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Sat, Dec 2, 2017·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Anaheim Ducks 2, Nashville Predators 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 60% of the time.

NSH winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
ANA01616111020235
NSH0919116012335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 8:00NSHKevin FialaPPAssists: Colton Sissons, Kyle Turris · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 12:44ANACorey PerryPPAssists: Adam Henrique, Brandon Montour · Tip-in, 0.19 xG1–1
  3. P3 5:01ANACam FowlerAssists: Corey Perry, Hampus Lindholm · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P3 11:17NSHCalle JarnkrokPPAssists: Filip Forsberg, Viktor Arvidsson · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. NSH Filip Forsberg stopped
  2. 2. ANA Corey Perry stopped
  3. 3. NSH Kevin Fiala scored
  4. 4. ANA Adam Henrique stopped
  5. 5. NSH Kyle Turris scored
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 4:12ANAAndrew Cogliano: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 4:12NSHFilip Forsberg: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 6:49NSHP.K. Subban: Interference2 min
  4. P1 11:28ANAJosh Manson: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 11:28NSHCody McLeod: Fighting5 min
  6. P1 16:20ANAHampus Lindholm: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 6:07ANAJoseph Blandisi: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. P2 6:07ANACorey Perry: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 6:07NSHMattias Ekholm: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 8:00ANANick Ritchie: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 11:18NSHRyan Johansen: Roughing2 min · PPG
  12. P3 10:13ANAChris Wagner: Cross checking2 min · PPG

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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NSH
46% to win54% to win
← ANA attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bonino won the faceoff against Henrique
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANANSH
35Shots on goal35
2.0Expected goals2.4
50Shot attempts56
32Faceoffs won35
2Power plays4
17Penalty minutes13
25Hits27
12Blocked shots7
12Giveaways16
8Takeaways6

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestVermette – Ritchie – Kase10:28

    xG 0.47–0.30 (61%)attempts 13–13goals 0–0

  2. Perry – Henrique – Blandisi11:03

    xG 0.16–0.29 (35%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Cogliano – Wagner – Roy11:10

    xG 0.16–0.31 (34%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  4. Grant – Shaw – Rasmussen4:55

    xG 0.04–0.21 (16%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Beauchemin – Montour9:26

    xG 0.35–0.31 (53%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  2. Manson – Lindholm14:23

    xG 0.40–0.46 (47%)attempts 10–15goals 0–0

  3. Beauchemin – Fowler2:23

    xG 0.00–0.09 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestTurris – Smith – Fiala13:33

    xG 0.82–0.11 (88%)attempts 16–5goals 0–0

  2. McLeod – Watson – Gaudreau4:12

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson6:03

    xG 0.10–0.15 (39%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Jarnkrok – Watson – Sissons4:56

    xG 0.22–0.28 (44%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJosi – Ekholm18:20

    xG 0.75–0.22 (77%)attempts 13–11goals 0–1

  2. Irwin – Bitetto10:44

    xG 0.53–0.61 (47%)attempts 16–12goals 0–0

  3. Emelin – Subban15:00

    xG 0.20–0.52 (27%)attempts 11–13goals 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.

NSH 2.4 xGANA 2.0 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 59/100 · #529 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.81 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 20% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +33 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 60% of the time.

NSH winsANA wins

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

-7
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-3
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-1
0
+1
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).