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Sat, Dec 21, 2019·Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul

Winnipeg Jets 6, Minnesota Wild 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 56% of the time.

MIN winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG21219310631
MIN01401106031

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:43WPGBlake WheelerSHGWGAssists: Adam Lowry, Anthony Bitetto · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:54WPGMark ScheifeleAssists: Luca Sbisa, Neal Pionk · Wrist, 0.27 xG2–0
  3. P2 10:38WPGPatrik LaineAssists: Josh Morrissey · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–0
  4. P3 1:09WPGNikolaj EhlersAssists: Kyle Connor, Josh Morrissey · Slap, 0.15 xG4–0
  5. P3 6:15WPGPatrik LainePPAssists: Blake Wheeler, Josh Morrissey · Slap, 0.11 xG5–0
  6. P3 7:53WPGLogan ShawAssists: Jansen Harkins, Anthony Bitetto · Wrist, 0.13 xG6–0
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 13:55WPGLuca Sbisa: Interference2 min
  2. P2 13:07WPGAnthony Bitetto: Holding2 min
  3. P2 0:00MINMarcus Foligno: Roughing2 min
  4. P3 0:15WPGMark Scheifele: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  5. P3 4:57MINKevin Fiala: Roughing2 min · PPG
  6. P3 4:57WPGNeal Pionk: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 5:59MINMats Zuccarello: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 12:34MINLuke Kunin: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 12:34WPGNathan Beaulieu: Fighting5 min
  10. P3 15:59MINMathew Dumba: High sticking2 min
  11. P3 18:05MINZach Parise: Delaying game puck over glass2 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 SOG0MIN
45% to win55% to win
← WPG attackMIN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Scheifele
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGMIN
31Shots on goal31
2.0Expected goals2.4
47Shot attempts62
23Faceoffs won32
4Power plays3
13Penalty minutes15
15Hits13
14Blocked shots13
3Giveaways2
3Takeaways6

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. bestShaw – Shore – Harkins5:32

    xG 0.20–0.05 (80%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  2. Scheifele – Connor – Laine12:10

    xG 0.63–0.53 (54%)attempts 11–15goals 1–0

  3. Bourque – Lowry – Appleton9:19

    xG 0.10–0.25 (28%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  4. Wheeler – Ehlers – Roslovic12:05

    xG 0.16–0.47 (25%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSbisa – Pionk18:00

    xG 0.73–0.51 (59%)attempts 13–19goals 1–0

  2. Bitetto – Beaulieu10:30

    xG 0.21–0.16 (57%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  3. Poolman – Morrissey15:59

    xG 0.20–0.64 (24%)attempts 13–11goals 1–0

Minnesota Wild

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Parise – Zuccarello11:13

    xG 0.60–0.09 (87%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  2. Greenway – Kunin – Sturm8:18

    xG 0.17–0.09 (65%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Fiala – Donato8:57

    xG 0.11–0.14 (43%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Foligno – Rask – Hartman8:11

    xG 0.36–0.85 (30%)attempts 10–10goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestSuter – Spurgeon15:06

    xG 0.53–0.24 (69%)attempts 15–7goals 0–1

  2. Hunt – Dumba15:16

    xG 0.19–0.26 (41%)attempts 9–15goals 0–0

  3. Brodin – Soucy15:55

    xG 0.65–0.77 (46%)attempts 15–13goals 0–2

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.

MIN 2.4 xGWPG 2.0 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MINWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 6/100 · #1036 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.61 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50MIN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 56% of the time.

MIN winsWPG wins

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

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