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Sat, Mar 1, 2014·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Winnipeg Jets 3, Nashville Predators 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 64% of the time.

NSH winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG082814320
NSH014015111140

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 5:02WPGOlli JokinenAssists: Evander Kane, Jacob Trouba · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P2 18:18WPGAndrew LaddGWGAssists: Zach Bogosian, Michael Frolik · Tip-in, 0.01 xG2–0
  3. P3 9:11NSHSimon MoserAssists: Michael Del Zotto, Mike Fisher · Tip-in, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P3 16:08WPGDevin SetoguchiAssists: Blake Wheeler, Mark Stuart · Snap, 0.19 xG3–1
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:47WPGToby Enstrom: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 10:30NSHMike Fisher: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 15:28WPGToby Enstrom: Interference2 min
  4. P1 18:51WPGAdam Pardy: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 10:06NSHRich Clune: Delaying game2 min
  6. P2 10:06WPGMark Stuart: Delaying game2 min
  7. P2 10:06WPGMark Stuart: Slashing2 min
  8. P2 19:36WPGDustin Byfuglien: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P3 19:21WPGJacob Trouba: Delaying game smothering puck2 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 SOG0NSH
48% to win52% to win
← WPG attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Fisher
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNSH
20Shots on goal40
2.1Expected goals2.9
40Shot attempts75
22Faceoffs won32
1Power plays6
14Penalty minutes4
22Hits18
20Blocked shots13
5Giveaways12
5Takeaways8

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. bestWheeler – Setoguchi – Scheifele9:28

    xG 0.28–0.12 (70%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  2. Thorburn – Slater – Wright2:30

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

  3. Wheeler – Kane – Scheifele2:06

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  4. Ladd – Little – Frolik9:43

    xG 0.07–0.44 (14%)attempts 5–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Enstrom – Bogosian9:29

    xG 0.20–0.23 (46%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  2. Pardy – Ellerby4:53

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

  3. Stuart – Trouba10:30

    xG 0.32–0.46 (41%)attempts 6–13goals 2–1

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestLegwand – Smith – Bourque9:23

    xG 0.52–0.03 (95%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  2. Cullen – Fisher – Hornqvist7:53

    xG 0.25–0.08 (76%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  3. Fisher – Hornqvist – Moser2:19

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 1–0

  4. Gaustad – Clune – Moser3:39

    xG 0.10–0.02 (84%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeber – Josi16:37

    xG 0.78–0.36 (68%)attempts 19–9goals 0–1

  2. Del Zotto – Ellis11:49

    xG 0.38–0.20 (65%)attempts 15–7goals 1–1

  3. Ekholm – Jones12:24

    xG 0.22–0.17 (56%)attempts 13–8goals 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.

NSH 2.9 xGWPG 2.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHWPG

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 17/100 · #971 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.89 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NSH 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, Nashville Predators win this game 64% of the time.

NSH winsWPG wins

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

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