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Thu, Mar 5, 2020·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Dallas Stars 0, Nashville Predators 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 68% of the time.

NSH winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL011012010033
NSH11011408232

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:07NSHFilip ForsbergPPGWGAssists: Roman Josi, Kyle Turris · Snap, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 13:44NSHMatt DuchenePPAssists: Calle Jarnkrok, Viktor Arvidsson · Deflected, 0.16 xG0–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 5:10NSHRocco Grimaldi: Holding2 min
  2. P1 14:37DALJohn Klingberg: Interference2 min
  3. P1 18:14DALJohn Klingberg: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 1:33DALAlexander Radulov: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P2 7:47NSHViktor Arvidsson: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P2 10:39NSHViktor Arvidsson: Interference2 min
  7. P2 13:05DALStephen Johns: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P3 2:02NSHViktor Arvidsson: 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALNSH
33Shots on goal32
3.1Expected goals4.2
64Shot attempts53
28Faceoffs won28
4Power plays4
8Penalty minutes8
18Hits20
7Blocked shots18
4Giveaways6
4Takeaways13

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestPavelski – Radulov – Janmark6:53

    xG 0.62–0.27 (70%)attempts 11–3goals 0–0

  2. Perry – Benn – Seguin8:07

    xG 0.50–0.30 (63%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  3. Benn – Dickinson – Gurianov2:23

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Perry – Seguin – Janmark2:26

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlingberg – Lindell10:50

    xG 1.10–0.21 (84%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0

  2. Johns – Heiskanen13:56

    xG 0.50–0.42 (54%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  3. Sekera – Oleksiak10:47

    xG 0.37–0.70 (35%)attempts 10–14goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestJarnkrok – Johansen – Sissons7:51

    xG 0.34–0.12 (74%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Turris – Arvidsson – Trenin4:49

    xG 0.12–0.13 (48%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Bonino – Smith – Grimaldi6:54

    xG 0.13–0.32 (29%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  4. Duchene – Granlund – Forsberg10:33

    xG 0.29–1.00 (23%)attempts 7–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJosi – Ellis12:11

    xG 0.50–0.33 (60%)attempts 19–9goals 0–0

  2. Josi – Fabbro3:37

    xG 0.25–0.12 (68%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Holzer – Tinordi6:34

    xG 0.13–0.29 (32%)attempts 5–9goals 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 4.2 xGDAL 3.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 2/100 · #1072 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.66 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +14 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 68% of the time.

NSH winsDAL wins

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

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