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Sat, Nov 2, 2019·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

New York Rangers 2, Nashville Predators 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 52% of the time.

NSH winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR1718015230
NSH08114011133

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:05NYRFilip ChytilAssists: Libor Hajek · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:16NYRRyan StromeGWGAssists: Artemi Panarin, Jesper Fast · Tip-in, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P2 14:34NSHViktor ArvidssonPPAssists: Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–1
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 0:49NSHRyan Johansen: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 9:25NYRBrady Skjei: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 16:26NSHMattias Ekholm: Interference2 min
  4. P2 2:38NYRMicheal Haley: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 2:38NSHAustin Watson: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 5:27NSHMatt Duchene: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 14:02NYRTony DeAngelo: Interference2 min · PPG
  8. P2 0:00NYRRyan Strome: Cross checking2 min
  9. P3 11:47NSHRyan Ellis: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 14:43NYRBrendan Smith: Holding2 min
  11. P3 17:39NYRLibor Hajek: 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NSH
45% to win55% to win
← NYR attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Strome
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRNSH
30Shots on goal33
3.2Expected goals3.2
55Shot attempts69
24Faceoffs won18
4Power plays5
15Penalty minutes13
14Hits22
16Blocked shots10
8Giveaways14
8Takeaways9

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.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestKreider – Buchnevich – Chytil7:07

    xG 0.64–0.11 (85%)attempts 14–3goals 1–0

  2. Fast – Strome – Panarin7:52

    xG 0.46–0.19 (70%)attempts 10–4goals 1–0

  3. Lemieux – Howden – Kakko5:50

    xG 0.37–0.36 (51%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSkjei – DeAngelo8:30

    xG 0.78–0.21 (78%)attempts 14–6goals 1–0

  2. Trouba – Hajek8:44

    xG 0.50–0.35 (59%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  3. Fox – Lindgren6:34

    xG 0.18–0.12 (61%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestJohansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson6:25

    xG 0.53–0.30 (64%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  2. Duchene – Granlund – Forsberg6:37

    xG 0.34–0.29 (54%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  3. Bonino – Smith – Grimaldi5:27

    xG 0.14–0.09 (62%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Jarnkrok – Johansen – Arvidsson4:10

    xG 0.06–0.22 (21%)attempts 3–2goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Fabbro15:57

    xG 0.69–0.40 (63%)attempts 20–13goals 0–0

  2. Hamhuis – Irwin7:48

    xG 0.29–0.20 (59%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1

  3. Josi – Ellis13:37

    xG 0.67–1.08 (38%)attempts 13–18goals 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 3.2 xGNYR 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 20/100 · #890 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.05 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 52% of the time.

NSH winsNYR wins

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

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