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Tue, Apr 8, 2014·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Nashville Predators 2, Dallas Stars 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 57% of the time.

DAL winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NSH0811515011229
DAL11116011022330

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:23DALAlex GoligoskiAssists: Vernon Fiddler, Colton Sceviour · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:22NSHGabriel BourqueAssists: Craig Smith, Shea Weber · Snap, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 8:16DALJamie BennAssists: Valeri Nichushkin, Brenden Dillon · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P3 10:24NSHGabriel BourqueAssists: Paul Gaustad · Snap, 0.22 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. NSH Calle Jarnkrok stopped
  2. 2. DAL Jordie Benn stopped
  3. 3. NSH Craig Smith stopped
  4. 4. DAL Jamie Benn stopped
  5. 5. NSH Roman Josi scored
  6. 6. DAL Vernon Fiddler scored
  7. 7. NSH Matt Cullen stopped
  8. 8. DAL Tyler Seguin scored
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 16:56DALJamie Benn: Slashing2 min
  2. P3 10:40NSHShea Weber: Delaying game2 min
  3. P3 11:02NSHVictor Bartley: Holding2 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 SOG0DAL
48% to win52% to win
← NSH attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jarnkrok won the faceoff against Benn
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHDAL
29Shots on goal30
2.4Expected goals2.8
62Shot attempts63
29Faceoffs won27
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
17Hits19
19Blocked shots19
5Giveaways21
5Takeaways12

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. bestGaustad – Smith – Bourque7:53

    xG 0.78–0.39 (67%)attempts 15–6goals 2–1

  2. Cullen – Fisher – Hornqvist15:21

    xG 0.55–0.24 (69%)attempts 16–13goals 0–0

  3. Stalberg – Spaling – Wilson7:44

    xG 0.36–0.07 (84%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  4. Nystrom – Clune – Jarnkrok4:05

    xG 0.13–0.10 (58%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBartley – Jones11:56

    xG 0.67–0.19 (78%)attempts 18–4goals 0–1

  2. Ellis – Ekholm17:07

    xG 0.56–0.38 (60%)attempts 14–11goals 0–0

  3. Weber – Josi24:49

    xG 1.02–1.18 (46%)attempts 24–31goals 2–1

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. Roussel – Eakin – Garbutt11:05

    xG 0.41–0.37 (53%)attempts 14–13goals 0–0

  2. Benn – Seguin – Nichushkin12:11

    xG 0.77–0.76 (50%)attempts 15–15goals 1–2

  3. Horcoff – Fiddler – Sceviour12:21

    xG 0.29–0.44 (39%)attempts 7–13goals 0–0

  4. Cole – Jeffrey – Chiasson4:23

    xG 0.10–0.27 (26%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Gonchar – Nemeth11:05

    xG 0.34–0.34 (50%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

  2. Benn – Dillon21:08

    xG 0.62–0.93 (40%)attempts 15–24goals 1–2

  3. Daley – Goligoski20:03

    xG 0.69–1.01 (41%)attempts 22–21goals 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.

DAL 2.8 xGNSH 2.4 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 56/100 · #491 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.70 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +33 pts

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 57% of the time.

DAL winsNSH wins

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

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