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Sun, Nov 10, 2013·Prudential Center, Newark

Nashville Predators 0, New Jersey Devils 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 52% of the time.

NJD winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH060405015
NJD1721224523

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:30NJDJaromir JagrGWGAssists: Peter Harrold, Andy Greene · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:54NJDCam JanssenAssists: Ryan Carter, Marek Zidlicky · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–2
  3. P2 8:37NJDMarek ZidlickyPPAssists: Eric Gelinas, Adam Henrique · Slap, 0.04 xG0–3
  4. P3 12:57NJDTravis ZajacAssists: Jaromir Jagr, Dainius Zubrus · Snap, 0.06 xG0–4
  5. P3 19:16NJDMattias TedenbyAssists: Andrei Loktionov, Steve Bernier · Snap, 0.21 xG0–5
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 2:26NSHRich Clune: Holding2 min
  2. P1 5:41NJDMattias Tedenby: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  3. P1 19:58NSHPaul Gaustad: Holding2 min
  4. P2 5:05NJDDamien Brunner: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 8:32NSHSeth Jones: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P2 12:20NJDDamien Brunner: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 16:55NSHNick Spaling: Boarding2 min
  8. P3 2:51NJDRyan Carter: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 10:32NJDMarek Zidlicky: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 15:29NJDRyan Carter: High sticking2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
48% to win52% to win
← NSH attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Gaustad won the faceoff against Zajac
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHNJD
15Shots on goal23
1.5Expected goals1.4
22Shot attempts36
27Faceoffs won34
6Power plays4
8Penalty minutes12
20Hits12
9Blocked shots3
3Giveaways4
3Takeaways5

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. bestLegwand – Nystrom – Hornqvist7:54

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Nystrom – Stalberg – Spaling2:08

    xG 0.14–0.07 (68%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Hendricks – Gaustad – Clune8:01

    xG 0.11–0.06 (66%)attempts 3–3goals 0–1

  4. Stalberg – Spaling – Wilson7:45

    xG 0.12–0.11 (52%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlein – Josi12:52

    xG 0.24–0.03 (89%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. Klein – Ekholm2:57

    xG 0.22–0.06 (78%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

  3. Ellis – Ekholm7:48

    xG 0.13–0.24 (35%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestJanssen – Carter – Josefson5:45

    xG 0.33–0.04 (89%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0

  2. Jagr – Zubrus – Zajac10:28

    xG 0.28–0.11 (71%)attempts 7–3goals 2–0

  3. Bernier – Tedenby – Loktionov8:15

    xG 0.22–0.14 (62%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

  4. Ryder – Tedenby – Henrique2:13

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 3–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGelinas – Larsson16:00

    xG 0.28–0.14 (68%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  2. Volchenkov – Zidlicky9:41

    xG 0.18–0.15 (53%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  3. Greene – Harrold12:25

    xG 0.25–0.36 (41%)attempts 9–5goals 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.

NJD 1.4 xGNSH 1.5 xG
00.511.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 3/100 · #1150 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.54 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 52% of the time.

NJD winsNSH wins

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

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