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Sun, Jan 19, 2020·United Center, Chicago

Winnipeg Jets 2, Chicago Blackhawks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 52% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG08120110238
CHI28014311533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:51CHIAlex NylanderAssists: Erik Gustafsson, Connor Murphy · Backhand, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 14:11CHIErik GustafssonAssists: Alex Nylander, Matthew Highmore · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–2
  3. P2 18:17WPGMark ScheifeleAssists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Luca Sbisa · Backhand, 0.17 xG1–2
  4. P3 9:29CHIDavid KampfGWGAssists: Kirby Dach, Alex DeBrincat · Wrist, 0.29 xG1–3
  5. P3 14:14CHIBrandon SaadAssists: Ryan Carpenter, Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–4
  6. P3 17:51WPGPatrik LaineAssists: Neal Pionk, Blake Wheeler · Wrist, 0.40 xG2–4
  7. P3 18:26CHIDominik KubalikENAssists: Jonathan Toews, Connor Murphy · Wrist, 0.60 xG2–5
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 8:27CHIDominik Kubalik: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 8:27WPGDmitry Kulikov: Embellishment2 min
  3. P1 19:44CHIDrake Caggiula: Interference2 min
  4. P2 4:20CHIDrake Caggiula: Interference2 min
  5. P2 4:20CHIDrake Caggiula: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  6. P2 12:13WPGAnthony Bitetto: Holding2 min
  7. P2 14:16CHIDrake Caggiula: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 10:33WPGMark Scheifele: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 19:23CHIOlli Maatta: Hooking2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
45% to win55% to win
← WPG attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Wheeler
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGCHI
38Shots on goal33
4.4Expected goals4.3
73Shot attempts53
27Faceoffs won24
5Power plays2
6Penalty minutes12
47Hits17
15Blocked shots24
7Giveaways13
10Takeaways11

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestScheifele – Copp – Ehlers10:29

    xG 0.99–0.40 (71%)attempts 15–7goals 1–0

  2. Wheeler – Connor – Laine12:47

    xG 0.40–0.37 (52%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  3. Bourque – Shore – Appleton3:53

    xG 0.06–0.25 (20%)attempts 4–6goals 0–1

  4. Perreault – Roslovic – Appleton2:21

    xG 0.24–0.44 (35%)attempts 7–2goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKulikov – Morrissey18:12

    xG 0.73–0.40 (65%)attempts 23–13goals 0–1

  2. Sbisa – Pionk12:00

    xG 0.51–0.40 (56%)attempts 10–6goals 1–1

  3. Bitetto – Niku8:10

    xG 0.45–1.28 (26%)attempts 11–13goals 0–2

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestDeBrincat – Kampf – Dach6:02

    xG 1.02–0.34 (75%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  2. Kane – DeBrincat – Dach2:22

    xG 0.32–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Kane – Saad – Carpenter8:53

    xG 0.34–0.32 (52%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  4. Toews – Kubalik – Caggiula10:55

    xG 0.50–0.50 (50%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMaatta – Koekkoek13:48

    xG 1.34–0.29 (82%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

  2. Murphy – Gustafsson13:01

    xG 0.72–0.40 (64%)attempts 17–17goals 3–0

  3. Gustafsson – Boqvist2:02

    xG 0.16–0.04 (81%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

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.

CHI 4.3 xGWPG 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHIWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 51/100 · #554 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.83 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50CHI 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 52% of the time.

CHI winsWPG wins

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

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