Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators
Recap
written from the game dataThe Nashville Predators beat the Dallas Stars 4-1. The Stars scored first; the Predators answered. The Predators led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Filip Forsberg's goal at 6:21 of the second period, which took the Predators' chances from 53% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Predators, 3.6 to 2.9; shots on goal were DAL 31, NSH 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Stars win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Ben Bishop stopped 27 of 30 (.900), 0.6 goals below expected; Pekka Rinne stopped 30 of 31 (.968), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Samuel Girard (1 G, 1 A), 2. Filip Forsberg (1 G, 1 A), 3. Pekka Rinne (30 saves, .968).
Three stars
- ★S. Girard1 G, 1 A

- ★★F. Forsberg1 G, 1 A

- ★★★P. Rinne30 saves, .968

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
1-08:04
2nd period
1-13:27
1-26:21
3rd period
1-315:09
1-418:06
Penalties
1st
- 5:31
Jason Spezza · Trippingdrawn by Filip Forsberg2 min
- 7:22
Pekka Rinne · Delaying game smothering puck2 min
- 9:21
Martin Hanzal · Interferencedrawn by Yannick Weber5 min
2nd
- 3:34
Cody McLeod · Fightingdrawn by Stephen Johns5 min
- 3:34
Stephen Johns · Fightingdrawn by Cody McLeod5 min
- 5:12
Jason Spezza · Trippingdrawn by Filip Forsberg2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Filip Forsberg, 2nd 6:21 — 53% → 70%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.91 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.6
- 2.20 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.5
- 0.51 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.9
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.82 – 2.34
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 31
- Shots on goal
- 31
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 1/1
- Power play
- 1/3
- 14
- Penalty minutes
- 7
- 22
- Hits
- 16
- 9
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 5
- Giveaways
- 12
- 3
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
NSH leads 3-1
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4this game
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
