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Tue, Dec 1, 2015·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Arizona Coyotes 2, Nashville Predators 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 91% of the time.

NSH winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ARI141605215
NSH013114414541

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:20ARIOliver Ekman-LarssonPPAssists: Max Domi, Mikkel Boedker · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P2 12:32NSHCalle JarnkrokPPAssists: Shea Weber, Filip Forsberg · Tip-in, 0.18 xG1–1
  3. P2 17:09ARIKyle ChipchuraAssists: Boyd Gordon, Zbynek Michalek · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P3 2:33NSHMike RibeiroAssists: Cody Hodgson · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–2
  5. P3 4:49NSHFilip ForsbergGWGAssists: Craig Smith, Shea Weber · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P3 17:01NSHFilip ForsbergAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Shea Weber · Snap, 0.10 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:10NSHJames NealENAssists: Roman Josi · Wrist, 0.68 xG2–5
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 7:50ARIOliver Ekman-Larsson: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 11:47NSHPekka Rinne: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 17:09NSHSeth Jones: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P2 11:11ARIConnor Murphy: Hooking2 min · PPG

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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARINSH
15Shots on goal41
1.0Expected goals3.6
38Shot attempts66
34Faceoffs won24
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
13Hits24
11Blocked shots18
9Giveaways10
4Takeaways4

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.

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. Gordon – Chipchura – Martinook5:10

    xG 0.14–0.13 (53%)attempts 3–1goals 1–1

  2. Hanzal – Rieder – Duclair14:37

    xG 0.25–0.31 (45%)attempts 13–15goals 0–0

  3. Jeffrey – Cunningham – Martinook2:45

    xG 0.00–0.17 (0%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Richardson – Jeffrey – Cunningham8:21

    xG 0.05–0.29 (14%)attempts 1–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Michalek – Dahlbeck10:02

    xG 0.23–0.37 (39%)attempts 4–9goals 1–1

  2. Grossmann – Murphy16:02

    xG 0.36–0.52 (41%)attempts 8–16goals 0–0

  3. Stone – Ekman-Larsson19:55

    xG 0.12–1.07 (10%)attempts 16–19goals 0–1

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestRibeiro – Jarnkrok – Forsberg7:06

    xG 0.73–0.09 (89%)attempts 11–4goals 1–0

  2. Neal – Jarnkrok – Arvidsson8:39

    xG 0.35–0.07 (83%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  3. Fisher – Neal – Arvidsson6:45

    xG 0.41–0.15 (73%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  4. Hodgson – Smith – Sissons5:40

    xG 0.30–0.05 (87%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeber – Josi16:58

    xG 1.15–0.46 (72%)attempts 16–14goals 3–1

  2. Ellis – Ekholm15:32

    xG 0.58–0.17 (77%)attempts 21–7goals 0–0

  3. Jackman – Jones16:30

    xG 0.33–0.07 (82%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0

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 3.6 xGARI 1.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHARI

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 ARI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 65/100 · #417 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.77 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 22% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 pts

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 91% of the time.

NSH winsARI wins

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

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