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Sat, Feb 11, 2017·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Florida Panthers 7, Nashville Predators 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 69% of the time.

NSH winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA110413214737
NSH16214111431

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:24FLAJaromir JagrAssists: Keith Yandle, Jonathan Huberdeau · Tip-in, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:19NSHRoman JosiPPUnassisted · Slap, 0.01 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:52FLAJussi JokinenPPAssists: Vincent Trocheck, Reilly Smith · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 6:56NSHViktor ArvidssonAssists: Ryan Ellis, Roman Josi · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P2 7:24FLANick BjugstadAssists: Michael Sgarbossa, Mark Pysyk · Backhand, 0.03 xG3–2
  6. P2 7:53FLAVincent TrocheckUnassisted · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–2
  7. P2 9:53FLAAleksander BarkovPPGWGAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau · Wrist, 0.26 xG5–2
  8. P2 17:01NSHViktor ArvidssonSHAssists: Ryan Ellis · Slap, 0.09 xG5–3
  9. P3 2:30FLAJonathan HuberdeauAssists: Alexander Petrovic · Wrist, 0.07 xG6–3
  10. P3 18:48NSHViktor ArvidssonAssists: Yannick Weber, Calle Jarnkrok · Tip-in, 0.08 xG6–4
  11. P3 19:22FLAVincent TrocheckENAssists: Jussi Jokinen, Reilly Smith · Snap, 0.61 xG7–4
Penalties (18)
  1. P1 4:25FLAShawn Thornton: Fighting5 min · PPG
  2. P1 4:25NSHAustin Watson: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 9:15FLAMike Matheson: Holding the stick2 min
  4. P1 16:48FLAShawn Thornton: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 4:24NSHPontus Aberg: Slashing2 min · PPG
  6. P2 8:57NSHMattias Ekholm: High sticking2 min · PPG
  7. P2 10:15NSHCody McLeod: Elbowing2 min
  8. P2 10:15FLAMichael Sgarbossa: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 10:15NSHCody McLeod: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 10:15NSHVernon Fiddler: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 10:15FLAAlexander Petrovic: Roughing2 min
  12. P2 16:01NSHFilip Forsberg: Boarding2 min
  13. P2 18:13FLAJonathan Huberdeau: Cross checking2 min
  14. P2 19:48NSHRyan Johansen: Tripping2 min
  15. P3 7:04NSHP.K. Subban: Roughing2 min
  16. P3 7:04NSHP.K. Subban: Fighting5 min
  17. P3 7:04FLAVincent Trocheck: Fighting5 min
  18. P3 15:49FLAAlexander Petrovic: Hooking2 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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NSH
44% to win56% to win
← FLA attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Barkov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLANSH
37Shots on goal31
3.2Expected goals2.1
57Shot attempts55
41Faceoffs won44
6Power plays4
22Penalty minutes26
16Hits14
15Blocked shots8
7Giveaways11
9Takeaways8

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.

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestBjugstad – Sgarbossa – Marchessault8:06

    xG 0.21–0.10 (68%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

  2. Jokinen – Smith – Trocheck9:19

    xG 0.49–0.49 (50%)attempts 13–9goals 1–1

  3. Thornton – MacKenzie – Sceviour8:07

    xG 0.06–0.13 (32%)attempts 2–7goals 0–1

  4. Jagr – Huberdeau – Barkov10:13

    xG 0.45–0.56 (45%)attempts 11–11goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPysyk – Ekblad11:47

    xG 0.59–0.06 (91%)attempts 15–6goals 1–0

  2. Petrovic – Matheson15:43

    xG 0.51–0.20 (72%)attempts 13–11goals 2–0

  3. Yandle – Demers12:04

    xG 0.18–1.14 (14%)attempts 6–17goals 1–2

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestFisher – Smith – Aberg11:40

    xG 0.68–0.30 (69%)attempts 12–10goals 0–1

  2. Neal – Wilson – Jarnkrok7:03

    xG 0.08–0.06 (55%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Fiddler – McLeod – Watson6:44

    xG 0.03–0.14 (16%)attempts 2–4goals 0–1

  4. Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson10:08

    xG 0.32–0.47 (40%)attempts 13–7goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeber – Irwin10:31

    xG 0.30–0.24 (56%)attempts 14–8goals 1–1

  2. Ellis – Ekholm2:03

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

  3. Subban – Ekholm12:53

    xG 0.56–0.59 (49%)attempts 9–16goals 0–2

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 2.1 xGFLA 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHFLA

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 FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 83/100 · #179 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.47 · 11 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 69% of the time.

NSH winsFLA wins

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

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