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Sun, Dec 4, 2016·United Center, Chicago

Winnipeg Jets 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 68% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG08113111232
CHI03010113126

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 19:16WPGBryan LittlePPAssists: Dustin Byfuglien, Blake Wheeler · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P3 13:06CHIArtemi PanarinAssists: Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P3 15:15WPGAndrew CoppGWGAssists: Marko Dano, Paul Postma · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:22WPGChris Thorburn: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:22CHIJordin Tootoo: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 18:41CHIPatrick Kane: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P3 2:48CHIRichard Panik: Interference2 min
  5. P3 5:19WPGDustin Byfuglien: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 17:11WPGJacob Trouba: High sticking double minor4 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 SOG0CHI
44% to win56% to win
← WPG attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lowry won the faceoff against Hinostroza
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGCHI
32Shots on goal26
2.6Expected goals1.6
51Shot attempts53
27Faceoffs won31
2Power plays3
11Penalty minutes9
47Hits30
20Blocked shots10
10Giveaways12
11Takeaways8

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. bestLowry – Copp – Dano10:07

    xG 0.69–0.04 (95%)attempts 14–3goals 1–0

  2. Wheeler – Stafford – Perreault13:20

    xG 0.62–0.19 (77%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

  3. Little – Ehlers – Laine14:13

    xG 0.40–0.07 (86%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  4. Thorburn – Burmistrov – Tanev5:56

    xG 0.03–0.44 (6%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestByfuglien – Morrissey20:37

    xG 0.64–0.09 (88%)attempts 18–6goals 0–0

  2. Enstrom – Trouba18:24

    xG 0.82–0.30 (73%)attempts 13–14goals 0–0

  3. Byfuglien – Trouba2:13

    xG 0.08–0.20 (28%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestPanik – Kruger – Rasmussen9:36

    xG 0.24–0.18 (57%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Hinostroza – Hartman10:13

    xG 0.10–0.33 (22%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

  3. Anisimov – Kane – Panarin16:02

    xG 0.45–0.77 (37%)attempts 14–13goals 1–1

  4. Tootoo – Desjardins – Motte4:36

    xG 0.05–0.38 (13%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Keith – Seabrook5:23

    xG 0.42–0.41 (51%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  2. Seabrook – Kempny7:17

    xG 0.25–0.32 (44%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Seabrook – Hjalmarsson2:27

    xG 0.00–0.18 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 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.

CHI 1.6 xGWPG 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 46/100 · #619 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.48 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +39 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 68% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

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

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