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Thu, Oct 11, 2018·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Winnipeg Jets 0, Nashville Predators 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 76% of the time.

NSH winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG01202015029
NSH01111326330

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 3:02NSHRyan HartmanGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P3 7:58NSHRoman JosiAssists: Ryan Ellis, Ryan Hartman · Slap, 0.14 xG0–2
  3. P3 14:42NSHRyan JohansenAssists: Viktor Arvidsson, Filip Forsberg · Backhand, 0.16 xG0–3
Penalties (19)
  1. P1 12:24WPGBen Chiarot: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 15:13WPGPatrik Laine: High sticking double minor4 min
  3. P2 8:31WPGBlake Wheeler: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 13:07WPGNikolaj Ehlers: Interference2 min
  5. P2 15:41WPGJacob Trouba: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 15:41WPGBlake Wheeler: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 15:41WPGNikolaj Ehlers: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 15:41NSHMattias Ekholm: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 15:41NSHColton Sissons: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 17:23WPGDustin Byfuglien: Interference2 min
  11. P2 17:48WPGJacob Trouba: Slashing2 min
  12. P2 17:48WPGTyler Myers: Misconduct10 min
  13. P2 0:00NSHZac Rinaldo: Cross checking2 min
  14. P3 9:47NSHKevin Fiala: Tripping2 min
  15. P3 15:45WPGJacob Trouba: Interference2 min
  16. P3 18:58WPGPatrik Laine: Roughing2 min
  17. P3 18:58NSHDan Hamhuis: Roughing2 min
  18. P3 18:58WPGBen Chiarot: Misconduct10 min
  19. P3 0:00WPGMark Scheifele: Misconduct10 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 20:00Scheifele won the faceoff against Johansen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGNSH
29Shots on goal30
2.4Expected goals4.2
43Shot attempts51
27Faceoffs won28
2Power plays9
60Penalty minutes16
19Hits19
6Blocked shots6
9Giveaways10
7Takeaways8

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. bestLowry – Copp – Tanev5:31

    xG 0.30–0.08 (80%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  2. Little – Ehlers – Laine10:11

    xG 0.47–0.28 (63%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Wheeler – Scheifele – Connor11:15

    xG 0.40–0.40 (50%)attempts 6–7goals 0–2

  4. Perreault – Roslovic – Vesalainen3:23

    xG 0.04–0.23 (16%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMyers – Morrow7:47

    xG 0.55–0.31 (64%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Byfuglien – Chiarot12:26

    xG 0.54–0.38 (59%)attempts 11–7goals 0–2

  3. Trouba – Morrissey13:16

    xG 0.30–1.20 (20%)attempts 9–14goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestRinaldo – Salomaki – Sissons9:23

    xG 1.18–0.22 (84%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  2. Bonino – Jarnkrok – Hartman4:48

    xG 0.33–0.24 (59%)attempts 4–5goals 2–0

  3. Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson9:10

    xG 0.31–0.30 (51%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  4. Turris – Smith – Fiala7:17

    xG 0.16–0.33 (33%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSubban – Ekholm13:18

    xG 1.23–0.45 (73%)attempts 12–8goals 2–0

  2. Josi – Ellis11:53

    xG 0.48–0.27 (64%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0

  3. Weber – Josi2:11

    xG 0.00–0.15 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 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 4.2 xGWPG 2.4 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 8/100 · #1141 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.69 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 76% 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).