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Sun, Feb 19, 2023·Prudential Center, Newark

Winnipeg Jets 2, New Jersey Devils 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 60% of the time.

NJD winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG2601009225
NJD11101137429

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:57WPGCole PerfettiAssists: Mark Scheifele, Neal Pionk · Snap, 0.30 xG1–0
  2. P1 15:16NJDDawson MercerAssists: Nico Hischier, Dougie Hamilton · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P1 17:09WPGNeal PionkAssists: Brenden Dillon, Mark Scheifele · Slap, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P3 5:02NJDFabian ZetterlundAssists: Erik Haula · Snap, 0.14 xG2–2
  5. P3 6:53NJDMiles WoodGWGAssists: Michael McLeod, Jesper Boqvist · Snap, 0.26 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:04NJDDawson MercerENAssists: Erik Haula, Ryan Graves · Snap, 0.79 xG2–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 12:11WPGBrenden Dillon: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 14:58NJDBrendan Smith: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 10:16NJDMiles Wood: Cross checking2 min
  4. P3 13:17WPGMorgan Barron: Cross checking2 min
  5. P3 14:48NJDTomas Tatar: 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 SOG0NJD
49% to win51% to win
← WPG attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hischier won the faceoff against Lowry
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNJD
25Shots on goal29
3.0Expected goals3.4
57Shot attempts49
21Faceoffs won33
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
10Hits13
12Blocked shots18
6Giveaways15
9Takeaways13

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. bestStenlund – Barron – Kuhlman6:44

    xG 0.61–0.40 (61%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  2. Scheifele – Appleton – Perfetti11:47

    xG 0.50–0.40 (56%)attempts 9–13goals 1–0

  3. Wheeler – Lowry – Ehlers7:58

    xG 0.20–0.37 (35%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1

  4. Maenalanen – Connor – Dubois7:33

    xG 0.13–0.71 (15%)attempts 4–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchmidt – Samberg10:05

    xG 0.69–0.40 (63%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

  2. Morrissey – Pionk2:24

    xG 0.43–0.26 (63%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  3. Dillon – Pionk11:40

    xG 0.41–0.63 (40%)attempts 10–13goals 1–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestTatar – Hischier – Mercer9:01

    xG 0.98–0.19 (84%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  2. Wood – McLeod – Boqvist7:05

    xG 0.65–0.21 (76%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0

  3. Haula – Palat – Zetterlund10:26

    xG 0.21–0.28 (42%)attempts 7–9goals 1–0

  4. Bratt – Sharangovich – Hughes12:14

    xG 0.62–1.14 (35%)attempts 17–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeverson – Siegenthaler16:03

    xG 0.49–0.21 (70%)attempts 10–14goals 0–1

  2. Graves – Marino14:17

    xG 0.83–0.66 (56%)attempts 13–13goals 1–1

  3. Hamilton – Severson2:11

    xG 0.36–0.31 (53%)attempts 3–5goals 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.

NJD 3.4 xGWPG 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 50/100 · #747 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.58 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 23% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 60% of the time.

NJD winsWPG wins

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

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