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Sat, Feb 13, 2016·BB&T Center, Sunrise

Nashville Predators 5, Florida Panthers 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 51% of the time.

FLA winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH2121729528
FLA0100606022

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:18NSHCalle JarnkrokGWGAssists: James Neal, Anthony Bitetto · Snap, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:24NSHMiikka SalomakiAssists: Austin Watson · Slap, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P2 10:24NSHJames NealPPAssists: Ryan Johansen, Mike Ribeiro · Tip-in, 0.15 xG3–0
  4. P3 7:59NSHShea WeberPPAssists: Roman Josi, Mike Ribeiro · Slap, 0.06 xG4–0
  5. P3 13:48NSHCalle JarnkrokSHAssists: Roman Josi · Tip-in, 0.16 xG5–0
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 10:23NSHRyan Johansen: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 12:07NSHPaul Gaustad: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 9:30FLAReilly Smith: High sticking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 14:13FLAGarrett Wilson: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 14:13NSHBarret Jackman: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 14:13NSHBarret Jackman: Holding2 min
  7. P3 6:20FLABrian Campbell: Broken stick2 min · PPG
  8. P3 12:07NSHBarret Jackman: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 17:39FLAJonathan Huberdeau: Abuse of officials2 min
  10. P3 17:39FLAJonathan Huberdeau: Game misconduct head coach0 min
  11. P3 0:00NSHAnthony Bitetto: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 0:00FLAAlexander Petrovic: Fighting5 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 SOG0FLA
47% to win54% to win
← NSH attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Trocheck
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHFLA
28Shots on goal22
2.1Expected goals2.0
50Shot attempts39
32Faceoffs won26
3Power plays4
18Penalty minutes16
34Hits24
7Blocked shots13
9Giveaways17
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 – Watson – Salomaki9:26

    xG 0.31–0.16 (66%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  2. Neal – Jarnkrok – Johansen13:06

    xG 0.35–0.30 (55%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  3. Ribeiro – Smith – Forsberg9:09

    xG 0.25–0.21 (55%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  4. Fisher – Wilson – Arvidsson9:36

    xG 0.30–0.71 (30%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEllis – Ekholm14:47

    xG 0.53–0.14 (79%)attempts 17–7goals 0–0

  2. Weber – Josi17:04

    xG 0.36–0.38 (49%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

  3. Jackman – Bitetto11:26

    xG 0.07–0.88 (7%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestSmith – Pirri – Trocheck4:41

    xG 0.18–0.05 (79%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Jokinen – Smith – Trocheck5:36

    xG 0.15–0.09 (62%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

  3. MacKenzie – Wilson – Bjugstad2:01

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  4. MacKenzie – Wilson – Shaw6:14

    xG 0.02–0.12 (12%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKulikov – Petrovic10:28

    xG 0.79–0.14 (85%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. Campbell – Ekblad10:58

    xG 0.38–0.18 (68%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Campbell – Petrovic4:55

    xG 0.06–0.09 (42%)attempts 2–3goals 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.

FLA 2.0 xGNSH 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLANSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 5/100 · #1200 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.58 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 51% of the time.

FLA winsNSH wins

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

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