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Sat, Feb 8, 2014·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Anaheim Ducks 5, Nashville Predators 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 55% of the time.

NSH winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA171839524
NSH114013111238

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:35NSHViktor StalbergAssists: Simon Moser, Victor Bartley · Snap, 0.20 xG0–1
  2. P1 18:49ANARyan GetzlafAssists: Hampus Lindholm, Dustin Penner · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:45ANACorey PerryPPAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Cam Fowler · Backhand, 0.15 xG2–1
  4. P3 1:05NSHMike FisherPPAssists: David Legwand, Patric Hornqvist · Snap, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P3 4:51ANAEmerson EtemGWGAssists: Hampus Lindholm, Saku Koivu · Snap, 0.02 xG3–2
  6. P3 8:04ANAMathieu PerreaultAssists: Daniel Winnik · Tip-in, 0.14 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:24ANARyan GetzlafENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.45 xG5–2
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 6:08ANADaniel Winnik: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 12:19ANABryan Allen: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 8:34NSHMike Fisher: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  4. P2 14:23NSHDavid Legwand: Holding2 min
  5. P2 17:17ANABryan Allen: Fighting5 min · PPG
  6. P2 17:17NSHRich Clune: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 19:39ANALuca Sbisa: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 15:48ANACorey Perry: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  9. P3 15:48NSHPatric Hornqvist: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  10. P3 0:00NSHRich Clune: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 0:00NSHRich Clune: 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANANSH
24Shots on goal38
3.0Expected goals2.8
52Shot attempts63
22Faceoffs won30
3Power plays3
13Penalty minutes25
25Hits17
14Blocked shots19
6Giveaways8
5Takeaways7

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestWinnik – Beleskey – Silfverberg4:43

    xG 0.57–0.01 (98%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Getzlaf – Perry – Penner11:59

    xG 0.54–0.17 (76%)attempts 15–5goals 1–0

  3. Perreault – Maroon – Palmieri8:32

    xG 0.24–0.43 (35%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  4. Koivu – Cogliano – Etem7:22

    xG 0.09–0.32 (21%)attempts 4–14goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLovejoy – Fowler13:35

    xG 0.65–0.20 (77%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  2. Allen – Sbisa11:53

    xG 0.69–0.38 (64%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

  3. Beauchemin – Lindholm15:50

    xG 0.33–0.66 (33%)attempts 14–18goals 3–1

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestStalberg – Wilson – Moser9:36

    xG 0.71–0.24 (75%)attempts 12–5goals 1–1

  2. Legwand – Smith – Bourque8:35

    xG 0.27–0.02 (93%)attempts 15–1goals 0–0

  3. Gaustad – Clune – Sissons5:53

    xG 0.02–0.10 (19%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Fisher – Nystrom – Hornqvist9:57

    xG 0.09–0.55 (14%)attempts 6–15goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestBartley – Ellis11:37

    xG 0.79–0.38 (68%)attempts 12–6goals 1–1

  2. Del Zotto – Jones13:05

    xG 0.44–0.24 (65%)attempts 19–8goals 0–1

  3. Weber – Josi15:49

    xG 0.15–1.06 (13%)attempts 11–22goals 0–1

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 2.8 xGANA 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 57/100 · #478 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.52 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 55% of the time.

NSH winsANA wins

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

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