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Fri, Oct 21, 2016·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Nashville Predators 3, Detroit Red Wings 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 75% of the time.

DET winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH0152919333
DET01521939543

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 5:17DETJustin AbdelkaderPPAssists: Ryan Sproul, Gustav Nyquist · Deflected, 0.48 xG0–1
  2. P2 14:13NSHP.K. SubbanPPAssists: Roman Josi · Slap, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 14:31NSHMike RibeiroPPAssists: Ryan Ellis, Viktor Arvidsson · Wrist, 0.47 xG2–1
  4. P2 19:20DETDrew MillerAssists: Mike Green · Slap, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P3 1:10DETTomas TatarAssists: Alexey Marchenko, Jonathan Ericsson · Snap, 0.19 xG2–3
  6. P3 11:27DETGustav NyquistGWGUnassisted · Snap, 0.14 xG2–4
  7. P3 15:14NSHMike FisherPPAssists: Roman Josi, Filip Forsberg · Tip-in, 0.24 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:38DETDarren HelmENAssists: Luke Glendening, Henrik Zetterberg · Snap, 0.70 xG3–5
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 6:53NSHColin Wilson: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 5:12NSHFilip Forsberg: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P2 8:17NSHViktor Arvidsson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 12:33DETTomas Tatar: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P2 13:23DETDanny DeKeyser: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  6. P2 16:10NSHFilip Forsberg: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 2:31NSHYannick Weber: Fighting5 min
  8. P3 2:31DETDylan Larkin: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 2:47DETJonathan Ericsson: Interference2 min
  10. P3 13:33NSHP.K. Subban: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 13:33DETJustin Abdelkader: Roughing2 min · PPG
  12. P3 14:44DETBrendan Smith: Holding2 min
  13. P3 17:58NSHCalle Jarnkrok: High sticking2 min · PPG
  14. P3 17:58NSHJames Neal: Cross checking2 min
  15. P3 19:38NSHMike Ribeiro: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 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 SOG0DET
44% to win56% to win
← NSH attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Nielsen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHDET
33Shots on goal43
3.2Expected goals4.8
47Shot attempts64
26Faceoffs won26
4Power plays7
21Penalty minutes15
24Hits18
7Blocked shots11
5Giveaways5
3Takeaways9

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. bestNeal – Jarnkrok – Fiala5:33

    xG 0.29–0.18 (61%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  2. Neal – Jarnkrok – Johansen3:01

    xG 0.18–0.11 (62%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Bass – Sissons – Fiala2:59

    xG 0.06–0.08 (43%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Ribeiro – Smith – Forsberg5:12

    xG 0.21–0.39 (35%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSubban – Josi18:07

    xG 1.05–0.88 (55%)attempts 18–19goals 0–2

  2. Ellis – Ekholm15:10

    xG 0.61–0.92 (40%)attempts 10–15goals 0–0

  3. Carle – Weber7:41

    xG 0.11–0.66 (14%)attempts 3–11goals 0–1

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestOtt – Miller – Glendening5:27

    xG 0.48–0.17 (74%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  2. Zetterberg – Tatar – Sheahan9:38

    xG 0.59–0.52 (53%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0

  3. Vanek – Helm – Nyquist7:30

    xG 0.37–0.32 (54%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  4. Nielsen – Abdelkader – Larkin9:57

    xG 0.36–0.57 (38%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEricsson – Marchenko13:11

    xG 1.18–0.57 (67%)attempts 21–8goals 2–0

  2. Marchenko – DeKeyser2:31

    xG 0.07–0.04 (64%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Green – DeKeyser14:55

    xG 0.57–0.55 (51%)attempts 12–10goals 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.

DET 4.8 xGNSH 3.2 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 75/100 · #279 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.80 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 75% of the time.

DET winsNSH wins

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

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