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Thu, Apr 7, 2016·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Arizona Coyotes 2, Nashville Predators 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 85% of the time.

NSH winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
ARI14170700218
NSH0801021211331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:26ARIAntoine VermetteAssists: Zbynek Michalek, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Tip-in, 0.21 xG1–0
  2. P2 9:42ARIShane DoanAssists: Brad Richardson, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Slap, 0.07 xG2–0
  3. P3 7:26NSHShea WeberPPAssists: Craig Smith, Filip Forsberg · Snap, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:41NSHFilip ForsbergAssists: Roman Josi, Ryan Johansen · Tip-in, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. OT 0:20NSHRoman JosiGWGAssists: James Neal, Ryan Johansen · Wrist, 0.01 xG2–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 11:30NSHRyan Johansen: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 11:30ARIKevin Connauton: Holding2 min
  3. P1 16:03ARIKyle Chipchura: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 5:35NSHCalle Jarnkrok: Interference2 min
  5. P2 6:00ARIOliver Ekman-Larsson: Interference2 min
  6. P2 10:17ARIKevin Connauton: Interference2 min
  7. P2 12:33NSHFilip Forsberg: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 7:13ARIConnor Murphy: Elbowing2 min · PPG
  9. P3 9:48ARIMike Smith: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARINSH
18Shots on goal31
1.1Expected goals3.2
31Shot attempts59
34Faceoffs won22
2Power plays5
12Penalty minutes6
11Hits17
8Blocked shots12
10Giveaways16
5Takeaways11

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. bestMartinook – Dauphin – Sekac4:46

    xG 0.20–0.02 (91%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Rieder – Dauphin – Sekac4:00

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

  3. Gordon – Chipchura – Martinook3:58

    xG 0.07–0.18 (27%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Gordon – Chipchura – Rieder3:22

    xG 0.11–0.23 (33%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Michalek – Dahlbeck6:02

    xG 0.09–0.16 (37%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. Grant – Dahlbeck5:08

    xG 0.06–0.13 (30%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  3. Michalek – Connauton6:03

    xG 0.01–0.18 (7%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestRibeiro – Smith – Forsberg11:44

    xG 0.71–0.08 (90%)attempts 15–4goals 0–1

  2. Fisher – Wilson – Arvidsson10:05

    xG 0.67–0.27 (71%)attempts 9–2goals 0–1

  3. Gaustad – Bass – Sissons6:27

    xG 0.18–0.13 (58%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  4. Neal – Jarnkrok – Johansen10:11

    xG 0.20–0.26 (45%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeber – Josi19:10

    xG 1.12–0.17 (87%)attempts 19–8goals 0–0

  2. Ekholm – Granberg11:25

    xG 0.90–0.36 (72%)attempts 11–7goals 0–1

  3. Ellis – Ekholm3:00

    xG 0.28–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 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 3.2 xGARI 1.1 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 81/100 · #212 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.05 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 3% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +47 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 85% 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).