Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville PredatorsJan 27, 2021

Final / SOWednesday, Jan 27, 2021· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
CHI	0	0	1	0	0	1		CHI	5	10	10	5	30
NSH	0	0	1	0	1	2		NSH	5	14	21	2	42

: CHI 58NSH 72
: CHI 2.56NSH 3.90
PP goals: CHI 0NSH 0
Hits: CHI 10NSH 18
Blocks: CHI 14NSH 18
PIM: CHI 8NSH 8
: CHI 40%NSH 60%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Nashville Predators edge Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 in a shootout at home. Ryan Carpenter (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Kevin Lankinen (CHI) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +9 against a season average of 32.5; the overtime loss.

Goalie
Kevin Lankinen (CHI) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +9 against a season average of 32.5; the overtime loss.Lankinen
New line
New look for NSH: Duchene–Granlund–Cousins skated 6:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Duchene Granlund Cousins
Luck
NSH scored 1 goal on 3.90 expected goals (72 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Nick Cousins (NSH) played 17:57, +4:41 up on his 13:16 season average over 51 games.Cousins
Luck
CHI scored 1 goal on 2.56 expected goals (58 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Ian Mitchell (CHI) played 9:47, −5:23 down on his 15:10 season average over 38 games.Mitchell
Usage
Nikita Zadorov (CHI) played 14:20, −4:58 down on his 19:18 season average over 54 games.Zadorov
Usage
Patrick Kane (CHI) played 27:17, +5:09 up on his 22:08 season average over 55 games.Kane

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← CHI attacks left (bottom on phones)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →

NSH
CHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · NSH 72 · CHI 58

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

NSH
CHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NSH pressure
CHI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CHI 25% of the game, NSH 43%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

NSH

CHI

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	CHI	NSH
	49	62
	1.93	2.67
	1.85	2.39
	10	12
	2	2
	10	17
	−0.043	+0.043
	25%	43%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Kane – Janmark – Suter
7:4840% CF
L2Carpenter – Hagel – Kampf
7:1160% CF
L3Kubalik – Strome – Kurashev
5:0133% CF
D1de Haan – Murphy
10:4352% CF
D2Keith – Carlsson
7:4824% CF
D3Zadorov – Beaudin
7:4836% CF

PP1Keith – Kane – Shaw – Kubalik – Strome
3:49100% CF
PP2Kane – de Haan – Janmark – Suter – Kurashev
2:400% CF
PK1FCarpenter – Kampf
3:53
PK2FShaw – Hagel
1:04
PK1Dde Haan – Zadorov
2:40
PK2DKeith – Murphy
2:40

Current CHI line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
11:0858% CF
L2Duchene – Granlund – Cousins
6:3347% CF
L3Richardson – Trenin – Olivier
5:3043% CF
L4Haula – Sissons – Kunin
2:2540% CF
D1Josi – Ellis
16:4841% CF
D2Ekholm – Fabbro
14:1756% CF
D3Tinordi – Benning
9:5875% CF

PP1Josi – Johansen – Cousins – Forsberg – Arvidsson
3:45100% CF
PP2Duchene – Ellis – Haula – Granlund – Kunin
2:28100% CF
PK1FGranlund – Sissons
1:51
PK2FRichardson – Haula
1:23
PK1DEkholm – Benning
2:32
PK2DEllis – Tinordi
1:27

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

3rd period

5:24
NSHNick Cousins (Matt Duchene)wrist0.09 xG
CHI: de Haan, Murphy, Strome, Hagel, KurashevNSH: Duchene, Tinordi, Cousins, Benning, Arvidsson
CHI 0 – 1 NSH
9:24
CHIRyan Carpenter (Brandon Hagel, David Kampf)wrist0.03 xG
CHI: Zadorov, Carpenter, Hagel, Kampf, BeaudinNSH: Duchene, Ellis, Granlund, Cousins, Fabbro
CHI 1 – 1 NSH

Decided in the shootout: CHI 1 – 2 NSH.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Patrick Kane R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.57	0	1	0	27:17	—	—	36	29
Mattias Janmark C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	0	0	2	18:35	—	—	23	22
Pius Suter C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	0	1	0	17:30	—	—	48	57
Brandon Hagel L	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:50	—	—	62	52
Ryan Carpenter C	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.29	0	0	0	15:11	—	—	68	62
David Kampf C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	1	0	0	15:05	—	—	67	54
Dominik Kubalik L	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.58	0	0	0	18:35	—	—	42	53
Dylan Strome C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	1	2	15:17	—	—	43	32
Philipp Kurashev C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	0	0	13:59	—	—	29	27
Connor Murphy D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.05	1	2	0	24:24	—	—	51	51
Calvin de Haan D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	4	0	22:23	—	—	42	38
Duncan Keith D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	0	2	26:03	—	—	44	39
Lucas Carlsson D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:50	—	—	33	38
Nikita Zadorov D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.07	4	0	0	14:20	—	—	40	41
Nicolas Beaudin D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	9:50	—	—	42	40
Andrew Shaw R	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	1	0	0	16:02	—	—	50	46
Carl Soderberg C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	2	1	2	15:04	—	—	30	25
Ian Mitchell D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	9:47	—	—	58	77

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Kevin Lankinen(start)	O	42	41	1	.976	3.90	64:58

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan Johansen C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	21:45	—	—	66	65
Filip Forsberg L	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.58	1	0	2	21:10	—	—	61	60
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.27	0	2	2	19:28	—	—	56	52
Mikael Granlund C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.24	1	3	0	20:54	—	—	41	38
Matt Duchene C	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.70	2	0	0	18:16	—	—	55	57
Nick Cousins C	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.33	1	0	2	17:57	—	—	47	50
Brad Richardson R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	0	0	0	11:30	—	—	50	68
Mathieu Olivier R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	8:34	—	—	44	54
Yakov Trenin C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	1	1	0	7:15	—	—	44	54
Erik Haula L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.28	2	1	0	15:28	—	—	47	60
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	3	0	0	13:16	—	—	77	100
Luke Kunin C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	2	0	0	13:02	—	—	71	78
Roman Josi D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.17	0	3	0	26:43	—	—	50	53
Ryan Ellis D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	0	5	0	24:38	—	—	39	33
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.33	0	1	0	21:21	—	—	56	61
Dante Fabbro D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	1	1	2	17:47	—	—	57	63
Matt Benning D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	1	0	0	14:31	—	—	77	77
Jarred Tinordi D	D3	0	0	0	+1	4	0.09	1	1	0	13:42	—	—	78	80

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	30	29	1	.967	2.56	64:43

Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.