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Sat, Apr 1, 2017·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

Ottawa Senators 2, Winnipeg Jets 4

Expected result

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

WPG winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT18111012231
WPG0829211428

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:15OTTMike HoffmanAssists: Derick Brassard · Slap, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:29WPGBlake WheelerUnassisted · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 3:40OTTMike HoffmanAssists: Tom Pyatt, Cody Ceci · Backhand, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P2 10:43WPGAdam LowryAssists: Jacob Trouba · Backhand, 0.25 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:46WPGMathieu PerreaultGWGAssists: Bryan Little, Jacob Trouba · Snap, 0.13 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:35WPGNikolaj EhlersENAssists: Bryan Little, Patrik Laine · Wrist, 0.65 xG2–4
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 12:44WPGNikolaj Ehlers: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 13:21OTTKyle Turris: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 8:31OTTJean-Gabriel Pageau: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 15:41WPGJosh Morrissey: Holding2 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WPG
44% to win56% to win
← OTT attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pageau won the faceoff against Lowry
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTWPG
31Shots on goal28
1.8Expected goals3.5
51Shot attempts62
26Faceoffs won32
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
10Hits19
16Blocked shots10
12Giveaways15
4Takeaways8

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestRyan – Turris – Stone14:45

    xG 0.55–0.37 (60%)attempts 16–11goals 0–0

  2. Burrows – Stalberg – Brassard4:54

    xG 0.12–0.20 (38%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1

  3. Pyatt – Hoffman – Pageau11:25

    xG 0.31–0.45 (40%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

  4. Kelly – Wingels – Dzingel3:55

    xG 0.12–0.45 (22%)attempts 1–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestJokipakka – Claesson4:37

    xG 0.14–0.04 (78%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Phaneuf – Borowiecki2:07

    xG 0.10–0.02 (80%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Borowiecki – Ceci2:28

    xG 0.08–0.02 (82%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestLowry – Armia – Copp9:46

    xG 0.54–0.14 (79%)attempts 13–8goals 0–1

  2. Wheeler – Scheifele – Ehlers16:34

    xG 0.83–0.57 (59%)attempts 18–11goals 1–0

  3. Thorburn – Petan – Tanev4:44

    xG 0.15–0.02 (86%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Little – Perreault – Laine11:29

    xG 0.41–0.30 (58%)attempts 10–11goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestByfuglien – Melchiori20:29

    xG 1.00–0.59 (63%)attempts 27–12goals 0–0

  2. Trouba – Morrissey16:10

    xG 0.65–0.50 (57%)attempts 13–12goals 2–0

  3. Stuart – Nogier8:29

    xG 0.20–0.21 (49%)attempts 5–9goals 0–2

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.

WPG 3.5 xGOTT 1.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGOTT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 46/100 · #611 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.37 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 35% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +35 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.

WPG winsOTT wins

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

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