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Sat, Feb 22, 2020·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Winnipeg Jets 2, Philadelphia Flyers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 72% of the time.

PHI winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG01011514229
PHI21214114430

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:06PHIScott LaughtonAssists: Ivan Provorov, Justin Braun · Wrist, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:03PHIScott LaughtonAssists: Justin Braun · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P2 14:50PHISean CouturierGWGAssists: Jakub Voracek, Matt Niskanen · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–3
  4. P2 18:04WPGJosh MorrisseyAssists: Mark Scheifele, Nikolaj Ehlers · Snap, 0.06 xG1–3
  5. P3 3:00WPGPatrik LainePPAssists: Neal Pionk, Blake Wheeler · Slap, 0.05 xG2–3
  6. P3 9:34PHITyler PitlickAssists: Robert Hagg, Justin Braun · Tip-in, 0.05 xG2–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 6:25WPGNicholas Shore: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 6:54PHISean Couturier: Hooking2 min
  3. P3 2:34PHIRobert Hagg: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P3 7:21WPGKyle Connor: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 15:56WPGBlake Wheeler: 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
45% to win55% to win
← WPG attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Scheifele won the faceoff against Couturier
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGPHI
29Shots on goal30
1.9Expected goals3.1
58Shot attempts57
25Faceoffs won35
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
19Hits21
12Blocked shots13
5Giveaways9
5Takeaways4

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. bestBourque – Shaw – Shore4:46

    xG 0.19–0.05 (80%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Copp – Connor – Laine16:03

    xG 0.92–0.85 (52%)attempts 19–17goals 0–1

  3. Harkins – Roslovic – Appleton8:29

    xG 0.15–0.27 (35%)attempts 10–5goals 0–1

  4. Wheeler – Scheifele – Ehlers14:33

    xG 0.32–0.79 (29%)attempts 13–11goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKulikov – Pionk17:16

    xG 0.99–0.53 (65%)attempts 23–10goals 0–1

  2. DeMelo – Beaulieu14:48

    xG 0.30–0.42 (42%)attempts 16–10goals 0–1

  3. Poolman – Morrissey15:58

    xG 0.33–1.32 (20%)attempts 11–24goals 1–1

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestHayes – Raffl – Konecny3:04

    xG 0.48–0.02 (96%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Giroux – Voracek – Couturier13:33

    xG 0.92–0.69 (57%)attempts 15–15goals 1–1

  3. Raffl – Aube-Kubel – Bunnaman6:42

    xG 0.22–0.13 (64%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  4. Hayes – Konecny – Farabee8:49

    xG 0.22–0.27 (44%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestNiskanen – Provorov17:23

    xG 1.40–0.44 (76%)attempts 23–14goals 2–0

  2. Braun – Hagg14:36

    xG 0.77–0.25 (76%)attempts 12–15goals 2–0

  3. Sanheim – Myers16:42

    xG 0.28–0.93 (23%)attempts 11–21goals 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.

PHI 3.1 xGWPG 1.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 63/100 · #406 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.96 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50PHI 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, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 72% of the time.

PHI winsWPG wins

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

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