Detroit Red Wings at Winnipeg Jets
Recap
written from the game dataThe Winnipeg Jets beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. The Jets scored first and never trailed. The Jets led 5-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Blake Wheeler's goal at 11:57 of the first period, which took the Jets' chances from 67% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Jets, 3.4 to 2.1; shots on goal were DET 25, WPG 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Jets win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Magnus Hellberg stopped 23 of 29 (.793), 2.5 goals below expected; Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 of 25 (.920). Three stars: 1. Nikolaj Ehlers (1 G, 1 A), 2. Nino Niederreiter (1 G), 3. Dylan DeMelo (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★N. Ehlers1 G, 1 A

- ★★N. Niederreiter1 G

- ★★★D. DeMelo1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
0-16:56
0-211:57
0-313:34
2nd period
0-41:20
0-513:42
3rd period
0-65:07
1-610:41
2-611:02
Penalties
1st
- 8:05
Austin Czarnik · Hookingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
- 18:40
Jake Walman · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd
- 7:54
David Perron · Cross checkingdrawn by Dylan Samberg2 min
- 9:48
Neal Pionk · Interferencedrawn by Joseph Veleno2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Blake Wheeler, 1st 11:57 — 67% → 81%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.12 G
- All situations
- 6 G3.4
- 2.01 G
- Even strength
- 6 G2.5
- 0.11 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.9
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.05 – 3.39
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 25
- Shots on goal
- 29
- 49%
- Faceoffs
- 51%
- 1/1
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 14
- Hits
- 8
- 22
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 9
- Giveaways
- 11
- 8
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
5@
7Final
2@
6this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
