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Thu, Mar 21, 2024·Prudential Center, Newark

Winnipeg Jets 1, New Jersey Devils 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 82% of the time.

NJD winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG051905119
NJD06123312441

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 9:00NJDJack HughesPPAssists: Nico Hischier, Luke Hughes · Snap, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P2 16:47WPGNikolaj EhlersAssists: Mark Scheifele, Dylan DeMelo · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P3 5:59NJDNico HischierPPGWGAssists: Timo Meier, Luke Hughes · Tip-in, 0.19 xG1–2
  4. P3 11:52NJDJack HughesPPAssists: Timo Meier, Luke Hughes · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–3
  5. P3 19:11NJDTimo MeierENAssists: Erik Haula, Nico Hischier · Backhand, 0.72 xG1–4
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 6:27NJDKurtis MacDermid: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 17:11NJDSimon Nemec: Interference2 min
  3. P2 8:51WPGNino Niederreiter: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  4. P2 12:55WPGDylan Samberg: Holding2 min
  5. P3 4:02WPGDylan DeMelo: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P3 7:22NJDErik Haula: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 10:29WPGMorgan Barron: Interference2 min · PPG
  8. P3 12:37NJDBrendan Smith: Roughing2 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
46% to win54% to win
← WPG attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Monahan won the faceoff against Nosek
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNJD
19Shots on goal41
2.1Expected goals4.1
55Shot attempts67
22Faceoffs won39
4Power plays4
8Penalty minutes8
10Hits11
11Blocked shots19
4Giveaways5
4Takeaways9

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. Namestnikov – Barron – Gustafsson4:13

    xG 0.04–0.08 (32%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  2. Lowry – Appleton – Barron2:32

    xG 0.06–0.12 (34%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Toffoli – Monahan – Ehlers7:58

    xG 0.23–0.35 (39%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  4. Scheifele – Connor – Iafallo12:14

    xG 0.56–0.71 (44%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Dillon – Pionk10:49

    xG 0.48–0.43 (53%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0

  2. Morrissey – Pionk2:36

    xG 0.05–0.00 (92%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. DeMelo – Morrissey13:50

    xG 0.32–0.59 (35%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestPalat – Nosek – Mercer8:42

    xG 0.63–0.08 (89%)attempts 13–3goals 0–0

  2. Meier – Bratt – Hischier8:10

    xG 0.34–0.31 (52%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Tierney – MacDermid – Lazar2:49

    xG 0.02–0.01 (58%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Haula – Hughes – Holtz8:07

    xG 0.18–0.29 (38%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDeSimone – Hughes13:28

    xG 0.91–0.27 (77%)attempts 19–17goals 0–0

  2. Bahl – Nemec2:15

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Hatakka – Nemec11:06

    xG 0.45–0.43 (51%)attempts 12–3goals 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 4.1 xGWPG 2.1 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 39/100 · #847 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.31 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 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 82% 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).