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Tue, Mar 12, 2019·Honda Center, Anaheim

Nashville Predators 2, Anaheim Ducks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 53% of the time.

ANA winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH09010215234
ANA281802318

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:39ANARyan GetzlafAssists: Josh Manson · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:56ANAJakob SilfverbergAssists: Rickard Rakell, Jacob Larsson · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–2
  3. P2 13:59ANADaniel SprongGWGAssists: Corey Perry, Hampus Lindholm · Backhand, 0.15 xG0–3
  4. P3 14:16NSHFilip ForsbergPPAssists: Mikael Granlund, Roman Josi · Slap, 0.00 xG1–3
  5. P3 15:14NSHFilip ForsbergPPAssists: Ryan Johansen, Mikael Granlund · Snap, 0.12 xG2–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 5:26ANAJacob Larsson: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 15:48NSHKyle Turris: Interference2 min
  3. P2 3:49ANAHampus Lindholm: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 11:47NSHNick Bonino: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 min
  5. P3 1:24ANAAdam Henrique: Boarding2 min
  6. P3 4:49ANATroy Terry: Holding2 min
  7. P3 4:49NSHP.K. Subban: Embellishment2 min
  8. P3 7:41ANAMax Jones: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 7:41NSHP.K. Subban: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 12:36ANAJaycob Megna: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  11. P3 13:51ANAJosh Manson: Delaying game2 min · PPG

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 SOG0ANA
46% to win54% to win
← NSH attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Johansen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHANA
34Shots on goal18
3.0Expected goals3.2
71Shot attempts45
30Faceoffs won26
5Power plays1
6Penalty minutes14
18Hits25
12Blocked shots18
9Giveaways14
8Takeaways5

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. bestBonino – Simmonds – Granlund2:22

    xG 0.15–0.03 (83%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Bonino – Granlund – Arvidsson5:44

    xG 0.20–0.15 (57%)attempts 10–3goals 0–1

  3. McLeod – Jarnkrok – Sissons2:14

    xG 0.03–0.15 (15%)attempts 1–3goals 0–1

  4. Boyle – Turris – Smith8:18

    xG 0.07–0.37 (15%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Ellis – Ekholm3:15

    xG 0.05–0.03 (64%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Josi – Ellis13:38

    xG 0.60–0.66 (47%)attempts 18–12goals 0–1

  3. Subban – Josi2:11

    xG 0.04–0.16 (19%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Ritchie – Sprong8:32

    xG 0.71–0.19 (79%)attempts 9–5goals 2–0

  2. Silfverberg – Rakell – Shore6:56

    xG 0.48–0.14 (77%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  3. Grant – Rowney – Jones8:33

    xG 0.07–0.23 (24%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  4. Perry – Henrique – Terry8:16

    xG 0.16–0.58 (21%)attempts 2–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Lindholm12:20

    xG 0.87–0.58 (60%)attempts 15–10goals 1–0

  2. Fowler – Larsson16:17

    xG 0.58–0.41 (59%)attempts 15–18goals 1–0

  3. Holzer – Megna8:03

    xG 0.11–0.16 (40%)attempts 5–7goals 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.

ANA 3.2 xGNSH 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANANSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 60/100 · #493 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.72 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 53% of the time.

ANA winsNSH wins

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

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