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Sat, Feb 17, 2024·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Winnipeg Jets 4, Vancouver Canucks 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 80% of the time.

VAN winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG0721328428
VAN012214011237

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:19VANNoah JuulsenAssists: Conor Garland, Ilya Mikheyev · Wrist, 0.23 xG0–1
  2. P2 5:16WPGGabriel VilardiPPAssists: Mark Scheifele, Neal Pionk · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:25WPGSean MonahanPPAssists: Gabriel Vilardi, Mark Scheifele · Snap, 0.23 xG2–1
  4. P2 14:19VANTyler MyersUnassisted · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:47WPGGabriel VilardiGWGAssists: Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–2
  6. P3 9:42WPGMark ScheifeleAssists: Kyle Connor, Nate Schmidt · Wrist, 0.16 xG4–2
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 6:39VANTyler Myers: Elbowing2 min
  2. P1 13:00WPGNate Schmidt: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 3:48VANNils Hoglander: Roughing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 9:16VANPhillip Di Giuseppe: Instigator2 min · PPG
  5. P2 9:16VANPhillip Di Giuseppe: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 9:16WPGAdam Lowry: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 9:16VANPhillip Di Giuseppe: Instigator misconduct10 min
  8. P2 10:49WPGBrenden Dillon: Interference2 min
  9. P2 15:06WPGNate Schmidt: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  10. P2 18:55VANNils Hoglander: Boarding2 min
  11. P2 0:00WPGMark Scheifele: Embellishment2 min
  12. P2 0:00VANJ.T. Miller: Interference2 min
  13. P3 4:37WPGNeal Pionk: Holding2 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 SOG0VAN
46% to win54% to win
← WPG attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lowry won the faceoff against Blueger
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGVAN
28Shots on goal37
2.3Expected goals4.3
44Shot attempts73
29Faceoffs won27
4Power plays4
15Penalty minutes25
26Hits38
18Blocked shots10
5Giveaways6
3Takeaways4

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. Scheifele – Connor – Vilardi11:04

    xG 0.67–0.64 (51%)attempts 10–17goals 2–1

  2. Namestnikov – Iafallo – Barron3:55

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Niederreiter – Lowry – Appleton10:31

    xG 0.36–0.42 (46%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

  4. Monahan – Ehlers – Perfetti7:49

    xG 0.34–1.07 (24%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMorrissey – Pionk2:38

    xG 0.28–0.12 (70%)attempts 6–2goals 1–1

  2. Dillon – Pionk13:10

    xG 0.48–0.44 (52%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  3. Schmidt – Samberg9:27

    xG 0.31–0.86 (26%)attempts 6–13goals 1–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestMiller – Boeser – Suter9:38

    xG 1.15–0.18 (87%)attempts 15–5goals 1–0

  2. Blueger – Garland – Mikheyev8:13

    xG 0.50–0.16 (76%)attempts 8–5goals 1–1

  3. Di Giuseppe – Lafferty – Aman5:45

    xG 0.12–0.15 (43%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  4. Lindholm – Pettersson – Hoglander8:57

    xG 0.28–0.63 (31%)attempts 7–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCole – Myers12:56

    xG 1.22–0.31 (80%)attempts 15–16goals 1–0

  2. Zadorov – Hughes2:19

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Hronek – Hughes15:21

    xG 0.58–0.60 (49%)attempts 17–9goals 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.

VAN 4.3 xGWPG 2.3 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 67/100 · #500 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.88 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50VAN 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, Vancouver Canucks win this game 80% of the time.

VAN winsWPG wins

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

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