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Sat, Jan 19, 2019·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Florida Panthers 4, Nashville Predators 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 71% of the time.

NSH winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA2916115430
NSH08020211239

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:05FLAAaron EkbladPPAssists: Vincent Trocheck, Henrik Borgstrom · Slap, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:16FLAFrank VatranoAssists: Aaron Ekblad, Evgenii Dadonov · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–0
  3. P2 2:59FLAVincent TrocheckGWGAssists: Colton Sceviour · Backhand, 0.14 xG3–0
  4. P3 2:45NSHNick BoninoAssists: Roman Josi, Austin Watson · Wrap-around, 0.12 xG3–1
  5. P3 3:23NSHAustin WatsonAssists: Nick Bonino · Tip-in, 0.13 xG3–2
  6. P3 11:38FLAJared McCannAssists: Colton Sceviour, Jayce Hawryluk · Tip-in, 0.14 xG4–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 2:46NSHDan Hamhuis: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 4:44FLAKeith Yandle: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 14:32NSHKevin Fiala: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 6:39NSHYannick Weber: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 10:38FLAFrank Vatrano: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 18:32FLAMike Hoffman: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 5:37FLAJared McCann: Interference2 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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLANSH
30Shots on goal39
2.0Expected goals3.3
52Shot attempts70
39Faceoffs won28
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
9Hits18
18Blocked shots13
14Giveaways14
9Takeaways7

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.

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestSceviour – McCann – Hawryluk5:33

    xG 0.34–0.03 (91%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

  2. Bjugstad – Trocheck – Huberdeau10:09

    xG 0.18–0.47 (28%)attempts 7–15goals 0–0

  3. Hoffman – Malgin – Borgstrom6:00

    xG 0.11–0.45 (19%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

  4. Dadonov – Barkov – Vatrano11:15

    xG 0.27–0.72 (27%)attempts 9–17goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Pysyk – Matheson13:09

    xG 0.44–0.40 (52%)attempts 8–15goals 0–0

  2. Yandle – Ekblad16:14

    xG 0.75–0.76 (50%)attempts 21–16goals 2–2

  3. Brown – McCoshen8:05

    xG 0.16–0.40 (29%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestSmith – Blackwell – Fiala5:47

    xG 0.48–0.07 (87%)attempts 12–1goals 0–0

  2. Bonino – Jarnkrok – Watson4:21

    xG 0.29–0.14 (68%)attempts 5–5goals 2–0

  3. Grimaldi – Gaudreau – Fiala4:33

    xG 0.27–0.13 (67%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Grimaldi – Hartman – Gaudreau3:36

    xG 0.23–0.16 (59%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSubban – Josi15:08

    xG 0.64–0.58 (53%)attempts 25–15goals 0–1

  2. Hamhuis – Weber8:31

    xG 0.25–0.21 (55%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

  3. Ellis – Ekholm16:19

    xG 0.71–0.78 (48%)attempts 16–12goals 1–2

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 3.3 xGFLA 2.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHFLA

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 FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 63/100 · #466 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.04 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 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 71% of the time.

NSH winsFLA wins

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

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