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Sun, Jan 13, 2019·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Nashville Predators 3, Carolina Hurricanes 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 85% of the time.

CAR winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH0627110323
CAR212312110634

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:44CARSebastian AhoUnassisted · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 18:15CARSaku MaenalanenAssists: Justin Faulk, Calvin de Haan · Snap, 0.14 xG0–2
  3. P2 2:48NSHColton SissonsAssists: Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P2 3:08CARSebastian AhoPPAssists: Micheal Ferland, Teuvo Teravainen · Snap, 0.19 xG1–3
  5. P2 8:35CARLucas WallmarkGWGAssists: Brock McGinn, Jaccob Slavin · Snap, 0.11 xG1–4
  6. P2 10:11CARJustin WilliamsPPAssists: Micheal Ferland, Sebastian Aho · Deflected, 0.14 xG1–5
  7. P2 14:29NSHFilip ForsbergSHAssists: Roman Josi, Nick Bonino · Deflected, 0.11 xG2–5
  8. P3 13:33NSHFilip ForsbergAssists: Ryan Johansen, Viktor Arvidsson · Wrist, 0.26 xG3–5
  9. P3 16:59CARSebastian AhoENAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, Brett Pesce · Wrist, 0.76 xG3–6
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 3:29CARDougie Hamilton: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 4:19NSHCraig Smith: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 8:19CARMicheal Ferland: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 8:19NSHAustin Watson: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 8:19CARMicheal Ferland: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  6. P2 0:51CARMicheal Ferland: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P2 2:09NSHViktor Arvidsson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P2 4:53CARJordan Martinook: Holding2 min
  9. P2 9:08NSHRyan Ellis: Interference2 min · PPG
  10. P2 12:01NSHRyan Hartman: High sticking double minor4 min
  11. P3 15:16CARVictor Rask: Hooking2 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.

NSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
46% to win54% to win
← NSH attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Wallmark
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHCAR
23Shots on goal34
1.8Expected goals4.1
53Shot attempts53
40Faceoffs won17
5Power plays5
15Penalty minutes15
15Hits16
10Blocked shots14
5Giveaways8
11Takeaways12

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.

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestJohansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson11:21

    xG 0.56–0.41 (58%)attempts 17–8goals 1–1

  2. Jarnkrok – Grimaldi – Di Giuseppe7:27

    xG 0.21–0.34 (38%)attempts 8–5goals 0–1

  3. Smith – Sissons – Fiala6:23

    xG 0.11–0.26 (30%)attempts 1–7goals 0–0

  4. Bonino – Watson – Hartman4:46

    xG 0.04–0.40 (8%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Irwin10:42

    xG 0.40–0.18 (69%)attempts 10–4goals 1–0

  2. Subban – Ekholm13:48

    xG 0.19–0.20 (49%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  3. Josi – Ellis12:24

    xG 0.14–1.14 (11%)attempts 8–18goals 0–3

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestWilliams – McKegg – Svechnikov10:36

    xG 0.50–0.05 (90%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  2. Rask – Maenalanen – Foegele7:36

    xG 0.51–0.19 (72%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  3. Ferland – Teravainen – Aho6:38

    xG 0.33–0.12 (73%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  4. Martinook – McGinn – Wallmark9:23

    xG 0.43–0.45 (49%)attempts 7–15goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Faulk12:15

    xG 0.73–0.36 (67%)attempts 10–7goals 1–1

  2. Hamilton – van Riemsdyk13:40

    xG 0.59–0.25 (71%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  3. Slavin – Pesce11:49

    xG 0.43–0.40 (52%)attempts 11–19goals 1–0

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.

CAR 4.1 xGNSH 1.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CAR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CAR is favoured, below it NSH. Dots are goals.

Excitement 76/100 · #321 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.92 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50CAR 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, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 85% of the time.

CAR winsNSH wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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