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Sat, Oct 26, 2019·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Nashville Predators 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (OT)

Expected result

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

TBL winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NSH11201211412340
TBL072150800230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:24NSHCalle JarnkrokPPAssists: Roman Josi, Ryan Johansen · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:32TBLSteven StamkosPPAssists: Ondrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:25TBLTyler JohnsonAssists: Brayden Point, Victor Hedman · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P3 14:47NSHRoman JosiPPAssists: Calle Jarnkrok, Ryan Johansen · Snap, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. OT 3:15NSHRyan EllisGWGAssists: Roman Josi, Colton Sissons · Snap, 0.05 xG3–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 5:28TBLLuke Witkowski: Holding2 min
  2. P1 13:54TBLOndrej Palat: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 0:26NSHRyan Johansen: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 1:54NSHMatt Irwin: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 6:17TBLPatrick Maroon: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P2 12:14NSHNick Bonino: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P3 4:11NSHRoman Josi: Cross checking2 min
  8. P3 14:31TBLRyan McDonagh: Interference2 min · PPG
  9. OT 1:11TBLMathieu Joseph: Too many men on the ice2 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.

NSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
45% to win55% to win
← NSH attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Cirelli
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHTBL
40Shots on goal30
2.9Expected goals2.5
63Shot attempts55
29Faceoffs won34
5Power plays4
8Penalty minutes10
19Hits18
12Blocked shots9
5Giveaways9
10Takeaways10

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 – Turris – Grimaldi3:55

    xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0

  2. Granlund – Sissons – Arvidsson4:15

    xG 0.17–0.11 (62%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Jarnkrok – Johansen – Arvidsson7:24

    xG 0.47–0.44 (52%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  4. Bonino – Smith – Richard3:10

    xG 0.19–0.16 (54%)attempts 3–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Ekholm – Fabbro15:15

    xG 0.68–0.71 (49%)attempts 15–14goals 0–0

  2. Hamhuis – Irwin8:44

    xG 0.26–0.30 (46%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Josi – Ellis15:46

    xG 0.53–0.62 (46%)attempts 13–16goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestPalat – Kucherov – Point12:43

    xG 0.72–0.21 (77%)attempts 15–10goals 0–0

  2. Killorn – Gourde – Cirelli12:09

    xG 0.60–0.44 (58%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  3. Stamkos – Johnson – Joseph9:17

    xG 0.21–0.27 (43%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestShattenkirk – Hedman6:44

    xG 0.40–0.09 (81%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  2. Coburn – Sergachev4:22

    xG 0.44–0.26 (63%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Coburn – Hedman4:32

    xG 0.25–0.13 (66%)attempts 6–4goals 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.

TBL 2.5 xGNSH 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 64/100 · #391 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.86 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +37 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.

TBL winsNSH wins

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

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