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Thu, Feb 7, 2019·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Dallas Stars 2, Nashville Predators 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 50% of the time.

NSH winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
DAL080921200229
NSH19061811324

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:48NSHCraig SmithAssists: Kevin Fiala, Yannick Weber · Deflected, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P3 4:05DALMiro HeiskanenAssists: Tyler Seguin, Roman Polak · Slap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P3 8:41NSHViktor ArvidssonAssists: Filip Forsberg, Ryan Johansen · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P3 9:46DALTaylor FedunAssists: Andrew Cogliano, Jason Dickinson · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. OT 0:43NSHRyan JohansenGWGAssists: Viktor Arvidsson, Roman Josi · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 5:29NSHP.K. Subban: Holding2 min
  2. P1 6:45DALBrett Ritchie: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P2 8:36DALRoman Polak: Interference2 min
  4. P2 8:36NSHDan Hamhuis: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 16:24NSHRyan Hartman: 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALNSH
29Shots on goal24
2.1Expected goals2.1
51Shot attempts45
24Faceoffs won27
2Power plays1
4Penalty minutes6
13Hits15
9Blocked shots7
6Giveaways7
7Takeaways8

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestSpezza – Cogliano – Dickinson10:01

    xG 0.39–0.11 (78%)attempts 11–3goals 1–0

  2. Radulov – Benn – Seguin6:48

    xG 0.38–0.15 (72%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  3. Radulov – Seguin – Janmark7:27

    xG 0.23–0.29 (44%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  4. Comeau – Benn – Faksa5:42

    xG 0.11–0.30 (26%)attempts 1–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlingberg – Lindell15:56

    xG 0.74–0.44 (63%)attempts 19–14goals 0–1

  2. Klingberg – Heiskanen3:30

    xG 0.37–0.16 (70%)attempts 11–2goals 1–1

  3. Polak – Lindell3:04

    xG 0.07–0.11 (38%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestJohansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson12:38

    xG 0.89–0.15 (85%)attempts 17–3goals 1–0

  2. Bonino – Smith – Fiala10:11

    xG 0.61–0.39 (61%)attempts 16–10goals 1–1

  3. Turris – Jarnkrok – Sissons2:16

    xG 0.06–0.06 (51%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  4. McLeod – Sissons – Hartman6:35

    xG 0.17–0.25 (40%)attempts 1–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Weber10:30

    xG 0.77–0.30 (72%)attempts 10–9goals 2–0

  2. Josi – Ellis19:17

    xG 0.77–0.69 (53%)attempts 16–21goals 0–2

  3. Subban – Ekholm19:05

    xG 0.25–0.69 (26%)attempts 14–15goals 0–0

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 2.1 xGDAL 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 66/100 · #426 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.89 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +34 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 50% of the time.

NSH winsDAL wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).