Thu, Dec 12, 2013·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
Dallas Stars 1, Nashville Predators 3
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 63% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 113 | 09 | 012 | 134 |
| NSH | 211 | 110 | 09 | 330 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 18:07DALErik ColeAssists: Alex Chiasson · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–0
- P1 19:02NSHPatric HornqvistPPAssists: David Legwand, Shea Weber · Snap, 0.28 xG1–1
- P1 19:30NSHDavid LegwandPPGWGAssists: Roman Josi, Shea Weber · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–2
- P2 9:14NSHPaul GaustadAssists: Colin Wilson, Gabriel Bourque · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–3
Penalties (6)
- P1 13:41NSHRyan Ellis: Boarding2 min
- P1 18:45DALShawn Horcoff: High sticking2 min · PPG
- P1 18:52DALBrenden Dillon: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
- P2 1:21NSHRoman Josi: Roughing2 min
- P2 14:11NSHShea Weber: Boarding2 min
- P3 19:37DALJamie Benn: Slashing2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Gaustad won the faceoff against Eakin
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Dallas Stars
Forward lines
- bestCole – Chiasson – Eakin13:46
xG 0.41–0.23 (64%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0
- Whitney – Horcoff – Peverley5:51
xG 0.36–0.18 (66%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0
- Jeffrey – Roussel – Garbutt4:33
xG 0.15–0.01 (93%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
- Roussel – Seguin – Nichushkin4:37
xG 0.07–0.05 (59%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestGonchar – Benn7:36
xG 0.43–0.17 (72%)attempts 15–9goals 1–0
- Rome – Oleksiak5:59
xG 0.24–0.10 (72%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0
- Gonchar – Rome7:45
xG 0.19–0.05 (80%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0
Nashville Predators
Forward lines
- bestLegwand – Hornqvist – Spaling11:22
xG 0.45–0.13 (77%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0
- Fisher – Nystrom – Stalberg12:25
xG 0.43–0.33 (57%)attempts 8–14goals 0–0
- Hendricks – Gaustad – Clune8:21
xG 0.08–0.03 (72%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
- Cullen – Wilson – Bourque6:15
xG 0.02–0.31 (5%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- Weber – Josi20:21
xG 0.83–0.82 (50%)attempts 19–30goals 0–1
- Klein – Bartley16:38
xG 0.23–0.22 (51%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0
- Ellis – Jones9:19
xG 0.22–0.35 (39%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NSH's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NSH is favoured, below it DAL. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 63% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NSH − DAL), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).