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Thu, Oct 20, 2022·T-Mobile Arena, Paradise

Winnipeg Jets 2, Vegas Golden Knights 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vegas Golden Knights win this game 85% of the time.

VGK winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG07110111228
VGK41301019532

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:23VGKJack EichelAssists: Reilly Smith, Alex Pietrangelo · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:11VGKWilliam KarlssonAssists: Michael Amadio, Jonathan Marchessault · Snap, 0.04 xG0–2
  3. P1 10:07VGKChandler StephensonGWGAssists: Shea Theodore · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–3
  4. P1 15:17VGKJack EichelUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–4
  5. P2 7:23WPGPierre-Luc DuboisAssists: Neal Pionk, Cole Perfetti · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–4
  6. P3 10:34WPGNeal PionkAssists: Josh Morrissey, Adam Lowry · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:38VGKJonathan MarchessaultENAssists: William Karlsson, Alex Pietrangelo · Wrist, 0.79 xG2–5
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 14:46VGKAdin Hill: Interference2 min
  2. P1 14:48WPGPierre-Luc Dubois: Interference2 min
  3. P1 17:22WPGCole Perfetti: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  4. P2 4:23WPGBlake Wheeler: Tripping2 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 SOG0VGK
49% to win51% to win
← WPG attackVGK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lowry won the faceoff against Roy
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGVGK
28Shots on goal32
1.6Expected goals3.6
50Shot attempts53
23Faceoffs won23
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes2
38Hits23
9Blocked shots10
5Giveaways6
4Takeaways0

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. bestGagner – Jonsson-Fjallby – Gustafsson6:19

    xG 0.14–0.01 (94%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Scheifele – Connor – Appleton12:25

    xG 0.41–0.45 (48%)attempts 8–14goals 0–1

  3. Lowry – Maenalanen – Barron9:17

    xG 0.11–0.30 (28%)attempts 5–10goals 1–0

  4. Wheeler – Dubois – Perfetti12:01

    xG 0.31–0.60 (34%)attempts 16–10goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestMorrissey – Pionk15:42

    xG 0.77–0.60 (56%)attempts 18–16goals 2–0

  2. Dillon – Schmidt15:04

    xG 0.34–0.33 (51%)attempts 15–11goals 0–2

  3. DeMelo – Schmidt2:22

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Vegas Golden Knights

Forward lines

  1. bestStone – Stephenson – Howden12:11

    xG 0.43–0.20 (68%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  2. Karlsson – Marchessault – Amadio10:36

    xG 0.19–0.23 (45%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0

  3. Carrier – Kolesar – Roy8:53

    xG 0.23–0.29 (44%)attempts 9–11goals 0–1

  4. Kessel – Smith – Eichel10:49

    xG 0.19–0.33 (37%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMartinez – Pietrangelo17:27

    xG 0.75–0.10 (88%)attempts 21–11goals 1–0

  2. McNabb – Theodore15:14

    xG 0.79–0.51 (61%)attempts 15–14goals 2–1

  3. Hague – Whitecloud14:14

    xG 0.08–0.30 (20%)attempts 7–12goals 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.

VGK 3.6 xGWPG 1.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VGKWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 62/100 · #549 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.64 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50VGK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Vegas Golden Knights win this game 85% of the time.

VGK winsWPG wins

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

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