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Tue, Nov 19, 2013·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Nashville Predators 2, Detroit Red Wings 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 66% of the time.

DET winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH0101718225
DET0709011027

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 19:55NSHShea WeberPPGWGAssists: David Legwand · Slap, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P3 7:13NSHGabriel BourqueAssists: Viktor Stalberg · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–0
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 7:45DETBrian Lashoff: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 9:03NSHMatt Cullen: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P2 6:22DETJonathan Ericsson: Holding2 min
  4. P2 10:59NSHMike Fisher: Holding2 min
  5. P2 15:04DETNiklas Kronwall: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 19:00DETDrew Miller: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 10:42DETDaniel Cleary: High sticking double minor4 min
  8. P3 16:15NSHViktor Stalberg: Holding2 min
  9. P3 16:15DETMikael Samuelsson: Hooking2 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 SOG0DET
48% to win52% to win
← NSH attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Datsyuk won the faceoff against Fisher
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHDET
25Shots on goal27
2.3Expected goals1.5
46Shot attempts49
34Faceoffs won32
6Power plays2
6Penalty minutes14
16Hits21
15Blocked shots10
8Giveaways14
7Takeaways5

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. bestFisher – Hornqvist – Wilson11:25

    xG 0.52–0.04 (92%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  2. Legwand – Stalberg – Bourque9:17

    xG 0.35–0.23 (61%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  3. Hendricks – Gaustad – Clune5:05

    xG 0.01–0.00 (91%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Gaustad – Stalberg – Spaling2:24

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlein – Jones14:49

    xG 0.49–0.30 (62%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  2. Weber – Josi17:00

    xG 0.33–0.30 (53%)attempts 9–19goals 0–0

  3. Bartley – Ellis8:18

    xG 0.03–0.22 (13%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestCleary – Samuelsson – Abdelkader2:52

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  2. Bertuzzi – Datsyuk – Zetterberg12:00

    xG 0.24–0.16 (60%)attempts 14–7goals 0–1

  3. Samuelsson – Miller – Abdelkader4:46

    xG 0.10–0.03 (76%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Franzen – Helm – Tatar7:17

    xG 0.13–0.49 (21%)attempts 2–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKindl – Lashoff8:30

    xG 0.31–0.07 (83%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. Kindl – Smith2:32

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Quincey – Smith10:19

    xG 0.19–0.15 (56%)attempts 9–8goals 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.

DET 1.5 xGNSH 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 2/100 · #1183 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.67 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50DET 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, Nashville Predators win this game 66% of the time.

DET winsNSH wins

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

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