Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators
Recap
written from the game dataThe Detroit Red Wings beat the Nashville Predators 4-2. The Red Wings scored first and never trailed. The Red Wings led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adam Erne's goal at 12:24 of the first period, which took the Red Wings' chances from 60% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 2.2 to 1.4; shots on goal were DET 30, NSH 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Jonathan Bernier stopped 21 of 23 (.913), 0.6 goals below expected; Pekka Rinne stopped 21 of 24 (.875), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Robby Fabbri (1 G, 1 A), 2. Luke Glendening (1 G, 2 A), 3. Dylan Larkin.
Three stars
- ★R. Fabbri1 G, 1 A

- ★★L. Glendening1 G, 2 A

- ★★★D. Larkin

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals1st period
1-04:59
2-012:24
2nd period
3-017:22
3rd period
3-17:57
4-114:56
4-219:13
Penalties
1st
- 19:57
Patrik Nemeth · High stickingdrawn by Viktor Arvidsson2 min
2nd
- 7:23
Dante Fabbro · Holdingdrawn by Bobby Ryan2 min
- 11:56
Patrik Nemeth · Trippingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min
- 13:00
served by N. Cousins · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 19:40
Roman Josi · Cross checkingdrawn by Sam Gagner2 min
3rd
- 16:03
Matt Benning · Roughingdrawn by Filip Zadina2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Adam Erne, 1st 12:24 — 60% → 76%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.24 G
- All situations
- 2 G1.4
- 1.64 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.4
- 0.70 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.21 – 1.35
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
- 30
- Shots on goal
- 23
- 58%
- Faceoffs
- 42%
- 0/4
- Power play
- 0/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 13
- Hits
- 19
- 12
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 5
- Giveaways
- 11
- 6
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
