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Sun, Oct 20, 2013·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

Nashville Predators 3, Winnipeg Jets 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 52% of the time.

WPG winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH0123707326
WPG015011113139

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:20NSHEric NystromSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P2 12:07NSHPatric HornqvistGWGUnassisted · Snap, 0.30 xG2–0
  3. P2 14:57NSHMatt CullenAssists: Craig Smith, Colin Wilson · Snap, 0.07 xG3–0
  4. P3 9:13WPGEvander KaneAssists: Olli Jokinen, Devin Setoguchi · Tip-in, 0.16 xG3–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 15:58NSHMatt Cullen: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 0:10NSHMatt Hendricks: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 12:50WPGZach Bogosian: Cross checking2 min
  4. P3 11:55WPGBlake Wheeler: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 13:54NSHMatt Cullen: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 14:56WPGAndrew Ladd: Slashing2 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.

NSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WPG
48% to win52% to win
← NSH attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Gaustad won the faceoff against Jokinen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHWPG
26Shots on goal39
2.5Expected goals2.6
38Shot attempts68
32Faceoffs won26
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
13Hits23
18Blocked shots4
7Giveaways13
9Takeaways7

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.

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestCullen – Smith – Bourque8:36

    xG 0.45–0.07 (86%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  2. Legwand – Hornqvist – Wilson11:49

    xG 0.86–0.78 (53%)attempts 8–18goals 1–1

  3. Hendricks – Gaustad – Stalberg8:41

    xG 0.07–0.21 (25%)attempts 3–12goals 0–0

  4. Nystrom – Spaling – Forsberg8:22

    xG 0.06–0.31 (17%)attempts 3–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBartley – Ellis8:38

    xG 0.47–0.27 (64%)attempts 5–11goals 1–0

  2. Klein – Ekholm16:45

    xG 0.54–0.70 (44%)attempts 12–17goals 0–0

  3. Weber – Jones18:54

    xG 0.48–1.07 (31%)attempts 8–21goals 0–1

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestJokinen – Setoguchi – Kane6:58

    xG 0.50–0.12 (81%)attempts 16–2goals 1–0

  2. Peluso – Cormier – Wright7:09

    xG 0.19–0.03 (85%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Ladd – Frolik – Scheifele5:55

    xG 0.25–0.13 (66%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  4. Ladd – Wheeler – Little4:59

    xG 0.25–0.15 (62%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestByfuglien – Clitsome17:18

    xG 1.01–0.71 (59%)attempts 26–10goals 0–0

  2. Pardy – Postma11:25

    xG 0.36–0.11 (76%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  3. Enstrom – Bogosian14:40

    xG 0.27–0.61 (30%)attempts 8–11goals 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.

WPG 2.6 xGNSH 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

WPGNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1002 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.64 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50WPG 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 52% of the time.

WPG winsNSH wins

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

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