Wed, Oct 28, 2015·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose
Nashville Predators 2, San Jose Sharks 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 59% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 17 | 09 | 18 | 224 |
| SJS | 09 | 04 | 18 | 121 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 3:22NSHEric NystromAssists: Roman Josi, Paul Gaustad · Slap, 0.04 xG1–0
- P3 1:28SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Matt Nieto, Matt Tennyson · Wrist, 0.35 xG1–1
- P3 8:52NSHCalle JarnkrokGWGAssists: Gabriel Bourque, Seth Jones · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
Penalties (8)
- P1 15:04NSHBarret Jackman: Roughing2 min
- P2 11:22SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic: Holding2 min
- P2 17:36SJSJoe Thornton: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- P2 17:36NSHShea Weber: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- P3 11:38NSHGabriel Bourque: Interference2 min
- P3 13:52SJSMike Brown: Roughing2 min
- P3 13:52SJSMike Brown: Roughing2 min
- P3 13:52NSHRoman Josi: Roughing2 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 20:00Fisher won the faceoff against Thornton
- 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.
Nashville Predators
Forward lines
- bestRibeiro – Wilson – Smith10:14
xG 0.60–0.16 (79%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0
- Fisher – Neal – Forsberg12:07
xG 0.46–0.07 (87%)attempts 15–8goals 0–0
- Hodgson – Bourque – Jarnkrok9:06
xG 0.18–0.45 (29%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0
- Gaustad – Nystrom – Watson7:50
xG 0.05–0.53 (9%)attempts 7–8goals 1–1
Defence pairs
- bestEllis – Ekholm15:51
xG 0.72–0.46 (61%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0
- Jackman – Jones11:06
xG 0.31–0.18 (63%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0
- Weber – Josi15:55
xG 0.31–0.70 (30%)attempts 20–17goals 1–1
San Jose Sharks
Forward lines
- bestThornton – Pavelski – Donskoi13:14
xG 0.52–0.09 (85%)attempts 13–8goals 0–1
- Marleau – Ward – Hertl11:23
xG 0.48–0.47 (51%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0
- Brown – Smith – Goodrow7:05
xG 0.24–0.40 (37%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0
- Wingels – Nieto – Tierney10:08
xG 0.13–0.31 (29%)attempts 8–10goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestDillon – Tennyson11:26
xG 0.29–0.08 (79%)attempts 13–6goals 0–0
- Martin – Burns15:08
xG 0.44–0.65 (40%)attempts 11–18goals 0–1
- Vlasic – Braun14:46
xG 0.15–0.38 (28%)attempts 13–17goals 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.
SJS's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line SJS is favoured, below it NSH. 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, San Jose Sharks win this game 59% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (SJS − NSH), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).