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Tue, Feb 5, 2019·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Arizona Coyotes 2, Nashville Predators 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 86% of the time.

NSH winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ARI1130617226
NSH016319212547

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:59ARIVinnie HinostrozaAssists: Alex Goligoski, Richard Panik · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:58NSHCraig SmithAssists: Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Ellis · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 7:45NSHFilip ForsbergPPAssists: Roman Josi, Ryan Johansen · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 13:37NSHRyan EllisGWGAssists: Frederick Gaudreau, Ryan Hartman · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–3
  5. P3 4:19ARIDerek StepanAssists: Jordan Oesterle · Wrap-around, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P3 13:41NSHCalle JarnkrokAssists: Colton Sissons, Roman Josi · Snap, 0.14 xG2–4
  7. P3 17:10NSHRoman JosiENAssists: Calle Jarnkrok · Wrist, 0.41 xG2–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 18:12ARIChristian Fischer: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 19:07NSHFilip Forsberg: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 0:27NSHRoman Josi: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 4:41ARIRichard Panik: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 7:11ARIVinnie Hinostroza: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P2 10:55ARIOliver Ekman-Larsson: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 19:17ARIOliver Ekman-Larsson: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 7:20NSHFilip Forsberg: Cross checking2 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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARINSH
26Shots on goal47
2.8Expected goals5.6
44Shot attempts82
25Faceoffs won38
3Power plays5
10Penalty minutes6
24Hits11
21Blocked shots9
9Giveaways8
4Takeaways6

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.

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestStepan – Panik – Hinostroza9:34

    xG 1.27–0.93 (58%)attempts 10–12goals 1–0

  2. Weal – Fischer – Garland4:12

    xG 0.35–0.05 (87%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  3. Kempe – Crouse – Garland2:56

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  4. Archibald – Cousins – Keller2:56

    xG 0.13–0.14 (47%)attempts 3–1goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHjalmarsson – Ekman-Larsson10:54

    xG 0.79–0.69 (53%)attempts 10–17goals 0–1

  2. Goligoski – Lyubushkin2:08

    xG 0.12–0.03 (78%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Oesterle – Capobianco2:42

    xG 0.05–0.03 (61%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestJarnkrok – Sissons – Hartman8:31

    xG 0.82–0.17 (83%)attempts 14–5goals 1–0

  2. Blackwell – Grimaldi – Gaudreau8:41

    xG 0.39–0.08 (83%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  3. Bonino – Smith – Fiala9:03

    xG 0.63–0.45 (58%)attempts 13–6goals 1–0

  4. Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson11:16

    xG 0.54–1.22 (31%)attempts 13–13goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestSubban – Ekholm15:27

    xG 1.40–0.67 (68%)attempts 29–8goals 0–1

  2. Hamhuis – Weber10:29

    xG 0.57–0.50 (53%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  3. Josi – Ellis12:41

    xG 0.63–0.90 (41%)attempts 16–11goals 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.

NSH 5.6 xGARI 2.8 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHARI

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 ARI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 54/100 · #575 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.33 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 86% of the time.

NSH winsARI wins

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

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