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Sun, Nov 7, 2010·Honda Center, Anaheim

Nashville Predators 4, Anaheim Ducks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 64% of the time.

ANA winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH2901223424
ANA21109317537

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:52ANATeemu SelanneAssists: Bobby Ryan, Andreas Lilja · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–1
  2. P1 2:34NSHPatric HornqvistAssists: Cal O'Reilly · Deflected, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P1 10:49ANASaku KoivuAssists: Teemu Selanne, Jason Blake · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–2
  4. P1 17:16NSHSteve SullivanAssists: Patric Hornqvist · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P3 0:49ANALubomir VisnovskyAssists: George Parros, Ryan Carter · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–3
  6. P3 6:15NSHCody FransonUnassisted · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–3
  7. P3 10:05ANASaku KoivuPPAssists: Toni Lydman, Jason Blake · Deflected, 0.12 xG3–4
  8. P3 16:13NSHCal O'ReillyAssists: Cody Franson, Marcel Goc · Tip-in, 0.26 xG4–4
  9. P3 19:58ANAPaul MaraGWGAssists: Bobby Ryan, Corey Perry · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 4:59ANAToni Lydman: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 11:07ANATeemu Selanne: Holding2 min
  3. P2 12:25NSHJ-P Dumont: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 12:39ANANick Bonino: Holding2 min
  5. P2 16:01ANARyan Carter: Interference2 min
  6. P3 8:05NSHShane O'Brien: Holding2 min · PPG
  7. P3 13:55NSHSteve Sullivan: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 16:32NSHJordin Tootoo: Slashing2 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 SOG0ANA
47% to win53% to win
← NSH attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Smithson won the faceoff against Koivu
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHANA
24Shots on goal37
2.4Expected goals3.3
53Shot attempts60
30Faceoffs won38
4Power plays3
8Penalty minutes8
19Hits18
7Blocked shots10
5Giveaways9
4Takeaways2

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 – Hornqvist10:51

    xG 0.78–0.34 (70%)attempts 14–10goals 2–0

  2. Legwand – Smithson – Tootoo4:41

    xG 0.14–0.15 (49%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Dumont – Ward – Goc3:40

    xG 0.13–0.15 (47%)attempts 7–2goals 1–1

  4. Ward – Goc – Wilson5:14

    xG 0.15–0.21 (43%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSulzer – Franson8:21

    xG 0.64–0.25 (72%)attempts 13–6goals 2–0

  2. Bouillon – Weber19:06

    xG 0.51–0.83 (38%)attempts 17–15goals 1–2

  3. Klein – O'Brien14:03

    xG 0.40–1.02 (28%)attempts 8–19goals 1–2

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGreen – Parros – Carter10:31

    xG 0.69–0.07 (91%)attempts 12–4goals 1–0

  2. Getzlaf – Perry – Ryan13:17

    xG 0.73–0.20 (78%)attempts 16–5goals 1–1

  3. Selanne – Koivu – Blake10:24

    xG 0.53–0.27 (66%)attempts 9–11goals 1–1

  4. Marchant – Bonino – Palmieri5:58

    xG 0.10–0.57 (16%)attempts 2–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestLydman – Visnovsky14:25

    xG 0.90–0.37 (71%)attempts 18–7goals 1–0

  2. Lilja – Brookbank11:17

    xG 0.65–0.35 (65%)attempts 11–11goals 2–0

  3. Mara – Fowler15:39

    xG 0.51–0.34 (60%)attempts 12–13goals 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.

ANA 3.3 xGNSH 2.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANANSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 97/100 · #30 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.94 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +50 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 64% of the time.

ANA winsNSH wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).