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Tue, Mar 13, 2018·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Winnipeg Jets 1, Nashville Predators 3

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
WPG06012115133
NSH324011010345

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:48NSHKevin FialaAssists: Roman Josi, Kyle Turris · Snap, 0.15 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:15NSHAustin WatsonSHGWGAssists: Ryan Ellis · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P1 8:49NSHViktor ArvidssonSHAssists: Filip Forsberg · Slap, 0.27 xG0–3
  4. P3 1:08WPGKyle ConnorPPAssists: Blake Wheeler, Patrik Laine · Wrist, 0.52 xG1–3
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 0:43WPGBryan Little: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 7:32NSHMike Fisher: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 13:52WPGJoel Armia: High sticking2 min
  4. P1 14:30NSHCraig Smith: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 14:30WPGBlake Wheeler: Cross checking2 min
  6. P1 14:30WPGBen Chiarot: Roughing2 min
  7. P1 17:44NSHCalle Jarnkrok: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 13:26NSHKyle Turris: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 18:13WPGJosh Morrissey: Slashing2 min
  10. P2 18:13NSHAustin Watson: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 0:40NSHKyle Turris: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  12. P3 8:29NSHAustin Watson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  13. P3 18:30WPGNikolaj Ehlers: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 18:30NSHP.K. Subban: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 19:29NSHRyan Ellis: Slashing2 min
  16. P3 19:29WPGBryan Little: 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.

WPG00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNSH
33Shots on goal45
2.9Expected goals3.9
69Shot attempts67
30Faceoffs won43
5Power plays3
14Penalty minutes18
30Hits23
11Blocked shots24
14Giveaways22
5Takeaways11

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. bestPerreault – Copp – Roslovic10:18

    xG 0.78–0.41 (65%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  2. Matthias – Dano – Tanev6:10

    xG 0.15–0.13 (54%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Wheeler – Ehlers – Laine12:23

    xG 0.52–0.58 (47%)attempts 19–11goals 0–0

  4. Little – Armia – Connor7:37

    xG 0.09–0.53 (15%)attempts 4–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMorrow – Poolman11:43

    xG 1.06–0.51 (68%)attempts 21–12goals 0–0

  2. Myers – Morrissey14:10

    xG 0.35–0.30 (54%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0

  3. Byfuglien – Chiarot13:41

    xG 0.34–0.95 (26%)attempts 14–19goals 0–1

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestTurris – Smith – Fiala8:44

    xG 0.90–0.15 (86%)attempts 14–10goals 1–0

  2. Johansen – Forsberg – Sissons3:37

    xG 0.31–0.02 (93%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Fisher – Watson – Sissons5:57

    xG 0.12–0.06 (66%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Fisher – Watson – Arvidsson2:28

    xG 0.11–0.19 (37%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSubban – Ekholm15:55

    xG 0.87–0.44 (67%)attempts 19–15goals 0–0

  2. Josi – Ellis14:26

    xG 0.93–0.69 (57%)attempts 14–20goals 1–0

  3. Emelin – Weber11:13

    xG 0.18–0.68 (21%)attempts 6–18goals 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 3.9 xGWPG 2.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 13/100 · #1086 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.61 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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).