Tue, Dec 19, 2023·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
Vancouver Canucks 5, Nashville Predators 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 79% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 210 | 211 | 114 | 535 |
| NSH | 07 | 111 | 110 | 228 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 16:38VANElias PetterssonAssists: Ilya Mikheyev, Pius Suter · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
- P1 17:09VANNils AmanUnassisted · Snap, 0.30 xG2–0
- P2 14:23NSHJeremy LauzonAssists: Luke Evangelista, Tommy Novak · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–1
- P2 14:38VANNils HoglanderGWGAssists: Quinn Hughes, Filip Hronek · Tip-in, 0.08 xG3–1
- P2 15:24VANPius SuterAssists: Ilya Mikheyev, Elias Pettersson · Wrist, 0.33 xG4–1
- P3 1:16VANTeddy BluegerAssists: Quinn Hughes · Wrist, 0.13 xG5–1
- P3 19:48NSHCody GlassAssists: Cole Smith · Tip-in, 0.12 xG5–2
Penalties (7)
- P1 4:09VANNils Hoglander: Slashing2 min
- P1 5:50NSHTyson Barrie: Interference2 min
- P1 19:47NSHMichael McCarron: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- P1 19:47NSHMichael McCarron: Misconduct10 min
- P1 19:47NSHMichael McCarron: Game misconduct10 min
- P2 19:09NSHTommy Novak: Too many men on the ice2 min
- P3 6:58VANNils Hoglander: Too many men on the ice2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Miller won the faceoff against O'Reilly
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Vancouver Canucks
Forward lines
- bestPettersson – Suter – Mikheyev8:38
xG 0.95–0.03 (97%)attempts 11–3goals 2–0
- Blueger – Joshua – Garland9:09
xG 0.63–0.36 (64%)attempts 8–11goals 1–0
- Di Giuseppe – Lafferty – Aman8:20
xG 0.50–0.30 (62%)attempts 7–13goals 1–2
- Miller – Boeser – Hoglander8:22
xG 0.39–0.21 (65%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- bestHronek – Hughes14:21
xG 1.02–0.20 (84%)attempts 15–10goals 2–1
- Myers – Zadorov15:22
xG 0.79–0.46 (63%)attempts 11–15goals 0–0
- Cole – Juulsen12:47
xG 0.70–0.68 (51%)attempts 11–20goals 2–1
Nashville Predators
Forward lines
- bestGlass – Tomasino – Smith3:28
xG 0.23–0.05 (81%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0
- Novak – Parssinen – Evangelista4:29
xG 0.43–0.31 (58%)attempts 4–4goals 0–1
- Novak – Tomasino – Evangelista2:48
xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0
- McCarron – Tomasino – Smith2:20
xG 0.08–0.07 (53%)attempts 1–2goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- Josi – Carrier2:04
xG 0.05–0.03 (63%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0
- McDonagh – Barrie4:53
xG 0.20–0.30 (40%)attempts 5–7goals 1–0
- Schenn – Josi3:33
xG 0.15–0.27 (36%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NSH's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NSH is favoured, below it VAN. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 79% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NSH − VAN), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).