Edgehalla

Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville PredatorsDec 19, 2023

Final· Bridgestone Arena
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VAN
5
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NSH
2
Goals123TShots123T
VAN2215VAN10111435
NSH0112NSH7111028
VAN 53NSH 56
VAN 3.98NSH 1.68
PP goals
VAN 0NSH 0
Hits
VAN 22NSH 28
Blocks
VAN 17NSH 3
PIM
VAN 2NSH 24
VAN 55%NSH 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 5–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at NSH. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Michael McCarron (NSH) played 3:24, −9:31 down on his 12:55 season average over 69 games.

  1. Points
    Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:58.Pettersson
  2. Points
    Pius Suter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:34.Suter
  3. Points
    Ilya Mikheyev had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:17.Mikheyev
  4. Points
    Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:02.Hughes
  5. Usage
    Michael McCarron (NSH) played 3:24, −9:31 down on his 12:55 season average over 69 games.McCarron
  6. New line
    New look for VAN: Di Giuseppe–Lafferty–Aman skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Di GiuseppeLaffertyAman
  7. Usage
    Philip Tomasino (NSH) played 15:31, +3:01 up on his 12:30 season average over 40 games.Tomasino
  8. Cats
    Jeremy Lauzon (NSH) threw 10 hits, a night for hits leagues.Lauzon

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.

Shot map, VAN at NSH: 109 attempts, 63 on goal, 7 goals, 5.66 expected goals; best chance Pius Suter at 0.38 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VAN attacks left (bottom on phones)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NSH
  • VAN
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 109 of 109 attempts · NSH 56 · VAN 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VAN at NSH: expected goals 1.68 to 3.98 (VAN led the chances), shot attempts 56 to 53, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdNSHVANPALHSBGnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NSH
  • VAN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NSHVANcontrol2nd3rdPettersson · 1st 16:38Aman · 1st 17:09Lauzon · 2nd 14:23Hoglander · 2nd 14:38Suter · 2nd 15:24Blueger · 3rd 1:16Glass · 3rd 19:48
  • NSH pressure
  • VAN pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VAN 45% of the game, NSH 27%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, VAN at NSH: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Juuse Saros (40:51) for NSH and Casey DeSmith (60:00) for VAN, 7 goals.

NSH
VAN
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
StatVANNSH
5259
3.761.46
3.611.44
117
105
2924
+0.033−0.033
45%27%

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Current VAN line combinations →

Nashville Predators

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 16:38
    VANElias Pettersson (Ilya Mikheyev, Pius Suter)wrist0.06 xG
    VAN: Cole, Juulsen, Pettersson, Suter, MikheyevNSH: Schenn, Barrie, McCarron, Tomasino, Smith
    VAN 1 – 0 NSH
  2. 17:09
    VANNils Amansnap0.23 xG
    VAN: Cole, Di Giuseppe, Lafferty, Juulsen, AmanNSH: Schenn, Barrie, Novak, Glass, Evangelista
    VAN 2 – 0 NSH

2nd period

  1. 14:23
    NSHJeremy Lauzon (Luke Evangelista, Tommy Novak)wrist0.02 xG
    VAN: Di Giuseppe, Lafferty, Hronek, Hughes, AmanNSH: Novak, Lauzon, Carrier, Tomasino, Evangelista
    VAN 2 – 1 NSH
  2. 14:38
    VANNils Hoglander (Quinn Hughes, Filip Hronek)tip-in0.09 xG
    VAN: Miller, Boeser, Hronek, Hughes, HoglanderNSH: Sissons, Lauzon, Trenin, Carrier, Smith
    VAN 3 – 1 NSH
  3. 15:24
    VANPius Suter (Ilya Mikheyev, Elias Pettersson)wrist0.38 xG
    VAN: Hronek, Pettersson, Suter, Hughes, MikheyevNSH: Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Lauzon, Carrier
    VAN 4 – 1 NSH

3rd period

  1. 1:16
    VANTeddy Blueger (Quinn Hughes)wrist0.13 xG
    VAN: Myers, Blueger, Joshua, Garland, HughesNSH: Schenn, Josi, Novak, Parssinen, Evangelista
    VAN 5 – 1 NSH
  2. 19:48
    NSHCody Glass (Cole Smith)tip-in0.11 xG
    VAN: Cole, Di Giuseppe, Lafferty, Juulsen, AmanNSH: McDonagh, Barrie, Glass, Tomasino, Smith
    VAN 5 – 2 NSH

Box score

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

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Dakota Joshua CL1000+110.0940014:58——3848
Teddy Blueger CL1101+130.5311014:15——4066
Conor Garland RL1000+120.0100014:09——3755
Elias Pettersson CL2112+260.8601018:58——6088
Ilya Mikheyev RL2022+220.2010014:17——6587
Pius Suter CL2112+210.3810013:34——6575
J.T. Miller CL3000+120.1231018:24——5886
Brock Boeser RL3000+140.3800017:37——7494
Nils Hoglander LL3101+110.0910211:46——4852
Phillip Di Giuseppe LL4000-120.5530014:00——3375
Nils Aman CL4101-110.2302012:34——3570
Sam Lafferty CL4000-110.0621011:09——3378
Nikita Zadorov DD1000000.0030020:11——4362
Tyler Myers DD1000+100.0002019:02——5272
Quinn Hughes DD2022+220.1900023:02——6289
Filip Hronek DD2011+150.2701022:18——5979
Ian Cole DD3000+110.0216019:47——3866
Noah Juulsen DD3000+110.0122015:59——3258
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Casey DeSmith(start)W28262.9291.6860:00

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1000-110.1300020:07——3615
Filip Forsberg LL1000-130.1340017:08——4521
Gustav Nyquist RL1000-110.1920017:03——4421
Colton Sissons CL2000-100.0001016:05——4410
Yakov Trenin CL2000-100.0020016:00——5520
Juuso Parssinen CL2000-120.2920015:18——5728
Philip Tomasino RL3000+130.2410015:31——6050
Cole Smith RL3011-120.0220014:47——5040
Cody Glass CL3101020.1900012:23——6230
Luke Evangelista RL4011-110.0210015:11——6532
Tommy Novak CL4011-110.0700015:02——6839
Michael McCarron CL4000-100.0020223:24——3354
Jeremy Lauzon DD1101-120.03100020:14——5430
Alexandre Carrier DD1000-110.0120017:48——5530
Roman Josi DD2000-130.0902024:02——5537
Ryan McDonagh DD2000+110.1000023:30——5531
Tyson Barrie DD3000-120.1000217:19——4720
Luke Schenn DD3000-330.0500013:33——5526
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)L24195.7923.1540:51
Kevin Lankinen—11110.10000.8318:44

Goal anatomy

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

Pius Suter (VAN) 2nd 15:24 · assists Ilya Mikheyev, Elias Pettersson · Forecheck turnover · 2.6 mph shot.

Elias Pettersson · 1st 16:38 · VAN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
69.8 mph
Distance
28 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Jeremy Lauzon · 2nd 14:23 · NSH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
74.7 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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Teddy Blueger · 3rd 1:16 · VAN

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
46.0 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Cody Glass · 3rd 19:48 · NSH

Play
deflection
Entry
dump
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
23.5 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
5.6 s

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