on goal31
2.9Expected goals3.1
50Shot attempts63
30Faceoffs won29
0Power plays2
6Penalty minutes2
32Hits31
13Blocked shots9
8Giveaways11
7Takeaways4

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. bestStafford – Burmistrov – Lowry11:32

    xG 0.52–0.22 (70%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

  2. Perreault – Scheifele – Ehlers11:56

    xG 0.64–0.44 (59%)attempts 15–10goals 0–0

  3. Thorburn – Copp – Petan6:53

    xG 0.19–0.21 (47%)attempts 5–6goals 1–0

  4. Ladd – Wheeler – Little11:00

    xG 0.38–0.69 (35%)attempts 11–15goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Myers14:56

    xG 0.59–0.43 (58%)attempts 13–15goals 0–0

  2. Stuart – Trouba17:18

    xG 0.82–0.72 (53%)attempts 12–14goals 3–0

  3. Byfuglien – Chiarot18:59

    xG 0.76–0.74 (51%)attempts 21–20goals 2–2

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestEriksson – Bergeron – Marchand11:22

    xG 0.61–0.39 (61%)attempts 12–10goals 0–1

  2. Krejci – Beleskey – Pastrnak11:41

    xG 0.48–0.53 (47%)attempts 12–11goals 1–2

  3. Kelly – Rinaldo – Kemppainen10:24

    xG 0.20–0.38 (35%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  4. Hayes – Spooner – Connolly11:11

    xG 0.30–0.62 (33%)attempts 8–10goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestMiller – Morrow15:27

    xG 0.94–0.44 (68%)attempts 20–14goals 0–1

  2. McQuaid – Krug14:59

    xG 0.36–0.33 (53%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  3. Miller – Krug3:56

    xG 0.04–0.08 (34%)attempts 2–2goals 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.

BOS 3.1 xGWPG 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

BOSWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 55/100 · #544 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.34 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50BOS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Boston Bruins win this game 53% of the time.

BOS winsWPG wins

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

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