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Mon, Mar 13, 2017·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Winnipeg Jets 4, Nashville Predators 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Winnipeg Jets win this game 67% of the time.

NSH winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
WPG2102170601434
NSH21611011412542

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:40WPGBlake WheelerPPAssists: Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry · Slap, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:11WPGDustin ByfuglienAssists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Bryan Little · Snap, 0.13 xG2–0
  3. P1 12:34NSHAustin WatsonAssists: Anthony Bitetto · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P1 19:49NSHMike FisherAssists: Craig Smith, Roman Josi · Backhand, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P2 0:19NSHFilip ForsbergAssists: Ryan Johansen, Viktor Arvidsson · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–3
  6. P2 3:38WPGPatrik LaineAssists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Bryan Little · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–3
  7. P2 8:39WPGJoel ArmiaAssists: Josh Morrissey, Paul Postma · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–3
  8. P3 4:23NSHRyan JohansenAssists: Filip Forsberg, Viktor Arvidsson · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–4
  9. OT 2:11NSHJames NealPPGWGAssists: Roman Josi, P.K. Subban · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:19NSHCody McLeod: Roughing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 14:00WPGJulian Melchiori: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P1 0:00WPGShawn Matthias: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 0:00NSHCody McLeod: Fighting5 min
  5. P3 12:47WPGJulian Melchiori: Hooking2 min
  6. OT 1:37WPGDustin Byfuglien: Hooking2 min · PPG

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
44% to win56% to win
← WPG attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Scheifele
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNSH
34Shots on goal42
3.8Expected goals2.7
51Shot attempts72
31Faceoffs won35
1Power plays3
11Penalty minutes7
24Hits20
17Blocked shots5
7Giveaways14
7Takeaways9

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 – Perreault – Scheifele14:11

    xG 1.17–0.38 (75%)attempts 16–16goals 0–1

  2. Little – Ehlers – Laine15:44

    xG 0.81–0.70 (54%)attempts 15–19goals 2–2

  3. Thorburn – Copp – Dano5:54

    xG 0.13–0.05 (71%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Matthias – Lowry – Armia10:06

    xG 0.35–0.60 (37%)attempts 7–13goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStuart – Chiarot12:29

    xG 1.04–0.48 (68%)attempts 11–16goals 0–2

  2. Postma – Morrissey16:30

    xG 0.79–0.40 (66%)attempts 18–15goals 1–1

  3. Byfuglien – Melchiori19:39

    xG 0.76–0.54 (58%)attempts 14–16goals 1–1

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestJohansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson15:08

    xG 1.08–0.45 (71%)attempts 26–8goals 2–2

  2. Fisher – Parenteau – Smith9:41

    xG 0.26–0.25 (51%)attempts 14–6goals 1–0

  3. Neal – Wilson – Jarnkrok10:33

    xG 0.43–0.49 (47%)attempts 10–13goals 0–0

  4. McLeod – Watson – Sissons6:20

    xG 0.05–0.24 (18%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJosi – Ellis20:51

    xG 1.14–0.83 (58%)attempts 24–17goals 1–1

  2. Weber – Bitetto10:27

    xG 0.31–0.38 (44%)attempts 10–7goals 1–1

  3. Subban – Ekholm21:03

    xG 0.61–1.30 (32%)attempts 28–19goals 2–0

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 2.7 xGWPG 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 95/100 · #46 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.32 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +26 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 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).