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Fri, Nov 4, 2016·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Winnipeg Jets 5, Detroit Red Wings 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 50% of the time.

DET winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG1809414531
DET11511216333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:04DETLuke GlendeningAssists: Danny DeKeyser, Mike Green · Tip-in, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:30WPGPatrik LaineAssists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Mark Scheifele · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:40DETHenrik ZetterbergAssists: Tomas Tatar · Wrist, 0.36 xG1–2
  4. P3 2:01WPGMark ScheifeleAssists: Patrik Laine, Nikolaj Ehlers · Wrist, 0.27 xG2–2
  5. P3 10:48DETJustin AbdelkaderAssists: Tomas Tatar, Henrik Zetterberg · Slap, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P3 12:24WPGBrandon TanevAssists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Mark Scheifele · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–3
  7. P3 18:44WPGBrandon TanevGWGAssists: Dustin Byfuglien, Marko Dano · Wrist, 0.09 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:54WPGNikolaj EhlersENAssists: Blake Wheeler · Wrist, 0.68 xG5–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 15:40WPGJosh Morrissey: Holding2 min
  2. P2 5:05WPGNikolaj Ehlers: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P3 4:19WPGBen Chiarot: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 5:14WPGDustin Byfuglien: Roughing2 min
  5. P3 5:14DETBrendan Smith: 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 SOG0DET
44% to win56% to win
← WPG attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Petan won the faceoff against Zetterberg
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGDET
31Shots on goal33
2.5Expected goals2.5
50Shot attempts49
27Faceoffs won36
0Power plays3
8Penalty minutes2
26Hits21
12Blocked shots9
7Giveaways8
2Takeaways6

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. bestWheeler – Petan – Connor13:50

    xG 0.34–0.15 (69%)attempts 15–5goals 0–1

  2. Thorburn – Burmistrov – Copp6:03

    xG 0.06–0.27 (19%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

  3. Scheifele – Ehlers – Laine13:33

    xG 0.89–1.13 (44%)attempts 14–13goals 2–1

  4. Lowry – Dano – Tanev9:20

    xG 0.12–0.48 (20%)attempts 4–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Postma15:51

    xG 0.62–0.19 (77%)attempts 18–8goals 1–0

  2. Chiarot – Melchiori9:59

    xG 0.70–0.46 (60%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  3. Byfuglien – Morrissey20:43

    xG 0.32–1.25 (20%)attempts 14–18goals 2–3

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestHelm – Sheahan – Athanasiou10:42

    xG 0.63–0.16 (80%)attempts 8–9goals 0–2

  2. Nielsen – Nyquist – Larkin12:06

    xG 0.31–0.26 (55%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  3. Zetterberg – Abdelkader – Tatar14:05

    xG 0.80–0.86 (48%)attempts 12–14goals 2–1

  4. Ott – Miller – Glendening7:42

    xG 0.06–0.37 (14%)attempts 5–8goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKronwall – Smith12:40

    xG 0.66–0.19 (78%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  2. Ericsson – Smith2:17

    xG 0.36–0.10 (78%)attempts 1–4goals 1–0

  3. Ericsson – Marchenko15:25

    xG 0.36–0.36 (50%)attempts 10–14goals 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.

DET 2.5 xGWPG 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 93/100 · #73 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.47 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 9% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +48 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 50% of the time.

DET winsWPG wins

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

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