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Thu, Apr 4, 2019·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Vancouver Canucks 2, Nashville Predators 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 57% of the time.

NSH winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN2160808232
NSH09112212333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:49VANMarkus GranlundPPAssists: Quinn Hughes, Tanner Pearson · Backhand, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:48VANTanner PearsonPPAssists: Quinn Hughes, Ryan Spooner · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–0
  3. P2 0:37NSHColton SissonsAssists: Nick Bonino, Austin Watson · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P3 15:40NSHNick BoninoAssists: Austin Watson, Ryan Ellis · Wrist, 0.27 xG2–2
  5. P3 19:39NSHRyan JohansenGWGAssists: Filip Forsberg · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 6:50NSHWayne Simmonds: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 17:59NSHKyle Turris: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  3. P2 6:36VANQuinn Hughes: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 10:21VANElias Pettersson: Holding2 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANNSH
32Shots on goal33
3.0Expected goals3.5
54Shot attempts58
22Faceoffs won29
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
13Hits14
11Blocked shots11
5Giveaways17
9Takeaways10

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestEriksson – Pearson – Horvat9:47

    xG 0.38–0.19 (67%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  2. Beagle – Granlund – Schaller6:13

    xG 0.47–0.29 (61%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  3. Spooner – Horvat – Boeser2:51

    xG 0.15–0.01 (94%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Spooner – Boeser – Pettersson4:27

    xG 0.09–0.12 (42%)attempts 5–1goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Rafferty2:36

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Hutton – Stecher2:58

    xG 0.14–0.04 (77%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Schenn – Hughes9:45

    xG 0.53–0.65 (45%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestBonino – Watson – Sissons12:18

    xG 0.98–0.25 (80%)attempts 11–9goals 2–0

  2. Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson13:18

    xG 0.76–0.54 (58%)attempts 15–7goals 1–0

  3. Turris – Smith – Granlund10:50

    xG 0.46–0.37 (55%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  4. Boyle – Simmonds – Jarnkrok5:44

    xG 0.20–0.38 (34%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSubban – Ekholm15:49

    xG 1.21–0.33 (78%)attempts 22–9goals 2–0

  2. Josi – Ellis15:23

    xG 0.87–0.59 (60%)attempts 11–15goals 1–0

  3. Hamhuis – Fabbro9:56

    xG 0.59–0.46 (56%)attempts 8–9goals 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 3.5 xGVAN 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 72/100 · #360 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.75 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +51 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 57% of the time.

NSH winsVAN wins

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

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