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Fri, Jan 31, 2020·Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg

Boston Bruins 2, Winnipeg Jets 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 71% of the time.

WPG winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
BOS1150416225
WPG112011015138

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:06WPGPatrik LaineAssists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Neal Pionk · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:07BOSPatrice BergeronPPAssists: Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P3 3:07BOSJake DeBruskPPGWGAssists: David Pastrnak, Torey Krug · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–1
Penalties (20)
  1. P1 17:12BOSCharlie McAvoy: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 17:12WPGNeal Pionk: Roughing2 min · PPG
  3. P1 17:12WPGNeal Pionk: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 18:32WPGJosh Morrissey: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 2:11BOSMatt Grzelcyk: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 3:28BOSBrad Marchand: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 3:28BOSBrad Marchand: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 3:28WPGNikolaj Ehlers: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 4:17BOSBrandon Carlo: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  10. P2 7:07BOSCharlie Coyle: Tripping2 min
  11. P2 10:10BOSBrandon Carlo: Instigator2 min
  12. P2 10:10BOSBrandon Carlo: Fighting5 min
  13. P2 10:10BOSBrandon Carlo: Misconduct10 min
  14. P2 10:10WPGGabriel Bourque: Fighting5 min
  15. P2 15:36BOSKarson Kuhlman: Fighting5 min
  16. P2 15:36WPGLuca Sbisa: Instigator2 min
  17. P2 15:36WPGLuca Sbisa: Fighting5 min
  18. P2 15:36WPGLuca Sbisa: Misconduct10 min
  19. P2 0:00BOSTorey Krug: Holding2 min
  20. P3 2:35WPGSami Niku: Slashing2 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.

BOS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

BOSWPG
25Shots on goal38
1.7Expected goals2.9
41Shot attempts74
25Faceoffs won28
4Power plays6
39Penalty minutes35
21Hits21
15Blocked shots7
6Giveaways10
0Takeaways5

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.

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestKrejci – Heinen – Kuhlman9:17

    xG 0.22–0.13 (62%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  2. Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak7:58

    xG 0.21–0.20 (50%)attempts 5–9goals 0–1

  3. Coyle – Bjork – DeBrusk8:23

    xG 0.08–0.22 (27%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  4. Wagner – Nordstrom – Kuraly5:42

    xG 0.10–0.30 (25%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKrug – Carlo10:50

    xG 0.37–0.13 (74%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Grzelcyk – Lauzon8:35

    xG 0.13–0.14 (48%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  3. Krug – McAvoy3:24

    xG 0.13–0.15 (46%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. Bourque – Shore – Harkins3:23

    xG 0.07–0.02 (74%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Wheeler – Ehlers – Roslovic2:17

    xG 0.04–0.04 (50%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Wheeler – Ehlers – Appleton5:36

    xG 0.13–0.14 (48%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Scheifele – Connor – Laine9:50

    xG 0.26–0.32 (44%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKulikov – Bitetto2:06

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Sbisa – Bitetto7:49

    xG 0.17–0.14 (54%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Kulikov – Niku12:20

    xG 0.27–0.27 (50%)attempts 11–12goals 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.

WPG 2.9 xGBOS 1.7 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGBOS

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 BOS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 31/100 · #763 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.15 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50WPG 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 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 71% of the time.

WPG winsBOS wins

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

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