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Sun, Apr 2, 2017·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Nashville Predators 1, St. Louis Blues 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 56% of the time.

STL winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH11309014136
STL1728110425

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:22STLVladimir TarasenkoAssists: Jaden Schwartz, David Perron · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:22NSHRyan JohansenPPAssists: Filip Forsberg, P.K. Subban · Wrist, 0.33 xG1–1
  3. P2 0:55STLAlexander SteenGWGAssists: David Perron · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 6:47STLDavid PerronAssists: Alex Pietrangelo · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–3
  5. P3 8:11STLJoel EdmundsonUnassisted · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 2:07STLJoel Edmundson: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 3:03STLVladimir Tarasenko: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P1 5:48NSHAnthony Bitetto: Holding2 min
  4. P1 9:58STLJoel Edmundson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P1 9:58STLDavid Perron: Slashing2 min
  6. P1 18:22NSHCody McLeod: Interference2 min
  7. P2 15:16STLScottie Upshall: High sticking2 min
  8. P2 15:25NSHKevin Fiala: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 5:33STLAlexander Steen: Illegal check to head2 min
  10. P3 10:57NSHFilip Forsberg: Interference2 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 SOG0STL
44% to win56% to win
← NSH attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Berglund won the faceoff against Fisher
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHSTL
36Shots on goal25
2.6Expected goals2.3
62Shot attempts51
37Faceoffs won35
6Power plays4
8Penalty minutes12
16Hits16
14Blocked shots19
0Giveaways2
6Takeaways10

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. bestFisher – Jarnkrok – Fiala9:54

    xG 0.37–0.29 (56%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

  2. Wilson – Smith – Sissons8:59

    xG 0.28–0.31 (48%)attempts 12–7goals 0–1

  3. Fiddler – McLeod – Watson3:36

    xG 0.01–0.07 (17%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson10:46

    xG 0.19–0.42 (32%)attempts 13–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Josi – Ellis14:09

    xG 0.59–0.54 (52%)attempts 18–10goals 0–0

  2. Irwin – Bitetto12:05

    xG 0.12–0.32 (28%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  3. Subban – Ekholm14:54

    xG 0.32–0.68 (32%)attempts 12–12goals 0–3

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestJaskin – Sanford – Barbashev8:51

    xG 0.36–0.12 (75%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  2. Steen – Tarasenko – Schwartz11:41

    xG 0.41–0.26 (61%)attempts 10–13goals 0–0

  3. Upshall – Brodziak – Reaves7:38

    xG 0.15–0.11 (58%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  4. Berglund – Perron – Paajarvi9:37

    xG 0.35–0.43 (45%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdmundson – Parayko14:38

    xG 0.57–0.34 (62%)attempts 17–15goals 2–0

  2. Schmaltz – Lindbohm11:08

    xG 0.08–0.12 (41%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

  3. Bouwmeester – Pietrangelo15:17

    xG 0.40–0.59 (41%)attempts 9–15goals 1–0

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.

STL 2.3 xGNSH 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 26/100 · #862 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.86 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 56% of the time.

STL winsNSH wins

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

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