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Thu, Dec 31, 2015·Gila River Arena, Glendale

Winnipeg Jets 2, Arizona Coyotes 4

Expected result

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

ARI winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG11401518237
ARI1605310421

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:31WPGAdam LowryAssists: Alexander Burmistrov, Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.25 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:28ARIShane DoanAssists: Max Domi, Nicklas Grossmann · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:18ARIViktor TikhonovPPAssists: Michael Stone, Connor Murphy · Wrist, 0.35 xG1–2
  4. P3 7:45WPGAdam LowryUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P3 12:35ARIOliver Ekman-LarssonPPGWGAssists: Mikkel Boedker, Antoine Vermette · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:44ARIShane DoanENAssists: Jordan Martinook, Brad Richardson · Wrist, 0.76 xG2–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 5:22ARIJohn Scott: Interference2 min
  2. P1 11:20ARICraig Cunningham: Holding2 min
  3. P1 16:57WPGJoel Armia: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 1:56ARIViktor Tikhonov: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 4:16WPGTyler Myers: Holding2 min
  6. P2 10:16WPGMathieu Perreault: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 18:43ARIMichael Stone: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 18:43WPGNikolaj Ehlers: Embellishment2 min
  9. P2 0:00WPGAndrew Ladd: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  10. P3 11:34WPGTyler Myers: Roughing2 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 SOG0ARI
47% to win54% to win
← WPG attackARI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lowry won the faceoff against Vermette
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGARI
37Shots on goal21
3.2Expected goals3.0
80Shot attempts42
37Faceoffs won29
3Power plays5
12Penalty minutes8
33Hits24
9Blocked shots20
5Giveaways7
4Takeaways1

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. bestLadd – Burmistrov – Lowry6:38

    xG 0.89–0.15 (86%)attempts 13–2goals 1–1

  2. Halischuk – Armia – Copp6:33

    xG 0.36–0.02 (95%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Thorburn – Burmistrov – Lowry2:47

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 1–0

  4. Stafford – Perreault – Ehlers2:39

    xG 0.15–0.03 (84%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Myers15:41

    xG 1.17–0.04 (97%)attempts 21–5goals 1–0

  2. Byfuglien – Trouba14:03

    xG 0.78–0.56 (58%)attempts 23–9goals 1–1

  3. Stuart – Chiarot8:16

    xG 0.17–0.24 (41%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. Tikhonov – Rieder – Duclair4:01

    xG 0.15–0.14 (51%)attempts 5–4goals 0–1

  2. Doan – Richardson – Martinook10:24

    xG 0.35–0.41 (46%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

  3. Chipchura – Scott – Cunningham4:28

    xG 0.00–0.19 (0%)attempts 0–9goals 0–0

  4. Vermette – Boedker – Rieder4:11

    xG 0.03–0.23 (12%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkman-Larsson – Murphy14:26

    xG 0.50–0.43 (54%)attempts 10–12goals 1–0

  2. Grossmann – Stone13:59

    xG 0.27–0.69 (28%)attempts 9–26goals 0–1

  3. Michalek – Dahlbeck10:14

    xG 0.08–1.07 (7%)attempts 4–16goals 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.

ARI 3.0 xGWPG 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ARIWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 77/100 · #272 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.05 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 33% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50ARI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 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.

ARI winsWPG wins

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

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