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Thu, Oct 10, 2013·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Nashville Predators 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 58% of the time.

NSH winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR0629211426
NSH08017011036

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 13:41TORPhil KesselGWGAssists: James van Riemsdyk · Snap, 0.17 xG1–0
  2. P2 19:51TORJames van RiemsdykAssists: Phil Kessel, Carl Gunnarsson · Wrap-around, 0.14 xG2–0
  3. P3 16:18TORTyler BozakPPAssists: Phil Kessel, Morgan Rielly · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–0
  4. P3 16:59TORJoffrey LupulPPAssists: Jake Gardiner, Nazem Kadri · Tip-in, 0.15 xG4–0
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 8:17TORJames van Riemsdyk: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 11:18NSHMatt Hendricks: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 1:32TORDion Phaneuf: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 9:38TORDave Bolland: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 19:54NSHMatt Hendricks: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 19:54TORDavid Broll: Fighting5 min
  7. P3 13:18NSHMike Fisher: Boarding5 min · PPG
  8. P3 13:18NSHMike Fisher: Game misconduct10 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NSH
48% to win52% to win
← TOR attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bolland won the faceoff against Gaustad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORNSH
26Shots on goal36
2.1Expected goals1.8
47Shot attempts56
26Faceoffs won40
4Power plays3
11Penalty minutes22
23Hits15
12Blocked shots13
11Giveaways8
11Takeaways6

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestKessel – van Riemsdyk – Bozak14:29

    xG 0.56–0.35 (62%)attempts 12–13goals 2–0

  2. Lupul – Kadri – Broll8:01

    xG 0.32–0.16 (67%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

  3. McClement – Lupul – Kadri2:59

    xG 0.07–0.01 (83%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Orr – McClement – Ashton5:04

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFranson – Rielly13:24

    xG 0.60–0.29 (67%)attempts 11–9goals 2–0

  2. Phaneuf – Gunnarsson16:47

    xG 0.37–0.35 (52%)attempts 15–17goals 0–0

  3. Ranger – Gardiner11:49

    xG 0.11–0.41 (22%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestHendricks – Gaustad – Clune7:08

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Fisher – Hornqvist – Wilson12:00

    xG 0.20–0.14 (59%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  3. Cullen – Spaling – Smith9:00

    xG 0.31–0.36 (47%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  4. Legwand – Nystrom – Forsberg9:25

    xG 0.29–0.41 (41%)attempts 7–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Bartley – Ellis9:31

    xG 0.11–0.07 (62%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  2. Weber – Jones17:58

    xG 0.48–0.44 (52%)attempts 21–12goals 0–2

  3. Klein – Ekholm14:28

    xG 0.42–0.63 (40%)attempts 14–17goals 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.

NSH 1.8 xGTOR 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHTOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 5/100 · #1105 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.60 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 58% of the time.

NSH winsTOR wins

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

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