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Wed, Feb 27, 2013·Honda Center, Anaheim

Nashville Predators 1, Anaheim Ducks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 83% of the time.

ANA winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH091804121
ANA3132807528

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:48ANANick BoninoAssists: Emerson Etem · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 3:49ANAKyle PalmieriGWGAssists: Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–2
  3. P1 16:57ANAKyle PalmieriAssists: Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–3
  4. P2 1:07ANAKyle PalmieriPPAssists: Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf · Tip-in, 0.11 xG0–4
  5. P2 9:27NSHCraig SmithAssists: Kevin Klein, Rich Clune · Slap, 0.19 xG1–4
  6. P2 19:20ANASaku KoivuPPAssists: Bobby Ryan, Francois Beauchemin · Tip-in, 0.20 xG1–5
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 19:24NSHColin Wilson: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  2. P2 10:53ANARyan Getzlaf: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 13:18NSHScott Hannan: Interference2 min
  4. P2 17:58NSHRich Clune: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  5. P3 1:49ANABryan Allen: Cross checking2 min
  6. P3 1:49NSHRich Clune: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 9:25ANAMatt Beleskey: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  8. P3 19:51ANAMatt Beleskey: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 19:51NSHScott Hannan: Fighting5 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
43% to win57% to win
← NSH attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Koivu won the faceoff against Fisher
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHANA
21Shots on goal28
1.0Expected goals2.8
38Shot attempts57
35Faceoffs won23
2Power plays3
13Penalty minutes11
18Hits14
13Blocked shots11
11Giveaways7
6Takeaways10

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. Clune – Kostitsyn – Smith9:25

    xG 0.23–0.25 (48%)attempts 4–8goals 1–0

  2. Legwand – Hornqvist – Bourque11:27

    xG 0.34–0.49 (41%)attempts 8–12goals 0–1

  3. Fisher – Erat – Wilson9:11

    xG 0.12–0.28 (29%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1

  4. Gaustad – Yip – Spaling10:27

    xG 0.04–0.25 (13%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHannan – Klein6:05

    xG 0.16–0.01 (94%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Klein – Blum10:28

    xG 0.36–0.33 (52%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0

  3. Blum – Ellis3:06

    xG 0.03–0.17 (14%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Perry – Palmieri8:27

    xG 0.55–0.15 (78%)attempts 11–9goals 2–0

  2. Bonino – Maroon – Etem11:00

    xG 0.37–0.00 (99%)attempts 9–2goals 1–0

  3. Selanne – Ryan – Beleskey10:11

    xG 0.37–0.33 (53%)attempts 11–8goals 0–1

  4. Koivu – Winnik – Cogliano11:11

    xG 0.11–0.19 (37%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLydman – Allen13:46

    xG 0.77–0.07 (91%)attempts 18–8goals 1–0

  2. Souray – Beauchemin13:54

    xG 0.46–0.41 (53%)attempts 13–9goals 1–1

  3. Sbisa – Fowler18:04

    xG 0.35–0.38 (48%)attempts 9–13goals 1–0

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.

ANA 2.8 xGNSH 1.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 13/100 · #615 of 720 this seasonSwing 0.50 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 57% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 83% of the time.

ANA winsNSH wins

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

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