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Sat, Oct 13, 2018·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

New York Islanders 2, Nashville Predators 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 67% of the time.

NSH winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI0421206222
NSH3160627529

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:25NSHCalle JarnkrokAssists: Nick Bonino, Ryan Hartman · Wrist, 0.15 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:37NSHFilip ForsbergAssists: Ryan Johansen, Viktor Arvidsson · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P1 19:50NSHViktor ArvidssonGWGAssists: Ryan Johansen, Dan Hamhuis · Snap, 0.07 xG0–3
  4. P2 6:14NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Anders Lee, Jordan Eberle · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P2 12:02NYIAndrew LaddAssists: Mathew Barzal · Snap, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P3 4:32NSHKyle TurrisPPAssists: Roman Josi · Backhand, 0.17 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:00NSHFilip ForsbergENAssists: Mattias Ekholm · Snap, 0.42 xG2–5
Penalties (3)
  1. P2 17:18NSHFilip Forsberg: Hooking2 min
  2. P3 3:48NYIAnders Lee: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P3 17:00NYIThomas Hickey: Tripping2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINSH
22Shots on goal29
2.0Expected goals2.9
46Shot attempts52
29Faceoffs won33
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
24Hits13
11Blocked shots11
7Giveaways9
8Takeaways9

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestLadd – Bailey – Barzal5:22

    xG 0.37–0.24 (61%)attempts 5–5goals 1–0

  2. Eberle – Lee – Nelson17:12

    xG 0.72–0.60 (54%)attempts 18–11goals 1–0

  3. Bailey – Barzal – Beauvillier7:12

    xG 0.20–0.20 (50%)attempts 4–7goals 0–1

  4. Filppula – Clutterbuck – Beauvillier3:56

    xG 0.02–0.14 (15%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoychuk – Pelech7:14

    xG 0.21–0.09 (69%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Boychuk – Leddy5:52

    xG 0.23–0.14 (61%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1

  3. Hickey – Pulock3:06

    xG 0.11–0.06 (67%)attempts 1–3goals 1–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestBonino – Jarnkrok – Hartman11:32

    xG 0.68–0.09 (88%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  2. Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson12:52

    xG 0.75–0.60 (56%)attempts 17–10goals 2–2

  3. Turris – Smith – Fiala9:33

    xG 0.26–0.14 (66%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  4. Rinaldo – Salomaki – Sissons10:20

    xG 0.21–0.27 (45%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Weber15:06

    xG 0.56–0.21 (73%)attempts 8–9goals 2–0

  2. Josi – Ellis17:41

    xG 0.66–0.50 (57%)attempts 19–12goals 1–1

  3. Subban – Ekholm18:37

    xG 0.94–0.84 (53%)attempts 20–18goals 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 2.9 xGNYI 2.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 68/100 · #404 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.96 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 67% of the time.

NSH winsNYI wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).