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Sun, Nov 6, 2016·Madison Square Garden, New York

Winnipeg Jets 2, New York Rangers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 79% of the time.

NYR winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG181909226
NYR1104800518

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:12NYRKevin HayesAssists: Kevin Klein, Brady Skjei · Slap, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:45WPGPatrik LaineAssists: Ben Chiarot, Mark Scheifele · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:02NYRMats ZuccarelloAssists: Chris Kreider · Snap, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 12:02WPGMark ScheifeleAssists: Paul Postma, Nikolaj Ehlers · Wrist, 0.46 xG2–2
  5. P2 13:01NYRJ.T. MillerGWGAssists: Nick Holden · Snap, 0.04 xG2–3
  6. P2 16:24NYRJesper FastAssists: Kevin Klein, Brandon Pirri · Tip-in, 0.12 xG2–4
  7. P2 17:05NYRPavel BuchnevichAssists: Brandon Pirri, Adam Clendening · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–5
Penalties (2)
  1. P3 6:26NYRMats Zuccarello: Interference2 min
  2. P3 12:48NYRRick Nash: Hooking2 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 SOG0NYR
44% to win56% to win
← WPG attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Petan won the faceoff against Stepan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNYR
26Shots on goal18
3.2Expected goals1.5
58Shot attempts37
25Faceoffs won28
2Power plays0
0Penalty minutes4
29Hits15
10Blocked shots21
10Giveaways13
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. bestScheifele – Ehlers – Laine12:53

    xG 1.26–0.43 (74%)attempts 15–9goals 2–1

  2. Wheeler – Petan – Connor9:58

    xG 0.25–0.24 (51%)attempts 4–5goals 0–2

  3. Lowry – Dano – Tanev9:07

    xG 0.06–0.14 (29%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  4. Thorburn – Burmistrov – Copp8:17

    xG 0.14–0.32 (31%)attempts 5–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Postma17:06

    xG 1.33–0.66 (67%)attempts 18–16goals 1–1

  2. Byfuglien – Morrissey17:19

    xG 0.43–0.35 (55%)attempts 10–10goals 0–2

  3. Chiarot – Melchiori13:52

    xG 0.07–0.38 (16%)attempts 7–7goals 0–1

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestGrabner – Hayes – Miller11:38

    xG 0.33–0.07 (82%)attempts 5–7goals 1–0

  2. Pirri – Fast – Buchnevich9:09

    xG 0.29–0.26 (53%)attempts 6–7goals 2–1

  3. Nash – Stepan – Vesey11:33

    xG 0.19–0.41 (31%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  4. Kreider – Zuccarello – Zibanejad12:05

    xG 0.38–0.84 (31%)attempts 14–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. McDonagh – Holden18:22

    xG 0.50–0.50 (50%)attempts 8–11goals 2–0

  2. Staal – Clendening15:17

    xG 0.36–0.41 (47%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  3. Klein – Skjei15:47

    xG 0.56–1.15 (33%)attempts 13–16goals 1–2

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.

NYR 1.5 xGWPG 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYRWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 54/100 · #513 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.32 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 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 79% of the time.

NYR winsWPG wins

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

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