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Thu, Nov 3, 2022·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Nashville Predators 4, Calgary Flames 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 81% of the time.

CGY winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH112210110432
CGY03013114130

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:31NSHMark JankowskiAssists: Michael McCarron, Cole Smith · Snap, 0.21 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:59NSHFilip ForsbergGWGAssists: Matt Duchene, Jeremy Lauzon · Snap, 0.16 xG2–0
  3. P2 2:27NSHRoman JosiPPAssists: Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–0
  4. P3 1:43CGYBlake ColemanAssists: Mikael Backlund · Snap, 0.21 xG3–1
  5. P3 19:46NSHMatt DucheneENAssists: Mikael Granlund, Ryan McDonagh · Wrist, 0.77 xG4–1
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 2:44CGYConnor Mackey: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 12:35CGYAndrew Mangiapane: Illegal check to head2 min
  3. P2 1:58CGYDillon Dube: Elbowing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 4:35NSHColton Sissons: Interference2 min
  5. P2 16:13NSHJeremy Lauzon: Holding2 min
  6. P3 8:44NSHMikael Granlund: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 11:32CGYNikita Zadorov: Roughing2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
49% to win51% to win
← NSH attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sissons won the faceoff against Lindholm
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHCGY
32Shots on goal30
4.4Expected goals2.4
57Shot attempts65
40Faceoffs won28
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
25Hits41
24Blocked shots13
9Giveaways15
2Takeaways8

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. bestJankowski – McCarron – Smith7:17

    xG 0.70–0.24 (75%)attempts 8–13goals 1–0

  2. Duchene – Granlund – Forsberg10:06

    xG 0.80–0.38 (68%)attempts 13–9goals 1–1

  3. Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot10:18

    xG 0.61–0.42 (60%)attempts 14–14goals 0–0

  4. Johansen – Niederreiter – Sanford9:40

    xG 0.20–0.24 (46%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMcDonagh – Lauzon14:06

    xG 0.99–0.61 (62%)attempts 13–18goals 2–0

  2. Josi – Gross7:57

    xG 0.60–0.23 (72%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1

  3. Ekholm – Carrier11:49

    xG 0.68–0.42 (62%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBacklund – Coleman – Dube7:22

    xG 0.31–0.21 (59%)attempts 11–4goals 1–0

  2. Lucic – Toffoli – Lindholm10:57

    xG 0.53–0.45 (54%)attempts 13–10goals 0–1

  3. Lewis – Ritchie – Rooney8:02

    xG 0.14–0.27 (34%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  4. Kadri – Huberdeau – Mangiapane11:04

    xG 0.04–1.05 (3%)attempts 5–16goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeegar – Zadorov14:27

    xG 0.77–0.61 (56%)attempts 18–8goals 1–0

  2. Stone – Mackey9:40

    xG 0.24–0.74 (24%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

  3. Hanifin – Andersson15:40

    xG 0.43–1.02 (29%)attempts 15–21goals 0–1

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.

CGY 2.4 xGNSH 4.4 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 26/100 · #1054 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.83 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50CGY 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, Nashville Predators win this game 81% of the time.

CGY winsNSH wins

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

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