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Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville PredatorsApr 28, 2024

Final / OTPlayoffs· Bridgestone Arena
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VAN
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NSH
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Goals1231OTTShots1231OTT
VAN10214VAN866121
NSH11103NSH91011030
VAN 46NSH 54
VAN 2.36NSH 2.65
PP goals
VAN 0NSH 0
Hits
VAN 35NSH 33
Blocks
VAN 12NSH 10
PIM
VAN 6NSH 6
VAN 56%NSH 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vancouver Canucks edge Nashville Predators 4–3 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 4–3 in overtime at NSH. Brock Boeser (VAN) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Roman Josi (NSH) played 22:16, −4:09 down on his 26:25 season average over 5 games.

  1. Points
    Brock Boeser had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 22:17.Boeser
  2. Points
    J.T. Miller had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 21:40.Miller
  3. Points
    Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:51.Lindholm
  4. Usage
    Roman Josi (NSH) played 22:16, −4:09 down on his 26:25 season average over 5 games.Josi
  5. Luck
    VAN scored 4 goals on 2.36 expected goals (46 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  6. Usage
    Ryan McDonagh (NSH) played 26:44, +3:32 up on his 23:12 season average over 5 games.McDonagh
  7. Usage
    Luke Schenn (NSH) played 17:50, +3:58 up on his 13:52 season average over 4 games.Schenn
  8. Usage
    Filip Hronek (VAN) played 17:56, −3:22 down on his 21:18 season average over 12 games.Hronek

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: 100 attempts, 51 on goal, 7 goals, 5.02 expected goals; best chance Colton Sissons at 0.44 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 100 of 100 attempts · NSH 54 · VAN 46

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 2.65 to 2.36 (NSH led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 46, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTNSHVANBJNFBBLnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:02
  • NSH
  • VAN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NSHVANcontrol2nd3rdOTBoeser · 1st 2:55Jankowski · 1st 5:34Nyquist · 2nd 5:21Forsberg · 3rd 0:12Boeser · 3rd 17:11Boeser · 3rd 19:52Lindholm · OT 1:02
  • 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 25% 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

Shift chart, VAN at NSH: 38 players over 61:02; most ice Juuse Saros (61:02) for NSH and Arturs Silovs (59:04) 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
4354
1.811.74
1.761.68
54
56
1517
+0.036−0.036
25%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.

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. 2:55
    VANBrock Boeser (J.T. Miller, Carson Soucy)wrist0.05 xG
    VAN: Cole, Miller, Soucy, Boeser, SuterNSH: Josi, McCarron, Fabbro, Smith, Evangelista
    VAN 1 – 0 NSH
  2. 5:34
    NSHMark Jankowski (Jeremy Lauzon, Alexandre Carrier)tip-in0.09 xG
    VAN: Hronek, Pettersson, Hughes, MikheyevNSH: Zucker, Jankowski, Lauzon, Carrier
    VAN 1 – 1 NSH

2nd period

  1. 5:21
    NSHGustav Nyquist (Ryan O'Reilly)wrist0.13 xG
    VAN: Cole, Lindholm, Zadorov, Joshua, GarlandNSH: Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Fabbro
    VAN 1 – 2 NSH

3rd period

  1. 0:12
    NSHFilip Forsberg (Roman Josi, Ryan McDonagh)deflected0.29 xG
    VAN: Miller, Boeser, Hronek, HughesNSH: McDonagh, Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg
    VAN 1 – 3 NSH
  2. 17:11
    VANBrock Boeser (Elias Lindholm, J.T. Miller)wrist0.06 xG
    VAN: Miller, Lindholm, Boeser, Hronek, Pettersson, HughesNSH: Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Lauzon, Carrier
    VAN 2 – 3 NSH
  3. 19:52
    VANBrock Boeser (J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson)wrist0.17 xG
    VAN: Miller, Zadorov, Boeser, Garland, Pettersson, HughesNSH: McDonagh, Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Jankowski
    VAN 3 – 3 NSH

OT period

  1. 1:02
    VANElias Lindholm (Conor Garland, Dakota Joshua)wrist0.19 xG
    VAN: Cole, Lindholm, Joshua, Garland, HughesNSH: McDonagh, Schenn, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg
    VAN 4 – 3 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
Brock Boeser RL1303+280.8800022:17——3223
J.T. Miller CL1033+210.0321021:40——3647
Pius Suter CL1000+110.3720015:40——4451
Elias Lindholm CL2112+110.2023217:51——3930
Dakota Joshua CL2011000.0020015:10——4239
Conor Garland RL2011+120.0920014:20——4335
Elias Pettersson CL3011+110.0711019:00——4279
Ilya Mikheyev RL3000-100.2500012:23——5082
Nils Hoglander LL3000010.0710010:34——4665
Teddy Blueger CL4000000.0021211:39——6168
Phillip Di Giuseppe LL4000000.0040010:47——5362
Sam Lafferty CL4000020.211009:16——6473
Nikita Zadorov DD1000020.0351022:31——4345
Ian Cole DD1000+100.0110017:49——6360
Quinn Hughes DD2000+100.0302024:09——5773
Filip Hronek DD2000-120.1231217:56——5673
Tyler Myers DD3000000.0032020:36——2837
Carson Soucy DD3011+100.0040017:30——3137
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Arturs Silovs(start)W30273.9002.2159:04

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1011-120.1900022:59——5865
Gustav Nyquist RL1101-210.1400020:38——5467
Filip Forsberg LL1101020.4450219:15——5366
Colton Sissons CL2000000.4431216:24——4025
Jason Zucker LL2000+130.0630014:52——3826
Anthony Beauvillier RL2000020.1220013:45——4730
Cole Smith RL3000-120.0110013:32——5742
Michael McCarron CL3000-140.2011013:02——6048
Kiefer Sherwood LL3000020.1750012:01——6245
Mark Jankowski LL4101010.1420011:49——7160
Luke Evangelista RL4000-120.0500010:31——6151
Tommy Novak CL4000010.130209:40——6355
Ryan McDonagh DD1011-110.0101026:44——3924
Luke Schenn DD1000-110.0153017:50——4022
Alexandre Carrier DD2011020.1902022:29——7253
Jeremy Lauzon DD2011020.0850218:38——8189
Roman Josi DD3011010.2610022:16——5872
Dante Fabbro DD3000010.0400012:45——6770
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)L21174.8102.3661:02

Goal anatomy

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

Brock Boeser (VAN) 1st 2:55 · assists J.T. Miller, Carson Soucy · Off the faceoff · 65.7 mph shot.

Mark Jankowski · 1st 5:34 · NSH

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
39.6 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
7.4 s
Type
deflection

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Gustav Nyquist · 2nd 5:21 · NSH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
65.5 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Filip Forsberg · 3rd 0:12 · NSH

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
12.5 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s
Type
rebound

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