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Tue, Nov 4, 2014·MTS Centre, Winnipeg

Nashville Predators 1, Winnipeg Jets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 77% of the time.

WPG winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH081907124
WPG21001016326

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:53WPGAndrew LaddPPAssists: Dustin Byfuglien, Bryan Little · Deflected, 0.20 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:29WPGMark ScheifelePPGWGAssists: Blake Wheeler, Evander Kane · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–2
  3. P2 16:17NSHFilip ForsbergAssists: Shea Weber, Mike Ribeiro · Snap, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P3 18:20WPGBlake WheelerENAssists: Jacob Trouba · Snap, 0.64 xG1–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 2:35NSHMatt Cullen: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 3:41NSHColin Wilson: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 5:37WPGEvander Kane: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 5:37NSHRoman Josi: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 14:09WPGDustin Byfuglien: Elbowing2 min
  6. P2 16:53WPGAndrew Ladd: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 3:20WPGDustin Byfuglien: Interference2 min
  8. P3 12:28NSHMattias Ekholm: Holding2 min
  9. P3 14:53WPGToby Enstrom: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  10. P3 19:08NSHTaylor Beck: Spearing double minor4 min
  11. P3 19:08WPGJacob Trouba: Roughing2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0WPG
46% to win54% to win
← NSH attackWPG attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lowry won the faceoff against Wilson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHWPG
24Shots on goal26
1.6Expected goals3.0
58Shot attempts51
36Faceoffs won36
4Power plays4
12Penalty minutes12
15Hits25
14Blocked shots18
9Giveaways16
4Takeaways5

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 – Roy – Smith6:37

    xG 0.31–0.14 (69%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Ribeiro – Neal – Forsberg11:20

    xG 0.42–0.37 (53%)attempts 19–8goals 1–0

  3. Roy – Wilson – Smith2:26

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Jokinen – Nystrom – Beck2:14

    xG 0.00–0.13 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeber – Ekholm2:27

    xG 0.17–0.12 (60%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  2. Weber – Josi12:10

    xG 0.47–0.46 (50%)attempts 19–12goals 0–0

  3. Weber – Jones2:21

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestThorburn – Slater – Galiardi4:02

    xG 0.22–0.01 (95%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Ladd – Little – Frolik11:27

    xG 0.14–0.26 (35%)attempts 6–14goals 0–0

  3. Wheeler – Kane – Scheifele10:51

    xG 0.27–0.48 (36%)attempts 10–16goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestClitsome – Postma6:12

    xG 0.22–0.08 (73%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  2. Enstrom – Bogosian11:15

    xG 0.21–0.33 (39%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

  3. Stuart – Trouba9:48

    xG 0.20–0.33 (38%)attempts 11–13goals 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.

WPG 3.0 xGNSH 1.6 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 18/100 · #985 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.93 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 54% (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 77% 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).