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Fri, Dec 18, 2015·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

New York Rangers 2, Winnipeg Jets 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 86% of the time.

WPG winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR1911009228
WPG31311716536

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:03WPGBryan LittleAssists: Blake Wheeler · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:34WPGBryan LittleAssists: Blake Wheeler, Andrew Ladd · Snap, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P1 14:01NYRJ.T. MillerAssists: Kevin Hayes, Keith Yandle · Tip-in, 0.32 xG1–2
  4. P1 17:31WPGDustin ByfuglienGWGAssists: Mark Scheifele · Slap, 0.02 xG1–3
  5. P2 14:12NYRDan BoylePPAssists: Ryan McDonagh, Derick Brassard · Snap, 0.13 xG2–3
  6. P2 16:14WPGTyler MyersAssists: Blake Wheeler, Bryan Little · Snap, 0.04 xG2–4
  7. P3 18:59WPGAndrew LaddENAssists: Blake Wheeler, Tyler Myers · Backhand, 0.59 xG2–5
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 7:49NYRKeith Yandle: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 18:30WPGAndrew Ladd: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 3:25NYRKevin Hayes: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 4:15NYRRick Nash: Interference2 min
  5. P2 12:46WPGAndrew Ladd: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  6. P3 14:12NYRDylan McIlrath: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 14:12WPGDustin Byfuglien: 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WPG
47% to win54% to win
← NYR attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Moore won the faceoff against Scheifele
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRWPG
28Shots on goal36
1.9Expected goals4.5
54Shot attempts67
26Faceoffs won31
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes6
25Hits15
14Blocked shots16
11Giveaways17
3Takeaways5

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.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestHayes – Etem – Miller3:31

    xG 0.55–0.19 (74%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

  2. Zuccarello – Hayes – Miller2:55

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Moore – Glass – Etem2:46

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Stepan – Kreider – Fast3:19

    xG 0.05–0.04 (55%)attempts 2–2goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestYandle – McIlrath11:27

    xG 0.81–0.39 (67%)attempts 19–12goals 1–1

  2. Boyle – Summers8:37

    xG 0.23–0.21 (52%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  3. Yandle – McDonagh4:05

    xG 0.05–0.16 (23%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestStafford – Perreault – Scheifele12:34

    xG 0.50–0.10 (83%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  2. Halischuk – Armia – Copp7:50

    xG 0.40–0.16 (71%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  3. Thorburn – Wheeler – Little3:05

    xG 0.33–0.14 (70%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Ladd – Wheeler – Little7:02

    xG 0.34–0.24 (58%)attempts 7–6goals 3–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Myers14:20

    xG 0.97–0.40 (71%)attempts 14–11goals 3–0

  2. Byfuglien – Trouba18:18

    xG 0.70–0.18 (79%)attempts 21–16goals 1–0

  3. Stuart – Chiarot9:39

    xG 0.49–0.61 (44%)attempts 8–11goals 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.

WPG 4.5 xGNYR 1.9 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 53/100 · #562 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.12 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 86% of the time.

WPG winsNYR wins

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

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