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Sat, Oct 26, 2013·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

St. Louis Blues 6, Nashville Predators 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 58% of the time.

NSH winsSTL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
STL1172439630
NSH080817123

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:27STLAlexander SteenPPAssists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Jaden Schwartz · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 7:34STLT.J. OshieGWGAssists: Alex Pietrangelo · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–0
  3. P2 11:36STLJaden SchwartzAssists: Vladimir Sobotka, Vladimir Tarasenko · Snap, 0.10 xG3–0
  4. P3 0:52NSHNick SpalingSHAssists: Mattias Ekholm · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–1
  5. P3 4:37STLAlexander SteenAssists: T.J. Oshie, David Backes · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–1
  6. P3 7:48STLDerek RoyAssists: Vladimir Tarasenko, Jay Bouwmeester · Wrist, 0.05 xG5–1
  7. P3 12:58STLAlex PietrangeloPPAssists: David Backes, Jay Bouwmeester · Slap, 0.07 xG6–1
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 5:20NSHColin Wilson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 11:27NSHMatt Hendricks: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 11:27STLBarret Jackman: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 12:04STLT.J. Oshie: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 8:24NSHPatric Hornqvist: Boarding2 min
  6. P2 12:52STLChris Stewart: Cross checking2 min
  7. P2 12:52NSHPatric Hornqvist: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 12:52STLChris Stewart: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 12:52STLChris Stewart: Misconduct10 min
  10. P2 15:02NSHMatt Hendricks: Slashing2 min
  11. P2 19:57NSHPaul Gaustad: Boarding2 min
  12. P3 12:30NSHShea Weber: Tripping2 min · PPG
  13. P3 17:48NSHRyan Ellis: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 17:48STLVladimir Sobotka: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 17:48STLVladimir Sobotka: Roughing2 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.

STL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

STLNSH
30Shots on goal23
2.4Expected goals2.0
56Shot attempts45
23Faceoffs won32
5Power plays3
25Penalty minutes19
17Hits19
11Blocked shots9
4Giveaways9
4Takeaways7

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.

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestRoy – Sobotka – Tarasenko2:56

    xG 0.17–0.08 (67%)attempts 6–1goals 1–0

  2. Sobotka – Paajarvi – Tarasenko2:45

    xG 0.10–0.04 (72%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  3. Morrow – Roy – Reaves3:35

    xG 0.25–0.21 (54%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Reaves – Berglund – Schwartz2:00

    xG 0.05–0.03 (65%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBouwmeester – Pietrangelo15:21

    xG 1.13–0.49 (70%)attempts 22–10goals 3–0

  2. Jackman – Shattenkirk13:44

    xG 0.51–0.37 (58%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0

  3. Leopold – Polak13:06

    xG 0.29–0.64 (31%)attempts 6–10goals 1–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestCullen – Smith – Bourque9:59

    xG 0.68–0.31 (69%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  2. Fisher – Hornqvist – Wilson8:23

    xG 0.40–0.34 (54%)attempts 8–10goals 0–1

  3. Legwand – Nystrom – Forsberg4:05

    xG 0.10–0.06 (62%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Hendricks – Gaustad – Spaling4:38

    xG 0.24–0.27 (47%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlein – Ekholm14:18

    xG 0.36–0.16 (69%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  2. Weber – Jones16:07

    xG 0.79–0.88 (47%)attempts 18–17goals 0–1

  3. Bartley – Ellis12:54

    xG 0.41–0.89 (32%)attempts 7–20goals 0–3

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 2.0 xGSTL 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHSTL

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 STL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 24/100 · #893 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.66 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
STL 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 58% of the time.

NSH winsSTL wins

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

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