Wed, Nov 25, 2015·First Niagara Center, Buffalo
Nashville Predators 3, Buffalo Sabres 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 54% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 14 | 27 | 09 | 320 |
| BUF | 011 | 114 | 17 | 232 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 13:52NSHMike FisherAssists: Colin Wilson, Ryan Ellis · Wrist, 0.32 xG1–0
- P2 0:55NSHCraig SmithAssists: Mattias Ekholm · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–0
- P2 6:29NSHCody HodgsonGWGAssists: Gabriel Bourque, Calle Jarnkrok · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–0
- P2 18:22BUFEvander KaneAssists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Josh Gorges · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–1
- P3 18:41BUFJack EichelAssists: Ryan O'Reilly, Zach Bogosian · Slap, 0.07 xG3–2
Penalties (5)
- P1 4:10NSHBarret Jackman: Tripping2 min
- P3 0:42NSHBarret Jackman: Kneeing2 min
- P3 3:42BUFMarcus Foligno: Interference2 min
- P3 6:16BUFMarcus Foligno: Interference goalkeeper2 min
- P3 7:29BUFCody Franson: Tripping2 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 Legwand
- 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
- bestFisher – Wilson – Smith6:22
xG 1.11–0.04 (96%)attempts 9–5goals 2–0
- Hodgson – Bourque – Jarnkrok7:02
xG 0.27–0.10 (73%)attempts 4–6goals 1–0
- Nystrom – Jarnkrok – Watson2:00
xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0
- Gaustad – Nystrom – Watson6:03
xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestEllis – Ekholm14:20
xG 1.23–0.36 (77%)attempts 9–12goals 3–0
- Jackman – Jones14:03
xG 0.36–0.22 (61%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0
- Weber – Josi17:37
xG 0.26–0.50 (34%)attempts 8–25goals 0–1
Buffalo Sabres
Forward lines
- bestGionta – O'Reilly – Kane14:38
xG 0.38–0.14 (73%)attempts 17–5goals 1–1
- Legwand – Foligno – Deslauriers3:50
xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0
- Foligno – Deslauriers – Girgensons3:46
xG 0.16–0.07 (71%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0
- Foligno – Reinhart – Eichel2:14
xG 0.07–0.04 (64%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestColaiacovo – Franson7:07
xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0
- Franson – McCabe6:28
xG 0.25–0.09 (74%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0
- Gorges – Ristolainen13:12
xG 0.33–0.26 (56%)attempts 20–9goals 1–1
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.
BUF's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line BUF 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, Nashville Predators win this game 54% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (BUF − NSH), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).