Sat, Oct 10, 2009·Sommet Center, Nashville
Buffalo Sabres 1, Nashville Predators 0
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 82% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 012 | 017 | 113 | 142 |
| NSH | 08 | 011 | 06 | 025 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P3 16:35BUFMike GrierGWGAssists: Tim Kennedy, Chris Butler · Backhand, 0.07 xG1–0
Penalties (7)
- P1 0:42NSHShea Weber: Tripping2 min
- P1 11:46BUFDerek Roy: Tripping2 min
- P1 14:43NSHJoel Ward: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P2 16:37BUFTim Kennedy: Roughing2 min
- P2 16:37NSHFrancis Bouillon: Roughing2 min
- P3 3:48NSHTeemu Laakso: Interference2 min
- P3 14:03NSHDavid Legwand: Holding2 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.
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P1
- P1 20:00Arnott won the faceoff against Connolly
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NSH's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NSH is favoured, below it BUF. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 82% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NSH − BUF), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).