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Wed, Feb 22, 2023·UBS Arena, Elmont

Winnipeg Jets 1, New York Islanders 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 66% of the time.

NYI winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG0911205126
NYI1110417222

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:35NYISebastian AhoAssists: Brock Nelson · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:30WPGNikolaj EhlersPPAssists: Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P3 9:57NYISimon HolmstromGWGAssists: Bo Horvat, Matt Martin · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 5:22WPGJosh Morrissey: Interference2 min
  2. P1 15:53WPGPierre-Luc Dubois: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 15:53NYIRoss Johnston: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 3:24NYICasey Cizikas: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 8:21WPGMorgan Barron: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P2 13:54NYIArnaud Durandeau: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 3:19WPGBlake Wheeler: High sticking2 min
  8. P3 5:43NYIRoss Johnston: Holding2 min
  9. P3 12:51NYIOtto Koivula: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 17:29WPGDylan DeMelo: Slashing2 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 SOG0NYI
49% to win51% to win
← WPG attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Lowry
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNYI
26Shots on goal22
2.9Expected goals2.0
58Shot attempts39
32Faceoffs won22
4Power plays4
10Penalty minutes10
13Hits23
10Blocked shots17
14Giveaways13
6Takeaways11

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. bestLowry – Barron – Kuhlman6:14

    xG 0.54–0.01 (99%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  2. Wheeler – Ehlers – Dubois7:33

    xG 0.30–0.30 (50%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  3. Gagner – Maenalanen – Stenlund3:11

    xG 0.02–0.04 (39%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Scheifele – Connor – Appleton9:22

    xG 0.24–0.38 (39%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchmidt – Samberg6:19

    xG 0.52–0.04 (94%)attempts 11–2goals 0–0

  2. Dillon – Pionk8:37

    xG 0.27–0.12 (69%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  3. Schmidt – Pionk2:01

    xG 0.06–0.08 (45%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestCizikas – Fasching – Durandeau6:36

    xG 0.22–0.10 (69%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  2. Lee – Horvat – Holmstrom2:20

    xG 0.08–0.07 (54%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Johnston – Koivula – Holmstrom2:39

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  4. Parise – Palmieri – Nelson7:25

    xG 0.14–0.22 (39%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Pelech9:27

    xG 0.53–0.10 (84%)attempts 10–2goals 1–0

  2. Mayfield – Romanov2:24

    xG 0.31–0.06 (85%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Aho – Dobson9:36

    xG 0.16–0.24 (39%)attempts 8–9goals 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.

NYI 2.0 xGWPG 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYIWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 40/100 · #867 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.37 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NYI 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 66% of the time.

NYI winsWPG wins

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

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