St. Louis Blues vs. Nashville PredatorsApr 4, 2024

FinalThursday, Apr 4, 2024· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
STL	1	0	2	3		STL	20	14	13	47
NSH	1	2	3	6		NSH	10	10	11	31

: STL 83NSH 61
: STL 5.41NSH 5.08
PP goals: STL 0NSH 2
Hits: STL 28NSH 19
Blocks: STL 19NSH 19
PIM: STL 10NSH 16
: STL 45%NSH 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues 6–3

Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues 6–3 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Evangelista) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:35 together.

Points
Filip Forsberg had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:54.Forsberg
Points
Gustav Nyquist had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:35.Nyquist
Points
Justin Faulk had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:37.Faulk
Points
Ryan O'Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:22.O'Reilly
PP1
NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Evangelista) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:35 together.Josi Nyquist O'Reilly Forsberg Evangelista
Goalie
Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 47 shots and stopped 44 (.936), +18 against a season average of 28.8; the win.Saros
Usage
Matthew Kessel (STL) played 7:57, −9:05 down on his 17:02 season average over 38 games.Kessel
Usage
Jake Neighbours (STL) played 21:27, +5:49 up on his 15:38 season average over 76 games.Neighbours

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

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

NSH
STL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 144 of 144 attempts · NSH 61 · STL 83

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NSH
STL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: STL 42% of the game, NSH 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NSH

STL

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	STL	NSH
	60	48
	4.55	2.72
	3.98	2.51
	13	12
	9	7
	12	7
	−0.013	+0.013
	42%	30%

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.

St. Louis Blues

L1Saad – Thomas – Neighbours
10:2261% CF
L2Buchnevich – Kyrou – Toropchenko
7:2564% CF
L3Schenn – Kapanen – Bolduc
4:510% CF
L4Hayes – Walker – Blais
4:1983% CF
D1Leddy – Parayko
15:0861% CF
D2Faulk – Krug
15:0350% CF
D3Tucker – Kessel
7:0740% CF

PP1Krug – Buchnevich – Kyrou – Thomas – Neighbours
5:04100% CF
PP2Schenn – Faulk – Hayes – Saad – Toropchenko
2:20100% CF
PK1FBuchnevich – Thomas
1:40
PK2FSchenn – Saad
0:49
PK1DLeddy – Parayko
2:10
PK2DFaulk – Krug
1:03

Current STL line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Nyquist – O'Reilly – Forsberg
11:2837% CF
L2McCarron – Sherwood – Smith
6:5443% CF
L3Zucker – Sissons – Beauvillier
6:0750% CF
L4Jankowski – Novak – Evangelista
5:4855% CF
D1Lauzon – Carrier
12:2435% CF
D2McDonagh – Josi
11:5641% CF
D3Schenn – Stastney
8:2743% CF

PP1Josi – Nyquist – O'Reilly – Forsberg – Evangelista
2:35100% CF
PP2McDonagh – Nyquist – Zucker – Novak – Carrier
0:40100% CF
PK1FO'Reilly – McCarron
4:08
PK2FSissons – Smith
1:29
PK1DMcDonagh – Carrier
2:35
PK2DLauzon – Stastney
1:34

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Robert Thomas C	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.05	0	1	2	23:50	—	—	60	78
Jake Neighbours L	L1	1	0	1	-1	3	0.34	4	0	0	21:27	—	—	59	76
Brandon Saad L	L1	1	0	1	+1	6	0.82	0	0	2	17:24	—	—	65	81
Pavel Buchnevich L	L2	0	1	1	-3	4	0.47	2	3	2	21:38	—	—	65	69
Jordan Kyrou R	L2	1	0	1	-3	4	0.57	0	0	0	19:40	—	—	65	65
Alexey Toropchenko R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.83	2	0	2	13:25	—	—	67	72
Brayden Schenn C	L3	0	0	0	-2	5	0.32	4	1	0	19:27	—	—	30	10
Kasperi Kapanen R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	0	0	10:45	—	—	19	4
Zachary Bolduc R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	2	0	9:14	—	—	0	0
Kevin Hayes R	L4	0	0	0	0	5	0.48	0	0	0	11:35	—	—	65	79
Nathan Walker L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	2	0	11:02	—	—	59	70
Sammy Blais L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	4	0	0	9:15	—	—	67	79
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.08	1	3	0	21:29	—	—	61	59
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	0	3	0	21:22	—	—	64	62
Torey Krug D	D2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.65	3	2	2	26:36	—	—	49	66
Justin Faulk D	D2	0	2	2	-2	5	0.39	1	1	0	22:37	—	—	51	70
Matthew Kessel D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	7:57	—	—	50	44
Tyler Tucker D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	1	0	7:45	—	—	42	18

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	L	29	25	4	.862	3.48	55:36

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan O'Reilly C	L1	0	2	2	0	1	0.16	0	0	2	23:22	—	—	39	18
Filip Forsberg L	L1	2	1	3	0	4	1.61	2	2	2	20:54	—	—	38	22
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	0	3	3	0	2	0.07	0	0	0	19:35	—	—	36	24
Michael McCarron C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.38	1	2	0	16:00	—	—	44	36
Cole Smith R	L2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:37	—	—	39	35
Kiefer Sherwood L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	3	1	2	10:12	—	—	57	41
Colton Sissons C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	1	2	2	14:29	—	—	50	66
Anthony Beauvillier R	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.20	0	0	0	9:24	—	—	41	34
Jason Zucker L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	0	1	0	8:40	—	—	41	34
Mark Jankowski L	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	1.29	0	0	0	12:40	—	—	67	79
Luke Evangelista R	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	9:54	—	—	58	87
Tommy Novak C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.34	0	1	0	8:58	—	—	47	76
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	2	2	2	22:29	—	—	41	18
Jeremy Lauzon D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	4	20:46	—	—	37	25
Roman Josi D	D2	1	0	1	+2	5	0.31	0	3	0	25:24	—	—	48	60
Ryan McDonagh D	D2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	1	0	23:31	—	—	40	59
Luke Schenn D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.00	2	1	2	12:52	—	—	58	47
Spencer Stastney D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	12:49	—	—	47	33

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	47	44	3	.936	5.41	60:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Roman Josi (NSH) 1st 0:31 · assists Ryan O'Reilly, Filip Forsberg · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 44.6 mph shot · 1.9 s from entry to goal.

Roman Josi · 1st 0:31 · NSH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 44.6 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Brandon Saad · 1st 7:27 · STL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 48.8 mph
Distance: 27 ft
Type: one-timer

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Mark Jankowski · 3rd 19:23 · NSH EN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 0
Shot: 47.3 mph
Distance: 75 ft

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Filip Forsberg · 2nd 1:13 · NSH PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 50.4 mph
Distance: 28 ft

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Anthony Beauvillier · 2nd 19:29 · NSH PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 28.4 mph
Distance: 3 ft

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Michael McCarron · 3rd 4:09 · NSH

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 49.6 mph
Distance: 35 ft

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Jake Neighbours · 3rd 6:21 · STL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 59.7 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Jordan Kyrou · 3rd 17:45 · STL

Play: cycle
Passes: 6 (royal road)
Shot: 60.1 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Type: one-timer

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Filip Forsberg · 3rd 18:16 · NSH EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.4 mph
Distance: 1 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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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.

St. Louis Blues vs. Nashville PredatorsApr 4, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues 6–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

St. Louis Blues

Nashville Predators

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

St. Louis Blues

Nashville Predators

Goal anatomy

Roman Josi · 1st 0:31 · NSH

Brandon Saad · 1st 7:27 · STL

Mark Jankowski · 3rd 19:23 · NSH EN

Filip Forsberg · 2nd 1:13 · NSH PP

Anthony Beauvillier · 2nd 19:29 · NSH PP

Michael McCarron · 3rd 4:09 · NSH

Jake Neighbours · 3rd 6:21 · STL

Jordan Kyrou · 3rd 17:45 · STL

Filip Forsberg · 3rd 18:16 · NSH EN