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Thu, Jan 26, 2017·United Center, Chicago

Winnipeg Jets 5, Chicago Blackhawks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 56% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG28012313533
CHI11821409341

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:16WPGPatrik LainePPAssists: Bryan Little, Nikolaj Ehlers · Snap, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:58WPGShawn MatthiasAssists: Jacob Trouba · Slap, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P1 13:07CHIDuncan KeithPPAssists: Brent Seabrook, Artem Anisimov · Slap, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P2 4:00CHINick SchmaltzUnassisted · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–2
  5. P2 16:37CHITanner KeroAssists: Patrick Kane, Trevor van Riemsdyk · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P3 15:57WPGAndrew CoppAssists: Josh Morrissey, Mark Scheifele · Tip-in, 0.14 xG3–3
  7. P3 16:29WPGBryan LittleGWGAssists: Jacob Trouba, Patrik Laine · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–3
  8. P3 17:57WPGMark ScheifeleENAssists: Andrew Copp, Blake Wheeler · Wrist, 0.71 xG5–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 4:31CHIRichard Panik: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  2. P1 13:02WPGNic Petan: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 15:30WPGChris Thorburn: Interference2 min
  4. P2 1:07WPGToby Enstrom: Interference2 min
  5. P2 7:19CHIRyan Hartman: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 8:55WPGAdam Lowry: Interference2 min
  7. P2 13:34CHIPatrick Kane: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 18:20CHITanner Kero: Hooking2 min
  9. P2 0:00WPGBlake Wheeler: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  10. P3 18:29CHIRichard Panik: Interference2 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 20:00Scheifele won the faceoff against Anisimov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGCHI
33Shots on goal41
2.8Expected goals3.1
49Shot attempts66
22Faceoffs won29
5Power plays5
10Penalty minutes10
28Hits10
19Blocked shots12
1Giveaways7
2Takeaways12

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. bestThorburn – Petan – Tanev2:22

    xG 0.20–0.02 (93%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Wheeler – Scheifele – Copp11:40

    xG 0.36–0.50 (42%)attempts 8–14goals 1–0

  3. Matthias – Lowry – Armia10:14

    xG 0.08–0.32 (20%)attempts 6–8goals 1–1

  4. Little – Ehlers – Laine11:38

    xG 0.24–1.17 (17%)attempts 5–19goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Byfuglien – Trouba3:19

    xG 0.02–0.14 (12%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  2. Byfuglien – Morrissey15:22

    xG 0.44–0.70 (39%)attempts 12–16goals 1–1

  3. Enstrom – Trouba14:15

    xG 0.39–0.83 (32%)attempts 8–15goals 2–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestToews – Panik – Hartman9:11

    xG 0.94–0.22 (81%)attempts 15–4goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Kruger – Schmaltz7:21

    xG 0.54–0.11 (84%)attempts 11–2goals 0–1

  3. Desjardins – Hinostroza – Kero4:39

    xG 0.17–0.20 (46%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Anisimov – Kane – Panarin9:13

    xG 0.25–0.37 (41%)attempts 7–8goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Hjalmarsson10:16

    xG 0.99–0.16 (86%)attempts 15–6goals 0–0

  2. Campbell – van Riemsdyk13:52

    xG 0.43–0.15 (74%)attempts 10–8goals 1–1

  3. Seabrook – Kempny7:47

    xG 0.55–0.27 (67%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

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 3.1 xGWPG 2.8 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 93/100 · #71 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.31 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 6% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +42 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 56% 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).