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Thu, Feb 2, 2017·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Winnipeg Jets 4, Dallas Stars 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 75% of the time.

DAL winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG21421203429
DAL215113014342

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:50WPGBryan LittleAssists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Patrik Laine · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:55DALJohn KlingbergPPAssists: Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P1 13:59DALJamie BennAssists: Patrik Nemeth, Patrick Eaves · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–2
  4. P1 19:07WPGMark ScheifeleAssists: Blake Wheeler · Slap, 0.14 xG2–2
  5. P2 5:55WPGMark ScheifelePPAssists: Mathieu Perreault, Dustin Byfuglien · Snap, 0.23 xG3–2
  6. P2 12:51WPGNikolaj EhlersGWGAssists: Patrik Laine · Snap, 0.19 xG4–2
  7. P2 17:58DALPatrick EavesAssists: John Klingberg, Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.17 xG4–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 11:49WPGPatrik Laine: High sticking2 min · PPG
  2. P2 4:05DALCody Eakin: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 4:44DALAntoine Roussel: Interference2 min
  4. P3 0:17WPGMark Scheifele: Interference goalkeeper2 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 SOG0DAL
44% to win56% to win
← WPG attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Scheifele won the faceoff against Faksa
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGDAL
29Shots on goal42
2.9Expected goals4.6
43Shot attempts83
26Faceoffs won33
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
16Hits26
29Blocked shots7
7Giveaways22
3Takeaways12

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 – Scheifele – Copp16:47

    xG 0.89–0.60 (60%)attempts 15–18goals 1–0

  2. Thorburn – Perreault – Petan4:28

    xG 0.36–0.35 (51%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

  3. Little – Ehlers – Laine11:48

    xG 0.76–0.91 (46%)attempts 7–13goals 2–0

  4. Matthias – Lowry – Armia12:16

    xG 0.13–0.51 (21%)attempts 5–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Postma8:00

    xG 0.84–0.16 (84%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  2. Byfuglien – Morrissey16:07

    xG 0.71–0.61 (54%)attempts 11–17goals 0–0

  3. Byfuglien – Trouba3:47

    xG 0.12–0.37 (25%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestEaves – Benn – Eakin11:53

    xG 0.95–0.36 (73%)attempts 14–7goals 2–1

  2. Sharp – Faksa – Shore12:57

    xG 0.80–0.72 (53%)attempts 14–11goals 0–2

  3. Korpikoski – Seguin – Ritchie2:02

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  4. Spezza – Roussel – Seguin9:28

    xG 0.30–0.54 (36%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Benn15:42

    xG 0.62–0.38 (62%)attempts 20–10goals 0–0

  2. Johns – Nemeth12:55

    xG 0.36–0.36 (50%)attempts 13–7goals 0–1

  3. Klingberg – Lindell15:55

    xG 1.07–1.08 (50%)attempts 14–14goals 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.

DAL 4.6 xGWPG 2.9 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 61/100 · #427 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.71 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 75% of the time.

DAL winsWPG wins

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

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