Sat, Mar 11, 2017·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose
Nashville Predators 3, San Jose Sharks 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 55% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 17 | 113 | 15 | 325 |
| SJS | 111 | 08 | 07 | 126 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 6:18SJSPaul MartinAssists: Joe Thornton · Slap, 0.02 xG0–1
- P1 12:10NSHRyan JohansenAssists: Roman Josi · Snap, 0.10 xG1–1
- P2 10:08NSHJames NealGWGAssists: Colin Wilson · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–1
- P3 18:58NSHViktor ArvidssonENAssists: P.K. Subban · Backhand, 0.73 xG3–1
Penalties (8)
- P1 7:32NSHCalle Jarnkrok: Interference2 min
- P1 14:08SJSJannik Hansen: Slashing2 min
- P2 14:01SJSBrenden Dillon: Fighting5 min
- P2 14:01NSHAustin Watson: Fighting5 min
- P2 16:50NSHAnthony Bitetto: Interference2 min
- P3 2:38NSHAnthony Bitetto: Interference2 min
- P3 8:42SJSBrent Burns: High sticking2 min
- P3 17:30NSHJames Neal: Slashing2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Fisher won the faceoff against Hertl
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestMcLeod – Watson – Sissons5:24
xG 0.32–0.16 (66%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0
- Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson10:51
xG 0.12–0.30 (29%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0
- Neal – Wilson – Jarnkrok9:48
xG 0.22–0.53 (29%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0
- Fisher – Parenteau – Smith8:23
xG 0.06–0.48 (10%)attempts 6–11goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestWeber – Bitetto8:09
xG 0.36–0.13 (74%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0
- Josi – Ekholm2:06
xG 0.07–0.02 (80%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
- Josi – Ellis16:06
xG 0.53–1.11 (32%)attempts 18–22goals 1–1
San Jose Sharks
Forward lines
- bestDonskoi – Hertl – Karlsson10:25
xG 0.70–0.06 (93%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0
- Thornton – Pavelski – Hansen13:18
xG 0.65–0.26 (71%)attempts 17–13goals 1–0
- Marleau – Ward – Couture2:41
xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0
- Ward – Haley – Tierney6:09
xG 0.07–0.31 (19%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestMartin – Burns15:56
xG 1.15–0.33 (78%)attempts 24–9goals 1–0
- Vlasic – Braun13:24
xG 0.36–0.25 (60%)attempts 12–16goals 0–1
- Dillon – DeMelo13:09
xG 0.44–0.35 (56%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
SJS's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line SJS is favoured, below it NSH. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 55% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (SJS − NSH), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).