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Sat, Dec 1, 2018·Prudential Center, Newark

Winnipeg Jets 4, New Jersey Devils 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 51% of the time.

NJD winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WPG0811321116438
NJD11401421001339

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:45NJDMarcus JohanssonAssists: Jesper Bratt · Snap, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:25WPGMark ScheifeleAssists: Blake Wheeler · Slap, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P3 10:32WPGJosh MorrisseyAssists: Jack Roslovic, Mathieu Perreault · Slap, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P3 13:21WPGAndrew CoppAssists: Mason Appleton, Adam Lowry · Snap, 0.15 xG3–1
  5. P3 15:41NJDBrian BoylePPAssists: Jesper Bratt, Damon Severson · Tip-in, 0.15 xG3–2
  6. P3 18:04NJDTaylor HallAssists: Nico Hischier, Kyle Palmieri · Wrist, 0.25 xG3–3
  7. OT 4:43WPGMark ScheifeleGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.29 xG4–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 12:48WPGBryan Little: Embellishment2 min
  2. P1 12:48NJDDamon Severson: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 13:00WPGJosh Morrissey: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 19:26WPGKyle Connor: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 14:29NJDSami Vatanen: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 13:57WPGBen Chiarot: Holding2 min · PPG

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 SOG0NJD
46% to win54% to win
← WPG attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Scheifele
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNJD
38Shots on goal39
4.6Expected goals4.6
62Shot attempts61
41Faceoffs won29
1Power plays3
8Penalty minutes4
26Hits21
14Blocked shots11
1Giveaways9
13Takeaways10

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. bestLowry – Copp – Tanev10:25

    xG 1.02–0.32 (76%)attempts 16–6goals 0–0

  2. Wheeler – Scheifele – Ehlers14:27

    xG 0.43–0.35 (55%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0

  3. Perreault – Roslovic – Appleton7:49

    xG 0.76–0.87 (46%)attempts 11–12goals 1–1

  4. Little – Connor – Laine11:39

    xG 0.16–1.03 (14%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMyers – Chiarot11:13

    xG 0.73–0.30 (71%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  2. Trouba – Morrissey20:20

    xG 0.81–0.50 (62%)attempts 17–15goals 1–0

  3. Myers – Schilling9:11

    xG 0.32–0.30 (52%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestZajac – Coleman – Wood14:09

    xG 0.96–0.35 (73%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

  2. Johansson – Zacha – Bratt9:14

    xG 1.11–0.72 (61%)attempts 11–9goals 1–1

  3. Boyle – Stafford – Seney6:28

    xG 0.19–0.37 (34%)attempts 4–9goals 0–1

  4. Palmieri – Hall – Hischier9:49

    xG 0.15–0.88 (14%)attempts 5–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVatanen – Mueller17:02

    xG 0.91–0.50 (65%)attempts 15–12goals 1–1

  2. Greene – Lovejoy12:37

    xG 0.87–0.83 (51%)attempts 10–16goals 0–1

  3. Severson – Yakovlev15:43

    xG 0.63–1.18 (35%)attempts 13–17goals 0–1

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.

NJD 4.6 xGWPG 4.6 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 84/100 · #221 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.06 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +43 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 51% of the time.

NJD winsWPG wins

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

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