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Fri, Jan 13, 2023·PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

Winnipeg Jets 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 80% of the time.

PIT winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG115214111440
PIT180807123

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:19WPGBlake WheelerPPAssists: Cole Perfetti · Backhand, 0.29 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:42PITDrew O'ConnorAssists: Kasperi Kapanen, Jan Rutta · Tip-in, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P2 17:58WPGMark ScheifeleGWGAssists: Blake Wheeler, Cole Perfetti · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–1
  4. P2 18:20WPGNikolaj EhlersAssists: Kyle Connor, Dylan DeMelo · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–1
  5. P3 6:39WPGMark ScheifeleAssists: Dylan DeMelo, Cole Perfetti · Snap, 0.13 xG4–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 9:45PITJake Guentzel: High sticking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 18:15WPGCole Perfetti: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  3. P2 7:21PITTy Smith: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 5:18PITJason Zucker: Fighting5 min
  5. P3 5:18WPGBrenden Dillon: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 12:45WPGDavid Rittich: Delaying game puck over glass2 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 SOG0PIT
49% to win51% to win
← WPG attackPIT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Crosby won the faceoff against Lowry
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGPIT
40Shots on goal23
3.0Expected goals1.4
63Shot attempts40
27Faceoffs won32
2Power plays2
9Penalty minutes9
33Hits38
11Blocked shots15
3Giveaways4
7Takeaways3

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. bestWheeler – Scheifele – Perfetti11:33

    xG 0.80–0.14 (85%)attempts 17–5goals 2–0

  2. Ehlers – Connor – Dubois12:42

    xG 0.74–0.52 (59%)attempts 18–9goals 1–0

  3. Gagner – Stenlund – Jonsson-Fjallby7:57

    xG 0.20–0.08 (70%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  4. Lowry – Maenalanen – Kuhlman10:06

    xG 0.07–0.24 (23%)attempts 2–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestDillon – Pionk13:03

    xG 0.65–0.14 (82%)attempts 16–4goals 0–0

  2. Schmidt – Morrissey5:09

    xG 0.30–0.08 (80%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Schmidt – Samberg7:22

    xG 0.14–0.03 (85%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestMalkin – Rakell – McGinn2:45

    xG 0.14–0.03 (81%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Blueger – McGinn – Heinen7:59

    xG 0.24–0.14 (62%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Crosby – Rust – Guentzel12:38

    xG 0.37–0.31 (54%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0

  4. Carter – Kapanen – O'Connor9:12

    xG 0.14–0.37 (27%)attempts 3–5goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestRuhwedel – Smith10:43

    xG 0.34–0.28 (55%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  2. Joseph – Smith2:00

    xG 0.07–0.05 (60%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Dumoulin – Smith6:44

    xG 0.13–0.33 (29%)attempts 6–7goals 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.

PIT 1.4 xGWPG 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PITWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 33/100 · #952 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.11 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50PIT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 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 80% of the time.

PIT winsWPG wins

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

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