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Sat, Oct 15, 2022·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Nashville Predators 1, Dallas Stars 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 69% of the time.

DAL winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH01311205130
DAL1102626522

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:46DALRoope HintzSHAssists: Miro Heiskanen · Snap, 0.30 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:39DALRoope HintzGWGAssists: Joe Pavelski, Jason Robertson · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P2 7:48DALMiro HeiskanenAssists: Jason Robertson · Tip-in, 0.11 xG0–3
  4. P2 18:20NSHNino NiederreiterPPAssists: Mikael Granlund, Ryan Johansen · Tip-in, 0.14 xG1–3
  5. P3 3:13DALJason RobertsonAssists: Roope Hintz, Joe Pavelski · Snap, 0.14 xG1–4
  6. P3 18:47DALMason MarchmentENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.48 xG1–5
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:30DALRadek Faksa: Interference2 min
  2. P1 5:28NSHCody Glass: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 2:26DALEsa Lindell: Interference2 min
  4. P2 6:00DALTy Dellandrea: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 6:00NSHDante Fabbro: Holding the stick2 min
  6. P2 10:59NSHMatt Duchene: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 10:59NSHMatt Duchene: Abuse of officials10 min
  8. P2 16:18DALRyan Suter: Interference2 min
  9. P2 17:43DALColin Miller: Tripping2 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 SOG0DAL
49% to win51% to win
← NSH attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pavelski won the faceoff against Sissons
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHDAL
30Shots on goal22
3.0Expected goals4.2
72Shot attempts52
27Faceoffs won31
4Power plays2
16Penalty minutes10
17Hits13
18Blocked shots14
11Giveaways11
10Takeaways8

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. bestDuchene – Granlund – Forsberg7:43

    xG 0.49–0.17 (74%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  2. Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot6:59

    xG 0.23–0.30 (44%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1

  3. Johansen – Niederreiter – Tolvanen7:04

    xG 0.19–0.29 (40%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  4. Sanford – Glass – Smith5:30

    xG 0.27–0.42 (39%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJosi – Carrier2:22

    xG 0.29–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Josi – Fabbro11:34

    xG 0.43–0.29 (60%)attempts 14–12goals 0–0

  3. Ekholm – Lauzon2:56

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestPavelski – Hintz – Robertson8:22

    xG 0.61–0.26 (70%)attempts 10–8goals 2–0

  2. Benn – Gurianov – Johnston8:35

    xG 0.62–0.42 (59%)attempts 10–16goals 0–0

  3. Seguin – Marchment – Dellandrea8:08

    xG 0.45–0.40 (53%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  4. Glendening – Faksa – Kiviranta7:47

    xG 0.01–0.35 (4%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHeiskanen – Lundkvist2:20

    xG 0.18–0.07 (73%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Suter – Hakanpää8:20

    xG 0.48–0.43 (53%)attempts 8–11goals 1–0

  3. Lindell – Lundkvist7:21

    xG 0.34–0.33 (51%)attempts 8–8goals 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.

DAL 4.2 xGNSH 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 25/100 · #1061 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.80 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 69% of the time.

DAL winsNSH wins

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

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