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Sun, Jan 5, 2020·Honda Center, Anaheim

Nashville Predators 4, Anaheim Ducks 5 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 75% of the time.

ANA winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NSH14110210021426
ANA121315010012547

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:06ANAAdam HenriqueAssists: Daniel Sprong, Ryan Getzlaf · Backhand, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:11NSHAustin WatsonAssists: Colin Blackwell, Yakov Trenin · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:59NSHCraig SmithPPAssists: Kyle Turris, Mattias Ekholm · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P2 12:34ANACam FowlerAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Erik Gudbranson · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P2 14:52ANADaniel SprongPPAssists: Cam Fowler, Adam Henrique · Wrist, 0.29 xG2–3
  6. P2 17:22ANAAdam HenriquePPAssists: Sam Steel, Ryan Getzlaf · Deflected, 0.15 xG2–4
  7. P3 4:13NSHCraig SmithAssists: Nick Bonino, Rocco Grimaldi · Tip-in, 0.19 xG3–4
  8. P3 6:30NSHRocco GrimaldiAssists: Roman Josi, Nick Bonino · Tip-in, 0.08 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. NSH Filip Forsberg scored
  2. 2. ANA Ondrej Kase scored
  3. 3. NSH Kyle Turris stopped
  4. 4. ANA Maxime Comtois stopped
  5. 5. NSH Craig Smith stopped
  6. 6. ANA Jakob Silfverberg stopped
  7. 7. NSH Ryan Johansen stopped
  8. 8. ANA Sam Steel stopped
  9. 9. NSH Mikael Granlund stopped
  10. 10. ANA Ryan Getzlaf scored
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 0:03NSHAustin Watson: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 0:03ANANicolas Deslauriers: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 19:15NSHViktor Arvidsson: Embellishment2 min
  4. P1 19:15ANAMax Jones: Interference2 min
  5. P2 1:58ANACam Fowler: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P2 6:36NSHKyle Turris: Interference2 min
  7. P2 8:08NSHFilip Forsberg: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 13:01NSHRyan Johansen: Tripping2 min · PPG
  9. P2 16:06NSHAlexandre Carrier: Holding2 min · PPG
  10. P3 0:58ANAMaxime Comtois: Holding2 min
  11. P3 17:30NSHRocco Grimaldi: 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ANA
45% to win55% to win
← NSH attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Blackwell won the faceoff against Shore
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHANA
26Shots on goal47
2.9Expected goals4.8
54Shot attempts74
41Faceoffs won32
2Power plays5
17Penalty minutes11
22Hits16
11Blocked shots14
9Giveaways13
5Takeaways6

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 – Smith – Grimaldi11:38

    xG 1.05–0.45 (70%)attempts 20–13goals 2–1

  2. Watson – Blackwell – Trenin10:03

    xG 0.35–0.30 (54%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0

  3. Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson8:26

    xG 0.28–0.71 (28%)attempts 4–13goals 0–1

  4. Turris – Jarnkrok – Granlund8:42

    xG 0.17–0.65 (21%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestIrwin – Carrier7:38

    xG 0.62–0.41 (60%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

  2. Weber – Josi16:49

    xG 0.76–1.14 (40%)attempts 14–23goals 0–1

  3. Ekholm – Tinordi16:38

    xG 0.45–0.88 (34%)attempts 10–16goals 1–1

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Henrique – Sprong11:07

    xG 0.94–0.31 (75%)attempts 17–9goals 2–0

  2. Kase – Steel – Jones11:04

    xG 0.75–0.31 (71%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  3. Silfverberg – Comtois – Lundeström8:32

    xG 0.31–0.25 (55%)attempts 7–8goals 0–1

  4. Deslauriers – Shore – Rowney8:14

    xG 0.35–0.62 (36%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Lindholm14:18

    xG 1.47–0.16 (90%)attempts 22–7goals 1–1

  2. Del Zotto – Larsson11:11

    xG 0.46–0.60 (43%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  3. Fowler – Gudbranson15:42

    xG 0.59–0.92 (39%)attempts 16–16goals 1–2

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.

ANA 4.8 xGNSH 2.9 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 96/100 · #54 of 1082 this seasonSwing 2.54 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +27 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 75% of the time.

ANA winsNSH wins

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

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