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Tue, Nov 14, 2023·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Anaheim Ducks 3, Nashville Predators 2

Expected result

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

NSH winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA051827320
NSH01121009230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:03NSHFilip ForsbergAssists: Alexandre Carrier, Ryan O'Reilly · Bat, 0.28 xG0–1
  2. P2 14:28NSHRoman JosiPPAssists: Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly · Slap, 0.09 xG0–2
  3. P2 17:28ANACam FowlerAssists: Frank Vatrano, Mason McTavish · Deflected, 0.01 xG1–2
  4. P3 4:11ANARadko GudasAssists: Troy Terry, Urho Vaakanainen · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P3 16:09ANAAdam HenriqueGWGAssists: Urho Vaakanainen, Radko Gudas · Deflected, 0.12 xG3–2
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 1:28ANAMason McTavish: Holding2 min
  2. P1 9:49ANAUrho Vaakanainen: Holding2 min
  3. P1 13:38NSHAlexandre Carrier: Boarding2 min
  4. P1 18:49ANAJackson LaCombe: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 7:17NSHKiefer Sherwood: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 12:49ANARyan Strome: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  7. P2 12:49ANARadko Gudas: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 12:49NSHJeremy Lauzon: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 16:21NSHMichael McCarron: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 16:21ANARoss Johnston: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 16:21ANARoss Johnston: Misconduct10 min
  12. P3 10:23ANAAlex Killorn: Holding2 min
  13. P3 16:44NSHColton Sissons: Slashing2 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
46% to win54% to win
← ANA attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Henrique won the faceoff against Parssinen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANANSH
20Shots on goal30
2.1Expected goals3.0
42Shot attempts66
27Faceoffs won27
3Power plays5
30Penalty minutes16
25Hits13
20Blocked shots10
3Giveaways16
3Takeaways6

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. bestSilfverberg – Jones – Groulx9:18

    xG 0.52–0.07 (88%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  2. Strome – Vatrano – McTavish11:22

    xG 0.48–0.24 (67%)attempts 10–13goals 1–0

  3. Killorn – Henrique – Terry9:00

    xG 0.23–0.11 (67%)attempts 3–4goals 2–0

  4. Carrick – Johnston – Leason3:51

    xG 0.08–0.05 (61%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLyubushkin – Mintyukov13:23

    xG 0.67–0.05 (93%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0

  2. Gudas – Vaakanainen9:02

    xG 0.35–0.11 (76%)attempts 8–6goals 2–0

  3. Fowler – LaCombe10:52

    xG 0.02–0.16 (9%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestNyquist – O'Reilly – Forsberg8:35

    xG 0.53–0.15 (78%)attempts 9–3goals 1–1

  2. Glass – Sherwood – Evangelista4:05

    xG 0.07–0.12 (36%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Sissons – Trenin – Parssinen9:12

    xG 0.08–0.16 (35%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  4. McCarron – Foudy – Smith6:08

    xG 0.09–0.31 (22%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Lauzon – Fabbro2:56

    xG 0.15–0.11 (57%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Lauzon – Carrier8:47

    xG 0.05–0.15 (25%)attempts 4–4goals 0–1

  3. Barrie – Del Gaizo8:50

    xG 0.06–0.17 (28%)attempts 10–6goals 0–2

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.

NSH 3.0 xGANA 2.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 73/100 · #424 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.77 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +42 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 winsANA wins

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

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