Montreal Canadiens vs. Nashville PredatorsNov 22, 2017

Final / SOWednesday, Nov 22, 2017· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	1	0	1	0	0	2		MTL	7	9	12	1	29
NSH	1	0	1	0	1	3		NSH	9	8	13	3	33

: MTL 50NSH 59
: MTL 3.44NSH 3.60
PP goals: MTL 0NSH 2
Hits: MTL 22NSH 24
Blocks: MTL 13NSH 12
PIM: MTL 12NSH 12
: MTL 41%NSH 59%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in a shootout at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NSH: Salomaki–Aberg–Gaudreau skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:50.Forsberg
New line
New look for NSH: Salomaki–Aberg–Gaudreau skated 6:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Salomaki Aberg Gaudreau
Luck
NSH scored 2 goals on 3.60 expected goals (59 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Phillip Danault (MTL) played 20:23, +3:52 up on his 16:31 season average over 51 games.Danault
Usage
Charles Hudon (MTL) played 17:17, +3:18 up on his 13:59 season average over 71 games.Hudon
Usage
Jeff Petry (MTL) played 29:03, +5:37 up on his 23:26 season average over 81 games.Petry
Usage
Pontus Aberg (NSH) played 6:59, −5:17 down on his 12:16 season average over 52 games.Aberg
Usage
Paul Byron (MTL) played 20:29, +4:25 up on his 16:04 season average over 81 games.Byron

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

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

NSH
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 109 of 109 attempts · NSH 59 · MTL 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NSH
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 27% of the game, NSH 34%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NSH

MTL

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	MTL	NSH
	38	49
	2.29	1.82
	2.27	1.74
	7	6
	7	5
	28	13
	−0.059	+0.059
	27%	34%

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.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Byron – Shaw – Danault
11:1433% CF
L2Plekanec – Gallagher – Hudon
9:5960% CF
L3Pacioretty – Galchenyuk – Drouin
8:3837% CF
L4Deslauriers – Froese – de la Rose
3:4450% CF
D1Petry – Alzner
11:1965% CF
D2Davidson – Jerabek
11:0236% CF
D3Benn – Morrow
7:4820% CF

PP1Petry – Pacioretty – Shaw – Galchenyuk – Drouin
4:47100% CF
PP2Byron – Gallagher – Morrow – Danault – Hudon
1:33100% CF
PK1FPlekanec – Byron
3:16
PK2FPacioretty – Danault
1:50
PK1DPetry – Alzner
2:15
PK2DBenn – Davidson
1:06

Current MTL line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Turris – Smith – Fiala
12:2765% CF
L2Salomaki – Aberg – Gaudreau
6:1778% CF
L3Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
5:1250% CF
L4Bonino – Jarnkrok – Sissons
4:2650% CF
D1Emelin – Subban
16:3856% CF
D2Josi – Ekholm
13:2039% CF
D3Irwin – Bitetto
11:1380% CF

PP1Turris – Josi – Ekholm – Sissons – Fiala
4:4188% CF
PP2Subban – Smith – Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
1:58100% CF
PK1FBonino – Sissons
1:38
PK2FJarnkrok – Arvidsson
0:54
PK1DJosi – Ekholm
2:54
PK2DEmelin – Subban
2:44

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

12:47
MTLJordie Benn (Charles Hudon, Phillip Danault)wrist0.06 xG
MTL: Benn, Gallagher, Morrow, Danault, HudonNSH: Emelin, Subban, Smith, Johansen, Forsberg
MTL 1 – 0 NSH
19:58
NSHFilip ForsbergPP (Ryan Johansen, P.K. Subban)wrist0.03 xG
MTL: Pacioretty, Benn, Davidson, DanaultNSH: Subban, Smith, Johansen, Forsberg, Arvidsson
MTL 1 – 1 NSH

3rd period

3:16
NSHFilip ForsbergPP (Craig Smith)wrist0.14 xG
MTL: Alzner, Deslauriers, Davidson, de la RoseNSH: Subban, Smith, Johansen, Forsberg, Arvidsson
MTL 1 – 2 NSH
19:04
MTLJoe Morrowwrist0.04 xG
MTL: Pacioretty, Gallagher, Morrow, Galchenyuk, Drouin, JerabekNSH: Josi, Ekholm, Johansen, Sissons, Arvidsson
MTL 2 – 2 NSH

Decided in the shootout: MTL 2 – 3 NSH.

Box score

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

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Paul Byron L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	0	0	20:29	—	—	33	26
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.76	4	0	0	20:23	—	—	44	73
Andrew Shaw R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	0	2	4	17:47	—	—	36	58
Tomas Plekanec C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	0	1	0	19:25	—	—	50	57
Charles Hudon L	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.31	1	0	0	17:17	—	—	63	67
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	0	0	+2	3	0.38	3	0	4	16:12	—	—	61	58
Max Pacioretty L	L3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.34	1	2	0	19:38	—	—	38	59
Jonathan Drouin L	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.09	0	0	2	18:28	—	—	35	60
Alex Galchenyuk C	L3	0	0	0	+1	5	0.86	0	1	0	16:14	—	—	33	55
Jacob de la Rose L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	0	8:40	—	—	50	27
Nicolas Deslauriers L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	5	0	0	7:50	—	—	43	1
Byron Froese C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	7:49	—	—	33	26
Jeff Petry D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.22	0	1	0	29:03	—	—	59	66
Karl Alzner D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	2	2	18:21	—	—	54	48
Jakub Jerabek D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.11	1	1	0	18:16	—	—	52	75
Brandon Davidson D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	16:49	—	—	27	57
Joe Morrow D	D3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.06	1	1	0	19:01	—	—	39	61
Jordie Benn D	D3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.06	0	1	0	16:59	—	—	21	9

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Antti Niemi(start)	O	33	31	2	.939	2.85	64:06

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kyle Turris C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.49	1	1	2	19:42	—	—	65	79
Kevin Fiala L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.27	0	0	0	19:07	—	—	63	77
Craig Smith C	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.43	0	0	0	17:20	—	—	65	83
Pontus Aberg L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	1	0	0	6:59	—	—	75	46
Miikka Salomaki R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	6:41	—	—	73	43
Frederick Gaudreau C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	6:39	—	—	82	46
Viktor Arvidsson L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	1.24	0	1	2	20:49	—	—	53	39
Ryan Johansen C	L3	0	1	1	-2	1	0.03	0	1	2	19:12	—	—	53	43
Filip Forsberg L	L3	2	0	2	-1	4	0.38	2	1	0	16:50	—	—	44	40
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	2	4	0	20:11	—	—	44	18
Calle Jarnkrok C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.23	0	0	2	16:12	—	—	44	26
Nick Bonino C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	0	2	14:51	—	—	46	35
P.K. Subban D	D1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.08	5	0	2	24:04	—	—	58	51
Alexei Emelin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	5	1	0	20:19	—	—	57	56
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	1	1	0	26:45	—	—	41	31
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	0	1	0	25:36	—	—	42	35
Anthony Bitetto D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	3	1	0	13:08	—	—	71	30
Matt Irwin D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	1	0	0	12:35	—	—	77	89

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pekka Rinne(start)	W	29	27	2	.931	3.44	65:00

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.