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Sun, Oct 13, 2019·Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg

Pittsburgh Penguins 7, Winnipeg Jets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 64% of the time.

WPG winsPIT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PIT1931039728
WPG19110010229

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:47WPGMathieu PerreaultAssists: Jack Roslovic, Dmitry Kulikov · Wrist, 0.01 xG0–1
  2. P1 4:09PITZachary Aston-ReeseAssists: Teddy Blueger, Brandon Tanev · Wrist, 0.23 xG1–1
  3. P2 7:50PITJake GuentzelPPAssists: Brian Dumoulin, Marcus Pettersson · Tip-in, 0.21 xG2–1
  4. P2 8:31PITSam LaffertyGWGAssists: Joseph Blandisi, Kris Letang · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–1
  5. P2 10:00WPGMark ScheifelePPAssists: Patrik Laine, Josh Morrissey · Backhand, 0.10 xG3–2
  6. P2 16:28PITDominik SimonAssists: Sidney Crosby, Marcus Pettersson · Backhand, 0.14 xG4–2
  7. P3 9:13PITSam LaffertyAssists: Zachary Aston-Reese, Justin Schultz · Wrist, 0.03 xG5–2
  8. P3 11:40PITJake GuentzelAssists: Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby · Wrist, 0.10 xG6–2
  9. P3 14:46PITZachary Aston-ReeseSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.16 xG7–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 10:57PITDominik Kahun: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 6:05WPGMason Appleton: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 9:23PITErik Gudbranson: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 12:09PITDominik Simon: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 13:24WPGKyle Connor: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 4:51PITJohn Marino: High sticking2 min
  7. P3 14:39PITAdam Johnson: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 16:25PITDominik Kahun: Too many men on the ice2 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.

PIT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WPG
45% to win55% to win
← PIT attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Crosby won the faceoff against Scheifele
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PITWPG
28Shots on goal29
2.6Expected goals2.0
51Shot attempts55
34Faceoffs won30
2Power plays6
12Penalty minutes4
15Hits23
16Blocked shots18
17Giveaways10
2Takeaways4

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestBlueger – Tanev – Aston-Reese9:00

    xG 0.62–0.13 (82%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  2. Blandisi – Lafferty – Johnson4:57

    xG 0.17–0.06 (75%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0

  3. Crosby – Guentzel – Simon13:21

    xG 0.58–0.57 (50%)attempts 15–7goals 2–0

  4. Hornqvist – McCann – Kahun9:03

    xG 0.00–0.26 (0%)attempts 1–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchultz – Pettersson13:20

    xG 0.85–0.27 (76%)attempts 14–12goals 3–0

  2. Gudbranson – Marino11:02

    xG 0.00–0.29 (0%)attempts 2–17goals 0–1

  3. Letang – Dumoulin16:08

    xG 0.49–0.80 (38%)attempts 16–12goals 2–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestPerreault – Lowry – Roslovic2:38

    xG 0.17–0.03 (87%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Wheeler – Scheifele – Laine9:15

    xG 0.51–0.40 (56%)attempts 9–11goals 0–1

  3. Wheeler – Scheifele – Ehlers3:12

    xG 0.29–0.19 (60%)attempts 4–5goals 0–2

  4. Letestu – Bourque – Appleton3:00

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDahlstrom – Pionk13:36

    xG 0.80–0.48 (63%)attempts 22–8goals 0–1

  2. Kulikov – Bitetto14:31

    xG 0.30–0.06 (83%)attempts 14–6goals 1–1

  3. Poolman – Morrissey16:21

    xG 0.30–0.77 (28%)attempts 7–20goals 0–3

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 2.0 xGPIT 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGPIT

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 PIT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 54/100 · #516 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.29 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 32% (winner's lowest chance)
PIT 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 64% of the time.

WPG winsPIT wins

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

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