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Wed, Nov 3, 2010·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Nashville Predators 3, Phoenix Coyotes 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 64% of the time.

PHX winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH21118012331
PHX18110210428

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:08PHXEd JovanovskiAssists: Radim Vrbata, Martin Hanzal · Wrist, 0.01 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:58NSHFrancis BouillonAssists: Jordin Tootoo, Marcel Goc · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–1
  3. P1 9:28NSHSergei KostitsynAssists: Jordin Tootoo, Kevin Klein · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P2 1:09PHXEd JovanovskiAssists: Martin Hanzal · Slap, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P2 12:44NSHPatric HornqvistPPAssists: Colin Wilson, Cal O'Reilly · Wrist, 0.43 xG3–2
  6. P3 4:23PHXLee StempniakPPAssists: Wojtek Wolski, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. P3 5:38PHXEd JovanovskiPPGWGAssists: Ray Whitney, Keith Yandle · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–4
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 2:08PHXMartin Hanzal: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 6:53PHXTaylor Pyatt: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 10:04NSHShea Weber: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 4:51PHXOliver Ekman-Larsson: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 11:48PHXShane Doan: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P3 2:56NSHNick Spaling: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  7. P3 5:00NSHCody Franson: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  8. P3 6:02PHXVernon Fiddler: Tripping2 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.

NSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHX
47% to win53% to win
← NSH attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Legwand won the faceoff against Fiddler
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHPHX
31Shots on goal28
2.8Expected goals2.0
56Shot attempts50
29Faceoffs won29
5Power plays3
6Penalty minutes10
26Hits27
10Blocked shots17
2Giveaways5
5Takeaways4

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.

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestSullivan – O'Reilly – Hornqvist8:57

    xG 0.72–0.24 (75%)attempts 7–9goals 0–1

  2. Dumont – Smithson – Spaling6:08

    xG 0.18–0.17 (50%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  3. Legwand – Ward – Wilson10:57

    xG 0.20–0.28 (41%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  4. Goc – Tootoo – Kostitsyn9:32

    xG 0.14–0.28 (33%)attempts 8–6goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSulzer – Franson11:34

    xG 0.69–0.16 (81%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  2. Klein – O'Brien16:09

    xG 0.41–0.54 (43%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0

  3. Bouillon – Weber13:49

    xG 0.27–0.59 (31%)attempts 9–14goals 0–2

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestBelanger – Prucha – Upshall4:04

    xG 0.26–0.01 (96%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Whitney – Vrbata – Hanzal10:09

    xG 0.31–0.19 (62%)attempts 9–4goals 2–0

  3. Prucha – Korpikoski – Wolski2:22

    xG 0.06–0.02 (76%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Doan – Korpikoski – Wolski3:22

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJovanovski – Lepisto10:23

    xG 0.58–0.18 (77%)attempts 12–5goals 2–0

  2. Aucoin – Ekman-Larsson10:35

    xG 0.25–0.43 (37%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

  3. Morris – Yandle17:29

    xG 0.26–0.54 (32%)attempts 8–19goals 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.

PHX 2.0 xGNSH 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

PHX's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PHX is favoured, below it NSH. Dots are goals.

Excitement 80/100 · #218 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.12 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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 64% of the time.

PHX winsNSH wins

Simulated goal difference (PHX − NSH), 10,000 replays

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).