Tue, Jan 17, 2012·Madison Square Garden, New York
Nashville Predators 0, New York Rangers 3
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 82% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 011 | 08 | 08 | 027 |
| NYR | 110 | 112 | 17 | 329 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 6:15NYRDan GirardiGWGAssists: Marian Gaborik, Carl Hagelin · Deflected, 0.01 xG0–1
- P2 10:42NYRJohn MitchellUnassisted · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–2
- P3 19:09NYRRyan CallahanENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.73 xG0–3
Penalties (4)
- P2 2:00NSHColin Wilson: Tripping2 min
- P2 3:48NYRJohn Mitchell: Tripping2 min
- P2 18:24NSHMartin Erat: Interference goalkeeper2 min
- P2 18:41NYRMarian Gaborik: High sticking double minor4 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Richards won the faceoff against Legwand
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestFisher – Erat – Halischuk2:02
xG 0.25–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0
- Legwand – Hornqvist – Wilson10:55
xG 0.48–0.57 (45%)attempts 13–11goals 0–0
- Fisher – Erat – Kostitsyn7:26
xG 0.68–0.80 (46%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0
- Tootoo – Spaling – Bourque10:14
xG 0.42–1.27 (25%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestBouillon – Weber17:20
xG 1.29–0.89 (59%)attempts 21–11goals 0–0
- Josi – Ellis5:45
xG 0.47–0.21 (69%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0
- Klein – Hillen3:49
xG 0.11–0.16 (42%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0
New York Rangers
Forward lines
- bestRupp – Mitchell – Anisimov3:30
xG 0.30–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0
- Gaborik – Hagelin – Stepan14:30
xG 1.20–0.95 (56%)attempts 15–14goals 1–0
- Fedotenko – Boyle – Prust3:36
xG 0.17–0.10 (62%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0
- Fedotenko – Boyle – Callahan7:50
xG 0.21–0.24 (47%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestStaal – Bickel6:20
xG 0.71–0.21 (77%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0
- Stralman – Del Zotto12:49
xG 0.78–0.62 (56%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0
- Girardi – McDonagh20:46
xG 0.90–0.83 (52%)attempts 15–20goals 2–0
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.
NYR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NYR is favoured, below it NSH. 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, New York Rangers win this game 82% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NYR − NSH), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).