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Sat, Nov 15, 2014·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Winnipeg Jets 1, Nashville Predators 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 67% of the time.

NSH winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG081509122
NSH0811417229

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 6:57WPGBlake WheelerSHAssists: Evander Kane · Snap, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 15:45NSHJames NealAssists: Mike Ribeiro · Slap, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P3 17:58NSHCraig SmithGWGAssists: Calle Jarnkrok · Snap, 0.10 xG1–2
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 8:21WPGMark Stuart: Interference2 min
  2. P1 14:30WPGMark Stuart: Elbowing2 min
  3. P2 6:25WPGGrant Clitsome: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 14:26WPGMichael Frolik: 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NSH
46% to win54% to win
← WPG attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Ribeiro
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNSH
22Shots on goal29
1.1Expected goals1.8
48Shot attempts50
22Faceoffs won43
0Power plays4
8Penalty minutes0
17Hits20
11Blocked shots15
8Giveaways14
9Takeaways4

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 – Kane – Scheifele14:14

    xG 0.51–0.37 (58%)attempts 25–16goals 0–1

  2. Ladd – Little – Frolik11:28

    xG 0.12–0.45 (21%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Trouba8:35

    xG 0.31–0.19 (63%)attempts 13–6goals 0–1

  2. Clitsome – Postma7:05

    xG 0.06–0.13 (32%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  3. Enstrom – Bogosian15:43

    xG 0.28–0.56 (33%)attempts 19–13goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestWilson – Smith – Jarnkrok11:01

    xG 0.63–0.20 (76%)attempts 15–9goals 1–0

  2. Ribeiro – Neal – Forsberg14:47

    xG 0.68–0.26 (72%)attempts 13–17goals 1–0

  3. Cullen – Jokinen – Roy7:33

    xG 0.20–0.08 (72%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  4. Gaustad – Nystrom – Beck11:01

    xG 0.13–0.40 (25%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEllis – Ekholm15:40

    xG 0.75–0.22 (77%)attempts 14–12goals 1–0

  2. Volchenkov – Jones15:02

    xG 0.62–0.26 (71%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

  3. Weber – Josi17:24

    xG 0.27–0.48 (36%)attempts 16–24goals 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.

NSH 1.8 xGWPG 1.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

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 35/100 · #753 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.23 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +45 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 67% 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).