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Fri, Nov 1, 2024·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Winnipeg Jets 6, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 87% of the time.

CBJ winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG212219213644
CBJ181806222

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:13WPGNikolaj EhlersAssists: Colin Miller · Slap, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:02CBJSean KuralyAssists: James van Riemsdyk · Snap, 0.22 xG1–1
  3. P1 15:14WPGNikolaj EhlersUnassisted · Snap, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P2 2:20WPGMason AppletonGWGAssists: Neal Pionk, Adam Lowry · Slap, 0.11 xG3–1
  5. P2 16:30CBJSean MonahanPPAssists: Zach Werenski, Kirill Marchenko · Tip-in, 0.06 xG3–2
  6. P2 18:51WPGNikolaj EhlersUnassisted · Wrist, 0.10 xG4–2
  7. P3 11:39WPGJosh MorrisseyPPAssists: Mark Scheifele, Nikolaj Ehlers · Snap, 0.06 xG5–2
  8. P3 14:54WPGGabriel VilardiAssists: Kyle Connor, Josh Morrissey · Snap, 0.32 xG6–2
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 7:54CBJDmitri Voronkov: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 16:22WPGMark Scheifele: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 19:12WPGMorgan Barron: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 10:22CBJMathieu Olivier: Cross checking2 min · PPG

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 SOG0CBJ
43% to win57% to win
← WPG attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Danforth won the faceoff against Lowry
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGCBJ
44Shots on goal22
4.1Expected goals1.6
72Shot attempts45
28Faceoffs won30
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
17Hits20
11Blocked shots13
12Giveaways17
8Takeaways5

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 – Vilardi13:02

    xG 1.38–0.24 (85%)attempts 16–10goals 1–0

  2. Iafallo – Barron – Kupari8:28

    xG 0.64–0.10 (87%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  3. Niederreiter – Lowry – Appleton11:22

    xG 0.59–0.13 (82%)attempts 15–10goals 1–0

  4. Namestnikov – Ehlers – Perfetti12:06

    xG 0.99–0.59 (63%)attempts 18–13goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDeMelo – Morrissey17:56

    xG 1.35–0.40 (77%)attempts 20–16goals 1–1

  2. Samberg – Pionk16:38

    xG 0.79–0.37 (68%)attempts 22–10goals 2–0

  3. Miller – Stanley12:41

    xG 0.79–0.42 (65%)attempts 15–10goals 2–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. Olivier – Danforth – Aston-Reese10:58

    xG 0.42–0.56 (43%)attempts 8–15goals 0–1

  2. Monahan – Marchenko – Chinakhov11:49

    xG 0.25–0.42 (37%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  3. Pyyhtia – Sillinger – Fantilli12:08

    xG 0.22–0.60 (27%)attempts 9–11goals 0–1

  4. van Riemsdyk – Kuraly – Voronkov10:33

    xG 0.18–1.07 (14%)attempts 8–18goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Provorov – Harris4:01

    xG 0.19–0.32 (37%)attempts 3–2goals 0–1

  2. Severson – Werenski4:19

    xG 0.02–0.19 (7%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Harris7:56

    xG 0.11–0.55 (17%)attempts 4–9goals 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.

CBJ 1.6 xGWPG 4.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 54/100 · #591 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.28 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 87% of the time.

CBJ winsWPG wins

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

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