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Mon, Dec 23, 2024·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Winnipeg Jets 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 61% of the time.

TOR winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG1111739527
TOR0811017225

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:04WPGKyle ConnorPPAssists: Gabriel Vilardi, Josh Morrissey · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:16WPGKyle ConnorAssists: Mark Scheifele · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P2 5:25TORJohn TavaresPPAssists: Mitch Marner, William Nylander · Backhand, 0.16 xG2–1
  4. P3 3:27WPGMark ScheifeleGWGAssists: Gabriel Vilardi, Kyle Connor · Tip-in, 0.15 xG3–1
  5. P3 11:57WPGMark ScheifeleAssists: Gabriel Vilardi, Josh Morrissey · Poke, 0.22 xG4–1
  6. P3 13:42TORJohn TavaresAssists: Jake McCabe, William Nylander · Wrist, 0.10 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:39WPGMark ScheifeleENAssists: Kyle Connor · Wrist, 0.78 xG5–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 15:10TORMitch Marner: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P2 1:37TORMax Domi: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  3. P2 1:37WPGAlex Iafallo: Fighting5 min · PPG
  4. P2 1:37TORMax Domi: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 4:16WPGMason Appleton: High sticking double minor4 min
  6. P3 9:01WPGDylan DeMelo: Delaying game puck over glass2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TOR
43% to win57% to win
← WPG attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lowry won the faceoff against Kampf
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGTOR
27Shots on goal25
3.3Expected goals2.7
42Shot attempts70
23Faceoffs won26
2Power plays3
11Penalty minutes9
15Hits29
22Blocked shots6
8Giveaways10
4Takeaways2

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 – Appleton11:05

    xG 0.66–0.12 (85%)attempts 13–6goals 0–0

  2. Scheifele – Connor – Vilardi11:55

    xG 1.04–0.63 (62%)attempts 10–18goals 3–1

  3. Iafallo – Barron – Gustafsson6:26

    xG 0.18–0.22 (45%)attempts 2–9goals 0–0

  4. Niederreiter – Scheifele – Appleton2:10

    xG 0.00–0.11 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDeMelo – Heinola2:42

    xG 0.40–0.05 (89%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  2. Miller – Pionk6:04

    xG 0.44–0.16 (74%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  3. DeMelo – Morrissey16:03

    xG 0.98–0.72 (58%)attempts 10–22goals 2–1

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestDomi – Nylander – Robertson6:49

    xG 0.54–0.02 (96%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Lorentz – Dewar – Holmberg7:27

    xG 0.64–0.61 (51%)attempts 12–4goals 0–1

  3. Tavares – Nylander – Marner3:00

    xG 0.13–0.23 (36%)attempts 3–4goals 1–0

  4. Tavares – Marner – Knies10:05

    xG 0.34–0.49 (41%)attempts 15–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkman-Larsson – McCabe15:15

    xG 0.86–0.30 (74%)attempts 24–6goals 1–2

  2. Rielly – Myers14:18

    xG 0.57–0.70 (45%)attempts 14–11goals 0–0

  3. Timmins – Benoit11:08

    xG 0.12–0.41 (23%)attempts 6–9goals 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.

TOR 2.7 xGWPG 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TORWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 52/100 · #620 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.00 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 61% of the time.

TOR winsWPG wins

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

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