Sun, Apr 1, 2018·Amalie Arena, Tampa
Nashville Predators 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 55% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 17 | 16 | 212 | 425 |
| TBL | 012 | 112 | 06 | 130 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 7:50NSHRyan JohansenAssists: Filip Forsberg · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
- P2 2:46NSHFilip ForsbergPPGWGAssists: P.K. Subban, Juuse Saros · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–0
- P2 7:32TBLOndrej PalatAssists: Anton Stralman · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–1
- P3 6:24NSHFilip ForsbergUnassisted · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–1
- P3 9:29NSHCraig SmithAssists: Mattias Ekholm, P.K. Subban · Wrist, 0.09 xG4–1
Penalties (7)
- P1 3:06NSHMatt Irwin: High sticking2 min
- P1 3:33TBLVictor Hedman: Holding2 min
- P1 12:05NSHRyan Hartman: Tripping2 min
- P2 0:47TBLOndrej Palat: Interference2 min · PPG
- P2 12:36NSHKevin Fiala: Hooking2 min
- P2 15:57NSHAnthony Bitetto: Holding2 min
- P2 19:35NSHCraig Smith: Delaying game puck over glass2 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 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Point
- 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
- bestSmith – Johansen – Forsberg10:12
xG 0.49–0.20 (72%)attempts 10–5goals 3–0
- Turris – Hartman – Fiala10:54
xG 0.49–0.30 (62%)attempts 17–10goals 0–0
- Bonino – Sissons – Tolvanen8:14
xG 0.00–0.22 (1%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0
- Fisher – Watson – Salomaki9:19
xG 0.10–0.38 (22%)attempts 4–10goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestSubban – Ekholm17:05
xG 0.55–0.32 (63%)attempts 14–12goals 2–0
- Josi – Ellis14:58
xG 0.58–0.41 (59%)attempts 18–11goals 0–0
- Irwin – Bitetto12:03
xG 0.24–0.50 (33%)attempts 7–13goals 1–1
Tampa Bay Lightning
Forward lines
- bestKillorn – Palat – Cirelli7:37
xG 0.24–0.15 (61%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0
- Kunitz – Callahan – Paquette7:48
xG 0.20–0.13 (62%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1
- Johnson – Gourde – Point6:59
xG 0.07–0.01 (82%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
- Stamkos – Kucherov – Miller4:20
xG 0.26–0.23 (53%)attempts 3–8goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestGirardi – Hedman3:01
xG 0.20–0.02 (91%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0
- Girardi – McDonagh7:22
xG 0.26–0.13 (67%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1
- Coburn – Stralman2:09
xG 0.14–0.10 (58%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0
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.
TBL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line TBL 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, Nashville Predators win this game 55% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (TBL − NSH), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).