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Tue, Nov 7, 2023·Enterprise Center, St. Louis

Winnipeg Jets 5, St. Louis Blues 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 81% of the time.

STL winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG210117210537
STL1120614222

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:44WPGMark ScheifelePPAssists: Alex Iafallo, Kyle Connor · Snap, 0.27 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:15WPGNeal PionkAssists: Mark Scheifele, Alex Iafallo · Snap, 0.07 xG2–0
  3. P1 16:55STLRobert ThomasAssists: Tyler Tucker, Kasperi Kapanen · Snap, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P2 4:34WPGKyle ConnorPPGWGAssists: Josh Morrissey, Alex Iafallo · Slap, 0.04 xG3–1
  5. P3 1:02WPGKyle ConnorAssists: Mark Scheifele, Alex Iafallo · Wrist, 0.18 xG4–1
  6. P3 8:08STLBrayden SchennAssists: Torey Krug, Justin Faulk · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–2
  7. P3 17:32WPGCole PerfettiENAssists: Josh Morrissey · Wrist, 0.54 xG5–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 4:31WPGNeal Pionk: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 8:21STLBrandon Saad: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 3:49STLKevin Hayes: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 15:46WPGMorgan Barron: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 15:46STLTyler Tucker: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 9:23STLNick Leddy: 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 SOG0STL
46% to win54% to win
← WPG attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lowry won the faceoff against Sundqvist
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGSTL
37Shots on goal22
3.8Expected goals1.9
59Shot attempts42
28Faceoffs won24
3Power plays1
4Penalty minutes8
10Hits14
8Blocked shots10
5Giveaways6
13Takeaways13

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. bestScheifele – Connor – Iafallo12:02

    xG 1.31–0.29 (82%)attempts 17–8goals 2–0

  2. Niederreiter – Lowry – Appleton11:40

    xG 0.53–0.33 (62%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  3. Barron – Kupari – Gustafsson9:28

    xG 0.42–0.25 (63%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

  4. Namestnikov – Ehlers – Perfetti9:58

    xG 0.26–0.12 (69%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDeMelo – Morrissey18:40

    xG 1.38–0.24 (85%)attempts 22–10goals 1–0

  2. Schmidt – Samberg12:42

    xG 0.51–0.46 (52%)attempts 13–12goals 0–1

  3. Dillon – Pionk15:16

    xG 0.46–0.57 (45%)attempts 11–13goals 1–1

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestBuchnevich – Vrana – Thomas2:40

    xG 0.11–0.01 (93%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Sundqvist – Blais – Neighbours10:36

    xG 0.29–0.35 (45%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  3. Schenn – Saad – Kyrou10:55

    xG 0.36–0.45 (44%)attempts 11–10goals 1–1

  4. Hayes – Kapanen – Toropchenko2:21

    xG 0.00–0.11 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Scandella – Tucker13:26

    xG 0.28–0.63 (31%)attempts 5–12goals 1–0

  2. Faulk – Krug14:16

    xG 0.36–0.74 (32%)attempts 12–15goals 1–1

  3. Leddy – Parayko17:54

    xG 0.51–1.09 (32%)attempts 12–18goals 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.

STL 1.9 xGWPG 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 52/100 · #693 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.00 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50STL 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, Winnipeg Jets win this game 81% of the time.

STL winsWPG wins

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

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