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Tue, Nov 12, 2019·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Nashville Predators 3, Vancouver Canucks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 52% of the time.

VAN winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH08119210337
VAN0817411526

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:25VANTanner PearsonPPAssists: Adam Gaudette, Alexander Edler · Wrist, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P2 13:35NSHCalle JarnkrokAssists: Matt Duchene, Viktor Arvidsson · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–1
  3. P3 6:09VANElias PetterssonPPUnassisted · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P3 8:35NSHMikael GranlundAssists: Filip Forsberg, Mattias Ekholm · Deflected, 0.26 xG2–2
  5. P3 10:59VANAdam GaudettePPAssists: Sven Baertschi, Tanner Pearson · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–3
  6. P3 11:41VANElias PetterssonGWGAssists: Brock Boeser, Josh Leivo · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–4
  7. P3 14:26NSHFilip ForsbergPPAssists: Roman Josi, Ryan Johansen · Slap, 0.04 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:53VANTanner PearsonENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.43 xG3–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 12:03VANJordie Benn: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 19:57NSHDante Fabbro: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  3. P3 4:48NSHMattias Ekholm: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P3 9:33NSHKyle Turris: Holding2 min · PPG
  5. P3 13:02VANBrock Boeser: Slashing2 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 SOG0VAN
45% to win55% to win
← NSH attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sutter won the faceoff against Johansen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHVAN
37Shots on goal26
3.0Expected goals2.9
67Shot attempts53
31Faceoffs won32
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
18Hits27
13Blocked shots17
1Giveaways6
4Takeaways4

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. bestJohansen – Granlund – Forsberg11:41

    xG 0.89–0.56 (61%)attempts 18–9goals 1–0

  2. Duchene – Jarnkrok – Arvidsson10:46

    xG 0.65–0.54 (55%)attempts 14–8goals 1–1

  3. Bonino – Smith – Grimaldi10:09

    xG 0.30–0.29 (51%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  4. Turris – Watson – Sissons8:02

    xG 0.05–0.19 (20%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Fabbro16:06

    xG 1.09–0.68 (61%)attempts 23–11goals 1–0

  2. Josi – Ellis17:12

    xG 0.89–0.57 (61%)attempts 17–22goals 1–1

  3. Hamhuis – Weber8:21

    xG 0.12–0.20 (37%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestBaertschi – Miller – Gaudette2:14

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

  2. Baertschi – Miller – Pettersson2:16

    xG 0.11–0.03 (79%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Eriksson – Schaller – Gaudette4:36

    xG 0.09–0.04 (70%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Baertschi – Miller – Horvat6:38

    xG 0.25–0.30 (45%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBenn – Stecher13:06

    xG 0.60–0.24 (71%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  2. Tanev – Hughes13:51

    xG 0.34–0.39 (46%)attempts 11–12goals 1–0

  3. Edler – Myers16:42

    xG 0.61–1.39 (30%)attempts 15–25goals 0–2

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.

VAN 2.9 xGNSH 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 77/100 · #251 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.83 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +29 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 52% of the time.

VAN winsNSH wins

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

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