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Fri, Jan 6, 2017·BB&T Center, Sunrise

Nashville Predators 1, Florida Panthers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 63% of the time.

FLA winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH0808113129
FLA11201517234

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:24FLAGreg McKeggAssists: Derek MacKenzie, Paul Thompson · Backhand, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P3 5:03NSHCraig SmithAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Filip Forsberg · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P3 10:07FLAJonathan MarchessaultGWGAssists: Vincent Trocheck, Jaromir Jagr · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–2
Penalties (18)
  1. P1 2:57FLAJonathan Marchessault: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 7:36FLAJaromir Jagr: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 13:44NSHAustin Watson: Boarding2 min
  4. P1 16:21NSHAustin Watson: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 16:21FLADerek MacKenzie: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 16:21NSHAustin Watson: Roughing2 min
  7. P1 16:21FLADerek MacKenzie: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 4:00FLAJason Demers: Instigator2 min
  9. P2 4:00NSHAustin Watson: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 4:00FLAJason Demers: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 4:00FLAJason Demers: Misconduct10 min
  12. P2 7:35NSHFilip Forsberg: Slashing2 min
  13. P2 10:47NSHYannick Weber: Interference2 min
  14. P2 17:36FLAPaul Thompson: Fighting5 min
  15. P2 17:36NSHMike Fisher: Fighting5 min
  16. P2 17:45FLAJaromir Jagr: Holding2 min
  17. P3 2:48FLAJason Demers: Tripping2 min
  18. P3 5:53NSHVladislav Kamenev: 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.

NSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0FLA
44% to win56% to win
← NSH attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Fisher won the faceoff against Bjugstad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHFLA
29Shots on goal34
1.4Expected goals2.0
43Shot attempts51
25Faceoffs won35
5Power plays4
22Penalty minutes34
19Hits16
6Blocked shots7
3Giveaways10
0Takeaways2

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. bestJarnkrok – Johansen – Forsberg4:29

    xG 0.47–0.08 (86%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

  2. Fisher – Watson – Sissons3:04

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

  3. Fisher – Watson – Zolnierczyk2:05

    xG 0.02–0.02 (50%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Ribeiro – Smith – Fiala3:02

    xG 0.00–0.01 (27%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJosi – Ellis14:53

    xG 0.56–0.44 (56%)attempts 11–16goals 1–2

  2. Ekholm – Irwin12:43

    xG 0.19–0.19 (49%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  3. Weber – Bitetto8:35

    xG 0.11–0.71 (14%)attempts 6–13goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestMacKenzie – McKegg – Thompson3:57

    xG 0.19–0.01 (93%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

  2. Sceviour – McKegg – Sgarbossa4:57

    xG 0.13–0.03 (82%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Jagr – Trocheck – Marchessault9:22

    xG 0.24–0.15 (63%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

  4. Sceviour – Sgarbossa – McCann2:10

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMatheson – Ekblad10:54

    xG 0.48–0.19 (72%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  2. Kindl – Pysyk8:44

    xG 0.28–0.14 (67%)attempts 12–4goals 1–0

  3. Kindl – Ekblad2:54

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 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 1.4 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 43/100 · #646 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.41 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 63% of the time.

FLA winsNSH wins

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

-7
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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).