New Jersey Devils vs. Nashville PredatorsDec 15, 2018

Final / SOSaturday, Dec 15, 2018· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NJD	0	0	1	0	0	1		NJD	9	12	9	4	34
NSH	1	0	0	0	1	2		NSH	8	6	12	2	28

: NJD 62NSH 55
: NJD 2.98NSH 2.96
PP goals: NJD 0NSH 0
Hits: NJD 12NSH 34
Blocks: NJD 10NSH 15
PIM: NJD 4NSH 8
: NJD 48%NSH 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge New Jersey Devils 2–1 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 in a shootout at home. Brian Boyle (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Marcus Johansson (NJD) played 20:42, +4:52 up on his 15:50 season average over 57 games.

Usage
Marcus Johansson (NJD) played 20:42, +4:52 up on his 15:50 season average over 57 games.Johansson
Luck
NJD scored 1 goal on 2.97 expected goals (62 attempts), well short of its chances.
Luck
NSH scored 1 goal on 2.96 expected goals (55 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Ryan Hartman (NSH) played 20:27, +7:25 up on his 13:02 season average over 82 games.Hartman
Usage
Dan Hamhuis (NSH) played 22:10, +6:14 up on his 15:56 season average over 56 games.Hamhuis
Usage
Sami Vatanen (NJD) played 25:28, +3:49 up on his 21:39 season average over 49 games.Vatanen
Usage
Colton Sissons (NSH) played 19:38, +3:38 up on his 16:00 season average over 74 games.Sissons
Luck
Marcus Johansson (NJD) generated 1.16 xG on 5 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Johansson

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

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

NSH
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · NSH 55 · NJD 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NSH
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NJD 36% of the game, NSH 36%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NSH

NJD

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	NJD	NSH
	48	54
	2.09	3.12
	2.09	3.01
	7	12
	10	7
	19	17
	−0.024	+0.025
	36%	36%

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.

New Jersey Devils

L1Johansson – Palmieri – Hischier
10:0156% CF
L2Zajac – Coleman – Wood
9:4353% CF
L3Quenneville – Zacha – Bratt
6:4339% CF
L4Boyle – Stafford – Seney
5:3714% CF
D1Greene – Severson
14:2748% CF
D2Vatanen – Butcher
11:5935% CF
D3Lovejoy – Mueller
11:5738% CF

PP1Boyle – Palmieri – Butcher – Quenneville – Hischier
4:01100% CF
PP2Zajac – Johansson – Vatanen – Severson – Bratt
3:2386% CF
PK1FZajac – Coleman
2:21
PK2FBoyle – Zacha
1:17
PK1DGreene – Vatanen
1:34
PK2DLovejoy – Mueller
0:20

Current NJD line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Johansen – Hartman – Fiala
12:0550% CF
L2Bonino – Watson – Sissons
10:1950% CF
L3Turris – Smith – Jarnkrok
7:4233% CF
L4Grimaldi – Salomaki – Gaudreau
6:24100% CF
D1Hamhuis – Ekholm
18:0942% CF
D2Josi – Ellis
14:5253% CF
D3Weber – Irwin
11:0667% CF

PP1Josi – Ellis – Smith – Johansen – Sissons
3:1175% CF
PP2Turris – Ekholm – Jarnkrok – Hartman – Fiala
0:49
PK1FBonino – Jarnkrok
3:22
PK2FWatson – Sissons
2:03
PK1DJosi – Ellis
4:25
PK2DHamhuis – Ekholm
3:06

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

18:43
NSHFrederick Gaudreau (Miikka Salomaki, Mattias Ekholm)wrist0.02 xG
NJD: Vatanen, Butcher, Quenneville, Zacha, BrattNSH: Hamhuis, Ekholm, Grimaldi, Salomaki, Gaudreau
NJD 0 – 1 NSH

3rd period

18:29
NJDBrian Boyle (Marcus Johansson, Jesper Bratt)wrist0.03 xG
NJD: Boyle, Johansson, Palmieri, Butcher, Bratt, HischierNSH: Bonino, Josi, Ellis, Watson, Sissons
NJD 1 – 1 NSH

Decided in the shootout: NJD 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.

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.11	1	0	0	21:47	—	—	55	43
Marcus Johansson L	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	1.16	0	0	0	20:42	—	—	56	40
Kyle Palmieri C	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.08	1	1	0	20:27	—	—	58	71
Travis Zajac C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.18	0	0	0	21:01	—	—	50	42
Blake Coleman L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.25	1	0	0	17:16	—	—	54	51
Miles Wood L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.42	0	1	0	13:57	—	—	48	56
Pavel Zacha C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	0	0	0	15:05	—	—	44	47
Jesper Bratt L	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.13	0	0	0	14:04	—	—	52	54
John Quenneville C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	0	0	0	13:27	—	—	40	23
Brian Boyle C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.11	0	0	0	14:30	—	—	20	22
Drew Stafford R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	11:19	—	—	31	2
Brett Seney L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	2	7:26	—	—	13	2
Damon Severson D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	1	0	0	22:32	—	—	53	34
Andy Greene D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	5	0	22:02	—	—	51	28
Sami Vatanen D	D2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.07	2	1	0	25:28	—	—	48	44
Will Butcher D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	19:57	—	—	38	23
Ben Lovejoy D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	15:33	—	—	32	24
Mirco Mueller D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	15:30	—	—	50	78

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Keith Kinkaid(start)	O	28	27	1	.964	2.96	63:57

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan Johansen C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	1	0	21:26	—	—	50	53
Ryan Hartman R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.30	3	2	0	20:27	—	—	46	38
Kevin Fiala L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.43	2	0	2	17:32	—	—	50	38
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	1	0	2	19:38	—	—	52	87
Nick Bonino C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	0	3	0	18:10	—	—	50	94
Austin Watson L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.16	5	2	2	17:14	—	—	46	69
Kyle Turris C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	0	0	2	15:33	—	—	39	19
Craig Smith C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.11	2	1	0	14:47	—	—	35	38
Calle Jarnkrok C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	1	0	0	14:13	—	—	28	48
Miikka Salomaki R	L4	0	1	1	+1	4	0.29	2	1	0	8:23	—	—	92	100
Frederick Gaudreau C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.08	2	0	0	7:56	—	—	100	100
Rocco Grimaldi R	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.85	1	0	0	7:43	—	—	100	100
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	1	0	0	24:33	—	—	43	31
Dan Hamhuis D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.15	3	0	0	22:10	—	—	41	29
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.01	2	1	0	26:25	—	—	53	73
Ryan Ellis D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	0	3	0	26:21	—	—	54	73
Matt Irwin D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:30	—	—	68	93
Yannick Weber D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	1	0	12:01	—	—	64	93

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	34	33	1	.971	2.98	64:58

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.