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Mon, Nov 22, 2021·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Anaheim Ducks 2, Nashville Predators 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 53% of the time.

NSH winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA0917115231
NSH110114111335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:34NSHRyan JohansenAssists: Yakov Trenin, Tanner Jeannot · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P2 5:47ANARickard RakellAssists: Trevor Zegras, Sonny Milano · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 15:20NSHMikael GranlundPPAssists: Ryan Johansen · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P3 3:47ANAJamie DrysdaleUnassisted · Deflected, 0.01 xG2–2
  5. P3 12:10NSHYakov TreninGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 7:50ANACam Fowler: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 9:49ANAJosh Mahura: Interference2 min
  3. P2 0:31NSHTanner Jeannot: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 1:44ANATrevor Zegras: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 13:28ANATrevor Zegras: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P3 15:13NSHRoman Josi: Interference2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NSH
48% to win52% to win
← ANA attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Sissons
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANANSH
31Shots on goal35
2.5Expected goals2.4
59Shot attempts54
30Faceoffs won29
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
7Hits14
11Blocked shots15
4Giveaways12
5Takeaways5

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Henrique – Terry5:21

    xG 0.35–0.04 (90%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  2. Rakell – Milano – Zegras8:38

    xG 0.33–0.06 (86%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

  3. Silfverberg – Deslauriers – Lundeström7:45

    xG 0.21–0.20 (51%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

  4. Grant – Carrick – Steel6:29

    xG 0.12–0.12 (49%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFowler – Manson16:41

    xG 0.65–0.32 (67%)attempts 16–9goals 0–0

  2. Lindholm – Drysdale15:01

    xG 0.51–0.39 (57%)attempts 11–16goals 2–0

  3. Shattenkirk – Mahura11:38

    xG 0.37–0.25 (60%)attempts 9–7goals 0–2

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. Cousins – McCarron – Novak6:21

    xG 0.11–0.11 (52%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. Cousins – Novak – Tomasino2:54

    xG 0.08–0.08 (51%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Duchene – Johansen – Tolvanen2:49

    xG 0.10–0.16 (39%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot9:12

    xG 0.20–0.27 (43%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Borowiecki – Benning11:26

    xG 0.25–0.20 (55%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  2. Josi – Fabbro16:35

    xG 0.61–0.61 (50%)attempts 17–15goals 1–2

  3. Ekholm – Carrier15:06

    xG 0.22–0.83 (21%)attempts 8–20goals 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 2.4 xGANA 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 56/100 · #646 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.70 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 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 53% of the time.

NSH winsANA wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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