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Thu, Jan 4, 2024·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Winnipeg Jets 2, San Jose Sharks 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 84% of the time.

SJS winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG01017113230
SJS06110012128

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 10:26SJSAlexander BarabanovAssists: William Eklund, Ty Emberson · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 11:48WPGMorgan BarronAssists: Neal Pionk, Brenden Dillon · Deflected, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P3 3:14WPGGabriel VilardiPPGWGAssists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Mark Scheifele · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–1
Penalties (3)
  1. P2 8:19WPGJosh Morrissey: Hooking2 min
  2. P3 2:03SJSFilip Zadina: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P3 8:54WPGMark Scheifele: 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 SOG0SJS
46% to win54% to win
← WPG attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Carpenter won the faceoff against Lowry
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGSJS
30Shots on goal28
3.7Expected goals1.6
66Shot attempts58
14Faceoffs won32
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
21Hits14
17Blocked shots17
8Giveaways6
6Takeaways3

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. bestNiederreiter – Lowry – Appleton11:18

    xG 0.97–0.06 (94%)attempts 16–7goals 0–0

  2. Namestnikov – Ehlers – Vilardi5:41

    xG 0.48–0.16 (75%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  3. Toninato – Jonsson-Fjallby – Barron8:33

    xG 0.25–0.19 (57%)attempts 10–11goals 1–0

  4. Scheifele – Ehlers – Vilardi6:23

    xG 0.12–0.16 (42%)attempts 5–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchmidt – Samberg12:55

    xG 0.94–0.08 (92%)attempts 19–6goals 0–0

  2. Dillon – Pionk14:30

    xG 0.46–0.18 (71%)attempts 18–13goals 1–0

  3. DeMelo – Morrissey18:20

    xG 0.35–0.57 (38%)attempts 10–25goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestHertl – Barabanov – Eklund5:15

    xG 0.24–0.06 (81%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  2. Kunin – Studnicka – Barabanov4:39

    xG 0.23–0.19 (55%)attempts 8–5goals 0–1

  3. Kunin – Studnicka – Zadina2:25

    xG 0.00–0.02 (14%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Hertl – Duclair – Eklund9:34

    xG 0.14–0.19 (44%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Ferraro – Emberson16:22

    xG 0.28–0.32 (47%)attempts 15–10goals 1–0

  2. Addison – Thrun4:06

    xG 0.08–0.20 (27%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  3. Rutta – Thrun15:46

    xG 0.30–0.51 (38%)attempts 17–16goals 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.

SJS 1.6 xGWPG 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 33/100 · #903 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.18 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 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 84% of the time.

SJS winsWPG wins

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

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