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Tue, Jan 9, 2018·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Edmonton Oilers 1, Nashville Predators 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 58% of the time.

NSH winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM0811107126
NSH2110706224

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:26NSHCraig SmithPPAssists: Viktor Arvidsson, P.K. Subban · Backhand, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:31NSHViktor ArvidssonGWGAssists: Roman Josi, Ryan Johansen · Backhand, 0.21 xG0–2
  3. P2 0:45EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Matt Benning, Leon Draisaitl · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–2
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 8:18EDMMilan Lucic: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 18:01EDMMichael Cammalleri: Slashing2 min
  3. P3 11:08NSHP.K. Subban: Interference2 min
  4. P3 12:40EDMMark Letestu: 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMNSH
26Shots on goal24
2.1Expected goals2.4
53Shot attempts42
30Faceoffs won18
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes2
16Hits14
10Blocked shots14
10Giveaways5
7Takeaways10

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestMaroon – Draisaitl – McDavid16:43

    xG 0.92–0.55 (63%)attempts 16–12goals 1–0

  2. Lucic – Nugent-Hopkins – Puljujarvi11:50

    xG 0.37–0.26 (58%)attempts 16–9goals 0–0

  3. Cammalleri – Strome – Khaira11:01

    xG 0.08–0.15 (36%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Letestu – Kassian – Caggiula6:04

    xG 0.07–0.19 (27%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSekera – Russell14:24

    xG 0.43–0.22 (67%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  2. Klefbom – Benning16:44

    xG 0.50–0.30 (63%)attempts 17–8goals 0–0

  3. Larsson – Klefbom2:14

    xG 0.22–0.05 (81%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestBonino – Turris – Smith3:28

    xG 0.17–0.01 (94%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Johansen – Sissons – Arvidsson2:18

    xG 0.15–0.05 (76%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Hartnell – Bonino – Sissons7:31

    xG 0.05–0.05 (53%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Turris – Smith – Fiala9:22

    xG 0.37–0.39 (49%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJosi – Ellis16:42

    xG 0.81–0.47 (63%)attempts 18–16goals 1–0

  2. Emelin – Weber13:11

    xG 0.33–0.25 (57%)attempts 3–10goals 0–0

  3. Subban – Ekholm19:20

    xG 0.25–0.65 (28%)attempts 9–17goals 0–1

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 xGEDM 2.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 12/100 · #1123 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.76 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 58% of the time.

NSH winsEDM wins

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

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