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Thu, Oct 19, 2017·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Nashville Predators 1, Philadelphia Flyers 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 75% of the time.

PHI winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH070918124
PHI06010012028

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P3 3:49NSHColton SissonsGWGAssists: Kevin Fiala · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 17:12NSHColton Sissons: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 4:03NSHAnthony Bitetto: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 10:32PHIRadko Gudas: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 18:01NSHFilip Forsberg: Interference2 min
  5. P3 12:48NSHMiikka Salomaki: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 13:18PHIWayne Simmonds: Interference2 min
  7. P3 18:54NSHViktor Arvidsson: 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.

NSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
46% to win54% to win
← NSH attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Jarnkrok
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHPHI
24Shots on goal28
1.2Expected goals2.4
54Shot attempts58
22Faceoffs won26
2Power plays5
10Penalty minutes4
22Hits12
17Blocked shots17
8Giveaways9
5Takeaways3

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. bestSmith – Sissons – Fiala10:39

    xG 0.43–0.28 (61%)attempts 17–5goals 1–0

  2. McLeod – Watson – Gaudreau5:19

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Hartnell – Jarnkrok – Salomaki9:02

    xG 0.23–0.26 (47%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  4. Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson11:02

    xG 0.30–0.71 (30%)attempts 13–17goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJosi – Ekholm16:37

    xG 0.59–0.46 (57%)attempts 27–12goals 0–0

  2. Irwin – Bitetto9:47

    xG 0.12–0.07 (63%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Emelin – Subban15:48

    xG 0.27–0.75 (27%)attempts 13–16goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestGiroux – Voracek – Couturier12:59

    xG 0.68–0.27 (72%)attempts 15–11goals 0–0

  2. Laughton – Leier – Raffl8:15

    xG 0.28–0.10 (74%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  3. Weise – Konecny – Patrick8:08

    xG 0.32–0.16 (66%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  4. Filppula – Simmonds – Lehtera9:37

    xG 0.14–0.28 (33%)attempts 3–17goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMacDonald – Provorov12:52

    xG 0.68–0.20 (77%)attempts 17–11goals 0–1

  2. Gudas – Sanheim12:50

    xG 0.45–0.29 (60%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0

  3. Gostisbehere – Hagg14:03

    xG 0.11–0.39 (22%)attempts 7–21goals 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.

PHI 2.4 xGNSH 1.2 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHINSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 11/100 · #1132 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.87 · 1 goal in reachComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 75% of the time.

PHI winsNSH wins

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

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