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Sun, Dec 3, 2017·Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg

Ottawa Senators 0, Winnipeg Jets 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 74% of the time.

WPG winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT030909021
WPG21938022549

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:20WPGMark ScheifelePPGWGAssists: Blake Wheeler, Dustin Byfuglien · Snap, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:00WPGMathieu PerreaultAssists: Jacob Trouba, Blake Wheeler · Tip-in, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P2 3:18WPGBlake WheelerAssists: Mark Scheifele, Mathieu Perreault · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–3
  4. P2 6:20WPGPatrik LainePPAssists: Blake Wheeler, Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–4
  5. P2 6:50WPGTyler MyersPPAssists: Bryan Little, Mathieu Perreault · Slap, 0.05 xG0–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 2:06OTTBobby Ryan: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  2. P1 10:40OTTAlexandre Burrows: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 19:43WPGMathieu Perreault: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 5:36OTTDion Phaneuf: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 5:57OTTRyan Dzingel: Abusive language2 min · PPG
  6. P2 14:20WPGNikolaj Ehlers: High sticking2 min
  7. P3 5:31WPGBen Chiarot: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 15:35OTTNate Thompson: 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WPG
46% to win54% to win
← OTT attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Brassard won the faceoff against Scheifele
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTWPG
21Shots on goal49
1.8Expected goals3.1
50Shot attempts77
29Faceoffs won34
3Power plays5
10Penalty minutes6
20Hits15
16Blocked shots18
9Giveaways11
3Takeaways5

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. bestPyatt – Brassard – Stone3:30

    xG 0.13–0.06 (68%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  2. Smith – Duchene – Dzingel2:40

    xG 0.04–0.02 (72%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Pyatt – Dzingel – Pageau2:55

    xG 0.01–0.01 (54%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Smith – Hoffman – Duchene3:32

    xG 0.09–0.09 (50%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Ceci5:34

    xG 0.47–0.19 (71%)attempts 10–5goals 0–1

  2. Oduya – Claesson3:25

    xG 0.55–0.28 (66%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Oduya – Karlsson2:18

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestLowry – Copp – Tanev9:57

    xG 0.69–0.09 (88%)attempts 15–3goals 0–0

  2. Wheeler – Perreault – Scheifele10:46

    xG 0.70–0.28 (72%)attempts 17–12goals 2–0

  3. Hendricks – Matthias – Armia9:38

    xG 0.56–0.34 (62%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  4. Little – Ehlers – Laine10:49

    xG 0.31–0.29 (51%)attempts 15–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMyers – Kulikov11:05

    xG 0.84–0.27 (76%)attempts 21–4goals 0–0

  2. Trouba – Morrissey14:51

    xG 0.83–0.35 (71%)attempts 19–16goals 2–0

  3. Byfuglien – Chiarot16:40

    xG 0.55–0.78 (41%)attempts 14–17goals 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.

WPG 3.1 xGOTT 1.8 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 3/100 · #1244 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.49 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50WPG 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, Winnipeg Jets win this game 74% 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).