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Tue, Apr 3, 2018·Centre Bell, Montreal

Winnipeg Jets 5, Montréal Canadiens 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 71% of the time.

MTL winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WPG2101811113532
MTL01011431402440

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:25WPGPatrik LainePPAssists: Dustin Byfuglien, Kyle Connor · Slap, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P1 14:19WPGNikolaj EhlersAssists: Paul Stastny · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P2 15:58WPGJack RoslovicAssists: Tucker Poolman · Snap, 0.05 xG3–0
  4. P2 19:00MTLArtturi LehkonenAssists: Alex Galchenyuk · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–1
  5. P3 3:19MTLPaul ByronAssists: Brendan Gallagher, Jonathan Drouin · Wrist, 0.29 xG3–2
  6. P3 10:15MTLKerby RychelAssists: Jeff Petry · Tip-in, 0.01 xG3–3
  7. P3 10:39WPGSami NikuAssists: Kyle Connor, Andrew Copp · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–3
  8. P3 18:18MTLAlex GalchenyukPPAssists: David Schlemko, Jeff Petry · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–4
  9. OT 3:00WPGKyle ConnorGWGAssists: Jack Roslovic, Tyler Myers · Snap, 0.22 xG5–4
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 2:11MTLBrett Lernout: Holding2 min
  2. P1 11:47MTLLogan Shaw: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P1 19:03WPGJoel Armia: Interference2 min
  4. P2 5:20WPGDustin Byfuglien: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 11:06WPGBrandon Tanev: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 11:06MTLKerby Rychel: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 12:18WPGMathieu Perreault: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 4:47WPGTyler Myers: Boarding2 min
  9. P3 4:47WPGTyler Myers: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 4:47MTLMichael McCarron: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 17:47WPGDustin Byfuglien: Slashing2 min · PPG
  12. P3 18:18WPGDustin Byfuglien: Misconduct10 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 SOG0MTL
46% to win54% to win
← WPG attackMTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00de la Rose won the faceoff against Little
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGMTL
32Shots on goal40
2.4Expected goals3.7
49Shot attempts73
24Faceoffs won35
2Power plays5
24Penalty minutes8
32Hits27
19Blocked shots9
7Giveaways14
10Takeaways8

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. Little – Perreault – Armia10:44

    xG 0.18–0.20 (48%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  2. Matthias – Dano – Tanev5:44

    xG 0.14–0.27 (34%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  3. Copp – Connor – Roslovic10:05

    xG 0.39–0.71 (36%)attempts 8–9goals 2–1

  4. Stastny – Ehlers – Laine13:33

    xG 0.31–1.00 (24%)attempts 10–20goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestMyers – Chiarot13:52

    xG 0.51–0.23 (69%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  2. Byfuglien – Morrow3:09

    xG 0.00–0.25 (0%)attempts 0–9goals 0–0

  3. Morrow – Poolman13:21

    xG 0.18–0.64 (22%)attempts 10–15goals 0–0

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestGalchenyuk – de la Rose – Lehkonen11:44

    xG 0.98–0.20 (83%)attempts 16–8goals 1–1

  2. Byron – Gallagher – Drouin9:56

    xG 0.68–0.05 (93%)attempts 13–2goals 1–0

  3. Deslauriers – Shaw – Carr2:12

    xG 0.04–0.09 (33%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Deslauriers – McCarron – Carr6:44

    xG 0.06–0.15 (27%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPetry – Schlemko11:27

    xG 0.96–0.38 (72%)attempts 20–9goals 2–1

  2. Alzner – Juulsen12:19

    xG 0.59–0.41 (59%)attempts 9–10goals 1–1

  3. Schlemko – Reilly3:04

    xG 0.03–0.01 (71%)attempts 2–1goals 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.

MTL 3.7 xGWPG 2.4 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 100/100 · #4 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.88 · 9 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +45 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 71% of the time.

MTL winsWPG wins

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

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