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Tue, Dec 11, 2018·Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Winnipeg Jets 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 83% of the time.

WPG winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI05217113335
WPG31511029634

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:49WPGMark ScheifelePPAssists: Dustin Byfuglien, Blake Wheeler · Deflected, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:01WPGTyler MyersAssists: Jack Roslovic · Snap, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P1 13:38WPGKyle ConnorAssists: Patrik Laine · Backhand, 0.06 xG0–3
  4. P2 1:44WPGKyle ConnorPPGWGAssists: Mark Scheifele, Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–4
  5. P2 2:04CHIDylan StromeAssists: Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–4
  6. P2 7:09CHIDominik KahunAssists: Henri Jokiharju, David Kampf · Backhand, 0.14 xG2–4
  7. P3 6:08CHIAlex DeBrincatAssists: Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–4
  8. P3 11:36WPGMathieu PerreaultPPAssists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Tyler Myers · Wrist, 0.28 xG3–5
  9. P3 19:55WPGBrandon TanevENAssists: Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.76 xG3–6
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 6:37CHIJan Rutta: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 15:24CHIDylan Strome: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P1 16:15WPGDustin Byfuglien: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 0:52CHIConnor Murphy: Slashing2 min · PPG
  5. P2 11:43WPGJosh Morrissey: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 3:28CHIPatrick Kane: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 9:45CHIJan Rutta: High sticking2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHIWPG
35Shots on goal34
2.0Expected goals4.1
53Shot attempts60
19Faceoffs won28
2Power plays5
10Penalty minutes4
18Hits19
10Blocked shots8
11Giveaways11
4Takeaways5

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – Kampf – Kahun4:03

    xG 0.17–0.03 (86%)attempts 4–3goals 1–0

  2. Kunitz – Kruger – Fortin5:05

    xG 0.11–0.03 (76%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Toews – Saad – Perlini3:51

    xG 0.08–0.01 (86%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Kane – Strome – DeBrincat8:37

    xG 0.21–0.19 (53%)attempts 8–6goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMurphy – Jokiharju9:21

    xG 0.50–0.12 (81%)attempts 14–5goals 1–0

  2. Keith – Seabrook2:47

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Murphy – Rutta2:32

    xG 0.01–0.09 (9%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestPerreault – Lowry – Tanev11:34

    xG 0.55–0.13 (81%)attempts 11–9goals 0–1

  2. Little – Connor – Laine10:21

    xG 0.41–0.29 (59%)attempts 10–9goals 1–2

  3. Lemieux – Roslovic – Appleton5:52

    xG 0.16–0.11 (59%)attempts 4–3goals 1–0

  4. Wheeler – Scheifele – Ehlers10:50

    xG 0.32–0.29 (52%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMyers – Kulikov11:20

    xG 0.62–0.06 (92%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  2. Byfuglien – Chiarot13:56

    xG 0.32–0.26 (55%)attempts 12–12goals 0–1

  3. Trouba – Morrissey15:08

    xG 0.29–0.52 (36%)attempts 9–16goals 1–1

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.

WPG 4.1 xGCHI 2.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGCHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 87/100 · #179 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.01 · 8 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 83% of the time.

WPG winsCHI wins

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

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