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Tue, Nov 17, 2015·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Anaheim Ducks 2, Nashville Predators 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 63% of the time.

NSH winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA110019111240
NSH281904321

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:33NSHShea WeberPPAssists: Roman Josi, Mike Ribeiro · Slap, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:47ANARickard RakellAssists: Cam Fowler, Sami Vatanen · Wrap-around, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P1 13:13NSHJames NealUnassisted · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–2
  4. P2 6:13NSHMiikka SalomakiGWGAssists: Mattias Ekholm · Tip-in, 0.06 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:33ANAMike SantorelliAssists: Kevin Bieksa, Patrick Maroon · Wrist, 0.34 xG2–3
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 6:56NSHMike Fisher: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 6:56ANAKevin Bieksa: Fighting5 min · PPG
  3. P1 7:06ANANick Ritchie: Slashing2 min
  4. P1 8:53ANACarl Hagelin: Hooking2 min
  5. P1 10:25ANACorey Perry: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 10:25NSHRoman Josi: Roughing2 min
  7. P1 14:05ANANick Ritchie: Holding the stick2 min
  8. P1 0:00NSHBarret Jackman: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  9. P2 3:35NSHJames Neal: Interference2 min
  10. P2 9:20ANACarl Hagelin: Tripping2 min
  11. P2 12:18ANACorey Perry: High sticking2 min
  12. P2 15:51NSHMattias Ekholm: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 1:31NSHJames Neal: Tripping2 min
  14. P3 8:22NSHFilip Forsberg: Tripping2 min
  15. P3 13:58ANAKevin Bieksa: 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NSH
47% to win54% to win
← ANA attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kesler won the faceoff against Ribeiro
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANANSH
40Shots on goal21
3.0Expected goals2.4
78Shot attempts34
27Faceoffs won26
5Power plays6
19Penalty minutes17
14Hits21
8Blocked shots23
11Giveaways18
7Takeaways8

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. bestSantorelli – Stewart – Maroon7:24

    xG 0.53–0.11 (83%)attempts 12–5goals 1–1

  2. Horcoff – Cogliano – Hagelin6:23

    xG 0.39–0.06 (87%)attempts 11–4goals 0–1

  3. Getzlaf – Perry – Rakell9:14

    xG 0.17–0.13 (56%)attempts 11–2goals 0–0

  4. Kesler – Silfverberg – Ritchie2:48

    xG 0.00–0.13 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBieksa – Fowler11:23

    xG 0.83–0.28 (75%)attempts 19–6goals 1–0

  2. Holzer – Lindholm10:06

    xG 0.56–0.07 (89%)attempts 13–4goals 0–0

  3. Stoner – Vatanen7:08

    xG 0.02–0.26 (8%)attempts 6–5goals 0–1

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. Bourque – Watson – Sissons4:29

    xG 0.02–0.03 (40%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  2. Ribeiro – Smith – Forsberg8:10

    xG 0.22–0.28 (44%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  3. Fisher – Neal – Wilson7:14

    xG 0.19–0.33 (37%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

  4. Hodgson – Jarnkrok – Salomaki6:22

    xG 0.22–0.48 (32%)attempts 4–10goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Weber – Josi12:53

    xG 0.21–0.30 (41%)attempts 4–13goals 0–0

  2. Jackman – Jones9:12

    xG 0.36–0.56 (39%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

  3. Ellis – Ekholm8:38

    xG 0.12–0.70 (14%)attempts 3–18goals 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.

NSH 2.4 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 45/100 · #669 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.42 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 63% of the time.

NSH winsANA wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).