Tue, Dec 18, 2018·United Center, Chicago
Nashville Predators 1, Chicago Blackhawks 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 56% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 111 | 07 | 013 | 131 |
| CHI | 012 | 216 | 08 | 236 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 19:27NSHKevin FialaAssists: Ryan Johansen, Mattias Ekholm · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–0
- P2 15:22CHIGustav ForslingAssists: Erik Gustafsson · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
- P2 17:16CHIErik GustafssonPPGWGAssists: Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews · Slap, 0.06 xG1–2
Penalties (5)
- P2 0:44NSHKevin Fiala: Tripping2 min
- P2 6:48CHIGustav Forsling: Holding2 min
- P2 16:59NSHRocco Grimaldi: Tripping2 min · PPG
- P3 6:12NSHRyan Ellis: Tripping2 min
- P3 8:35CHICam Ward: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Johansen
- 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
- bestJohansen – Hartman – Fiala13:16
xG 1.22–0.58 (68%)attempts 14–11goals 1–0
- Turris – Smith – Jarnkrok9:42
xG 0.49–0.42 (54%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0
- Grimaldi – Salomaki – Gaudreau9:03
xG 0.04–0.33 (11%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0
- Bonino – Watson – Sissons8:55
xG 0.37–0.95 (28%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestJosi – Ellis15:54
xG 0.59–0.49 (55%)attempts 14–11goals 0–0
- Hamhuis – Ekholm16:37
xG 0.53–0.54 (50%)attempts 14–12goals 1–0
- Weber – Bitetto11:54
xG 0.64–1.56 (29%)attempts 11–18goals 0–0
Chicago Blackhawks
Forward lines
- bestAnisimov – Kane – Strome12:23
xG 0.91–0.53 (63%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1
- Sikura – DeBrincat – Kampf10:25
xG 0.37–0.25 (59%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0
- Kruger – Hayden – Perlini5:19
xG 0.15–0.08 (64%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0
- Toews – Saad – Kahun10:42
xG 0.86–1.42 (38%)attempts 15–12goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- bestMurphy – Dahlstrom16:13
xG 1.11–0.74 (60%)attempts 16–12goals 0–1
- Seabrook – Forsling9:45
xG 0.58–0.44 (57%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0
- Keith – Gustafsson13:29
xG 0.97–0.96 (50%)attempts 16–14goals 0–0
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.
CHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CHI 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, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 56% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CHI − NSH), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).