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Tue, Nov 19, 2019·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Winnipeg Jets 2, Nashville Predators 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 68% of the time.

NSH winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG1817010225
NSH010113016139

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:18WPGPatrik LaineAssists: Kyle Connor · Wrist, 0.25 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:47WPGNikolaj EhlersGWGAssists: Jack Roslovic, Mark Scheifele · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P2 18:11NSHNick BoninoAssists: Rocco Grimaldi, Dan Hamhuis · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 11:38NSHMattias Ekholm: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 14:36WPGNathan Beaulieu: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 14:36NSHFilip Forsberg: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 17:45WPGLuca Sbisa: Interference2 min
  5. P1 19:19WPGBlake Wheeler: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 18:21NSHSteven Santini: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P3 15:17WPGMathieu Perreault: Interference2 min
  8. P3 15:17NSHMikael Granlund: Embellishment2 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
45% to win55% 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
25Shots on goal39
1.4Expected goals2.3
50Shot attempts78
26Faceoffs won24
2Power plays2
8Penalty minutes8
10Hits18
16Blocked shots18
6Giveaways11
9Takeaways5

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. bestShaw – Gustafsson – Luoto3:53

    xG 0.10–0.02 (85%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Lowry – Shaw – Copp2:08

    xG 0.06–0.01 (80%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Scheifele – Connor – Laine12:36

    xG 0.54–0.58 (49%)attempts 9–15goals 1–1

  4. Wheeler – Ehlers – Roslovic8:37

    xG 0.22–0.32 (41%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPoolman – Morrissey16:57

    xG 0.54–0.32 (63%)attempts 15–20goals 2–0

  2. Kulikov – Pionk16:19

    xG 0.27–0.48 (36%)attempts 14–23goals 0–1

  3. Sbisa – Beaulieu11:33

    xG 0.27–0.81 (25%)attempts 10–19goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestDuchene – Jarnkrok – Granlund11:15

    xG 0.48–0.14 (78%)attempts 22–9goals 0–0

  2. Bonino – Smith – Grimaldi9:21

    xG 0.44–0.22 (67%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  3. Watson – Sissons – Olivier6:12

    xG 0.12–0.07 (64%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  4. Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson9:51

    xG 0.11–0.46 (19%)attempts 9–9goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Fabbro15:50

    xG 0.49–0.17 (74%)attempts 24–11goals 0–0

  2. Josi – Ellis16:50

    xG 0.66–0.68 (49%)attempts 24–18goals 0–1

  3. Hamhuis – Santini8:05

    xG 0.13–0.25 (34%)attempts 6–9goals 1–1

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 2.3 xGWPG 1.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

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 18/100 · #924 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.94 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 68% 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).