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Thu, Jan 2, 2020·Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Winnipeg Jets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 58% of the time.

WPG winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR2839111628
WPG014323011348

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:24TORWilliam NylanderAssists: Adam Brooks · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:00TORKasperi KapanenUnassisted · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–0
  3. P2 3:45WPGKyle ConnorPPAssists: Mark Scheifele · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:44WPGPatrik LaineAssists: Neal Pionk, Connor Hellebuyck · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–2
  5. P2 9:02TORTravis DermottAssists: Alexander Kerfoot, William Nylander · Tip-in, 0.23 xG3–2
  6. P2 9:37TORPierre EngvallGWGAssists: Kasperi Kapanen, Jason Spezza · Slap, 0.04 xG4–2
  7. P2 12:48WPGMark ScheifeleAssists: Kyle Connor · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–3
  8. P2 16:52TORMitch MarnerPPAssists: Tyson Barrie, Auston Matthews · Slap, 0.07 xG5–3
  9. P3 8:45TORWilliam NylanderAssists: Alexander Kerfoot, John Tavares · Wrist, 0.14 xG6–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 10:28TORTyson Barrie: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 2:34TORJason Spezza: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  3. P2 10:34WPGNicholas Shore: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 15:40WPGMathieu Perreault: Slashing2 min · PPG
  5. P3 19:18WPGMason Appleton: High sticking double minor4 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORWPG
28Shots on goal48
3.8Expected goals3.4
54Shot attempts72
30Faceoffs won30
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
10Hits24
13Blocked shots12
16Giveaways16
6Takeaways5

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestTavares – Kerfoot – Nylander11:12

    xG 1.15–0.55 (68%)attempts 13–12goals 2–0

  2. Hyman – Marner – Matthews13:26

    xG 0.69–0.50 (58%)attempts 13–18goals 0–1

  3. Gauthier – Marchment – Brooks5:12

    xG 0.42–0.29 (59%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  4. Spezza – Kapanen – Engvall10:06

    xG 0.30–0.38 (44%)attempts 7–8goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCeci – Dermott11:20

    xG 1.52–0.21 (88%)attempts 17–6goals 1–0

  2. Rielly – Ceci2:27

    xG 0.25–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 1–0

  3. Marincin – Holl14:12

    xG 0.69–0.50 (58%)attempts 13–15goals 2–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestScheifele – Connor – Laine13:27

    xG 1.44–0.88 (62%)attempts 21–13goals 1–2

  2. Wheeler – Perreault – Ehlers3:03

    xG 0.15–0.02 (87%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Shore – Harkins – Appleton4:15

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Perreault – Bourque – Lowry5:57

    xG 0.45–0.36 (55%)attempts 12–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPoolman – Morrissey19:00

    xG 1.40–1.28 (52%)attempts 27–17goals 1–3

  2. Sbisa – Pionk17:40

    xG 0.71–0.84 (46%)attempts 18–16goals 1–1

  3. Bitetto – Dahlstrom10:54

    xG 0.39–0.55 (42%)attempts 11–11goals 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.

WPG 3.4 xGTOR 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 83/100 · #181 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.63 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 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, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 58% of the time.

WPG winsTOR wins

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

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