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2019-04-04 · Bridgestone Arena

2 – 3Final

NSH took this one from VAN, 3–2. No robbery here: NSH also won the expected-goals battle 3.9 to 2.5, and the better chances went the right way. The goal that mattered most: Ryan Johansen scored at 19:39 of the third and moved NSH’s win probability from 51% to 98%.

Shots on goal
32 – 33
Expected goals
2.5 – 3.9
xG share
NSH 60%
Home-ice start
NSH 53%

Win probability

How it felt from the stands, priced second by second by the site’s win-probability model: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

VAN goalNSH goal

Expected goals

Who was actually getting the chances: a running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

VANNSH

Three stars, by the model

Not the arena’s picks, the model’s. Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

NSH
Pekka Rinne
60:00 TOI
GSAx +0.76
+0.76
NSH
Nick Bonino
1 G, 1 A · 15:24 TOI
On-ice +0.16 · Finishing +0.26 · Playmaking +0.17 · Faceoffs +0.05
+0.65
NSH
1 G, 0 A · 16:03 TOI
On-ice +0.19 · Finishing +0.38
+0.54

Rough nights

VAN
0 G, 0 A · 18:04 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Finishing −0.25 · Playmaking −0.09
−0.56
VAN
Elias Pettersson
0 G, 0 A · 16:13 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Finishing −0.07 · Penalties −0.18
−0.53
VAN
0 G, 0 A · 18:54 TOI
On-ice −0.34 · Finishing −0.09
−0.47

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalVAN–NSHWin prob.
P1 8:49 VANMarkus GranlundPP
from Quinn Hughes, Tanner Pearson
1–047% → 63%
P1 19:48 VANTanner PearsonPP
from Quinn Hughes, Ryan Spooner
2–066% → 80%
P2 0:37 NSHColton Sissons
from Nick Bonino, Austin Watson
2–120% → 34%
P3 15:40 NSHNick Bonino
from Austin Watson, Ryan Ellis
2–212% → 51%
P3 19:39 NSHRyan Johansen
from Filip Forsberg
2–351% → 98%

Every player

Show both lineups

VAN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Markus Granlund C11:251+0.37+0.01+0.40−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.01
Tanner Pearson L18:1011+0.35−0.01+0.33+0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Quinn Hughes D18:242+0.22−0.11−0.01+0.39−0.05+0.00+0.00
Ryan Spooner C15:431−0.02−0.10−0.00+0.08+0.00+0.00+0.01
Troy Stecher D23:08−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.05+0.02+0.00+0.00
Tim Schaller L8:59−0.12−0.01−0.06−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00
Adam Gaudette R14:00−0.16−0.22−0.00+0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brogan Rafferty D12:03−0.18−0.13−0.00−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Luke Schenn D16:16−0.21−0.16+0.00−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Loui Eriksson L17:37−0.21−0.11−0.07−0.04+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jay Beagle C11:34−0.23−0.11−0.09−0.07+0.01+0.00+0.04
Alexander Edler D27:36−0.29−0.13−0.08−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00
Bo Horvat C19:16−0.33+0.05−0.17−0.13−0.00+0.00−0.08
Jake Virtanen R13:23−0.39−0.35−0.00−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Josh Leivo L15:35−0.44−0.21−0.16−0.08+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ben Hutton D18:54−0.47−0.34−0.09−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Elias Pettersson C16:13−0.53−0.20−0.07−0.04+0.00−0.18−0.04
Brock Boeser R18:04−0.56−0.20−0.25−0.09−0.01+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jacob Markstrom G59:40−0.33

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nick Bonino C15:2411+0.65+0.16+0.26+0.17+0.01+0.00+0.05
Colton Sissons C16:031+0.54+0.19+0.38−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.01
Ryan Johansen C19:381+0.45+0.09+0.40−0.08+0.01+0.00+0.04
Austin Watson L14:202+0.39+0.19−0.01+0.21−0.01+0.00+0.00
Filip Forsberg L19:201+0.27+0.20−0.12+0.19−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Ellis D21:091+0.16+0.18−0.08+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
P.K. Subban D23:51+0.13+0.17−0.00−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mattias Ekholm D22:35+0.12+0.22−0.13+0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mikael Granlund C17:30+0.07+0.19−0.19−0.13+0.02+0.18+0.00
Dante Fabbro D11:56+0.02+0.10−0.01−0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00
Roman Josi D24:07−0.01+0.13−0.11−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kyle Turris C15:57−0.02+0.23−0.04−0.20+0.01+0.00−0.02
Viktor Arvidsson L19:20−0.05+0.25−0.45−0.02−0.01+0.18+0.00
Dan Hamhuis D11:59−0.09+0.09−0.13−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Craig Smith C15:44−0.15+0.05−0.11−0.09+0.00+0.00+0.00
Calle Jarnkrok C9:45−0.15−0.07−0.06−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brian Boyle C8:45−0.17−0.11−0.00−0.04−0.01+0.00−0.01
Wayne Simmonds R8:49−0.37−0.03−0.11−0.06+0.02−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Pekka Rinne G60:00+0.76

One game is a tiny sample: a single goal against on a player’s shift or a lucky finish moves his net goals a lot, so don’t trade anyone over a rough night. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they’re built.