Philadelphia Flyers vs. Nashville PredatorsJan 1, 2019

FinalTuesday, Jan 1, 2019· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PHI	0	0	0	0		PHI	13	12	7	32
NSH	0	2	2	4		NSH	6	16	8	30

: PHI 62NSH 58
: PHI 2.87NSH 2.32
PP goals: PHI 0NSH 0
Hits: PHI 16NSH 16
Blocks: PHI 16NSH 18
PIM: PHI 4NSH 4
: PHI 73%NSH 27%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators rout Philadelphia Flyers 4–0

Nashville Predators beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 at home. Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Simmonds–Weal skated 11:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:21.Arvidsson
New line
New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Simmonds–Weal skated 11:39 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (62.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.van Riemsdyk Simmonds Weal
New line
New look for PHI: Giroux–Raffl–Konecny skated 10:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Giroux Raffl Konecny
Luck
PHI scored 0 goals on 2.87 expected goals (62 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for PHI: Voracek–Couturier–Laughton skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Voracek Couturier Laughton
Luck
NSH scored 4 goals on 2.32 expected goals (58 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Miikka Salomaki (NSH) played 14:47, +4:27 up on his 10:20 season average over 36 games.Salomaki
Usage
Sean Couturier (PHI) played 18:00, −4:11 down on his 22:11 season average over 79 games.Couturier

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

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

NSH
PHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · NSH 58 · PHI 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NSH
PHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PHI 30% 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

PHI

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	PHI	NSH
	66	61
	2.75	2.33
	2.66	2.31
	12	7
	11	4
	12	17
	+0.215	−0.215
	30%	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.

Philadelphia Flyers

L1van Riemsdyk – Simmonds – Weal
11:3962% CF
L2Giroux – Raffl – Konecny
10:5945% CF
L3Voracek – Couturier – Laughton
9:5655% CF
L4Weise – Varone – Lindblom
8:1954% CF
D1Sanheim – Provorov
15:1047% CF
D2Gostisbehere – Hagg
14:1550% CF
D3MacDonald – Gudas
13:4869% CF

PP1Giroux – Voracek – Simmonds – Couturier – Gostisbehere
2:09100% CF
PP2van Riemsdyk – Sanheim – Lindblom – Konecny – Provorov
1:20
PK1FWeise – Laughton
1:43
PK2FGiroux – Couturier
1:01
PK1DMacDonald – Hagg
1:38
PK2DGudas – Provorov
1:11

Current PHI line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Bonino – Watson – Salomaki
13:3329% CF
L2Smith – Jarnkrok – Fiala
12:1556% CF
L3Johansen – Hartman – Arvidsson
12:0559% CF
L4Rinaldo – Grimaldi – Gaudreau
5:4244% CF
D1Subban – Ekholm
18:2650% CF
D2Josi – Ellis
17:3943% CF
D3Hamhuis – Irwin
13:0650% CF

PP1Josi – Ellis – Jarnkrok – Johansen – Arvidsson
2:09100% CF
PP2Bonino – Subban – Ekholm – Smith – Fiala
1:18100% CF
PK1FJarnkrok – Johansen
1:34
PK2FHartman – Arvidsson
1:15
PK1DJosi – Ellis
2:10
PK2DHamhuis – Ekholm
1:50

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

2:03
NSHCraig Smith (Kevin Fiala)wrist0.07 xG
PHI: van Riemsdyk, Simmonds, Weal, Gostisbehere, HaggNSH: Hamhuis, Smith, Irwin, Jarnkrok, Fiala
PHI 0 – 1 NSH
12:03
NSHViktor Arvidsson (Ryan Johansen, Ryan Hartman)wrist0.18 xG
PHI: MacDonald, Voracek, Couturier, Laughton, SanheimNSH: Subban, Ekholm, Johansen, Hartman, Arvidsson
PHI 0 – 2 NSH

3rd period

6:15
NSHViktor Arvidsson (Ryan Ellis)wrist0.04 xG
PHI: Giroux, Raffl, Sanheim, Konecny, ProvorovNSH: Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Hartman, Arvidsson
PHI 0 – 3 NSH
11:37
NSHRocco Grimaldi (Zac Rinaldo)wrist0.13 xG
PHI: Giroux, Gostisbehere, Lindblom, Konecny, ProvorovNSH: Josi, Rinaldo, Ellis, Grimaldi, Gaudreau
PHI 0 – 4 NSH

Box score

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

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
James van Riemsdyk L	L1	-1	2	0.14	0	2	0	16:00	—	—	57	49
Wayne Simmonds R	L1	-1	2	0.25	2	0	0	15:32	—	—	62	63
Jordan Weal C	L1	-1	0	0.01	1	0	0	14:16	—	—	57	49
Claude Giroux R	L2	-2	1	0.47	0	0	0	21:27	—	—	47	40
Travis Konecny R	L2	-2	4	0.19	1	0	0	15:03	—	—	42	27
Michael Raffl L	L2	-1	1	0.13	0	0	4	13:51	—	—	44	33
Sean Couturier C	L3	-1	4	0.54	0	1	0	18:00	—	—	59	71
Jakub Voracek R	L3	-1	3	0.25	0	0	0	17:13	—	—	52	67
Scott Laughton C	L3	-1	3	0.19	1	0	0	15:42	—	—	50	67
Oskar Lindblom L	L4	-1	1	0.03	0	0	0	11:15	—	—	47	47
Dale Weise R	L4	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	11:10	—	—	54	67
Phil Varone C	L4	0	2	0.09	0	0	0	10:03	—	—	47	56
Ivan Provorov D	D1	-2	2	0.19	2	0	0	22:20	—	—	50	58
Travis Sanheim D	D1	-2	0	0.00	0	5	0	20:42	—	—	40	45
Robert Hagg D	D2	-1	2	0.02	4	1	0	19:23	—	—	51	60
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D2	-2	1	0.15	2	4	0	19:22	—	—	46	49
Andrew MacDonald D	D3	-1	2	0.04	0	3	0	17:57	—	—	65	60
Radko Gudas D	D3	0	1	0.07	3	0	0	17:38	—	—	64	62

PHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Michal Neuvirth(start)	L	30	26	4	.867	2.32	59:23

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Bonino C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	1	2	0	17:31	—	—	30	12
Austin Watson L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	5	0	0	15:10	—	—	32	13
Miikka Salomaki R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	1	0	14:47	—	—	29	13
Calle Jarnkrok C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.19	0	0	0	18:37	—	—	55	46
Kevin Fiala L	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.14	2	1	2	17:34	—	—	50	51
Craig Smith C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.12	0	1	0	16:42	—	—	50	45
Viktor Arvidsson L	L3	2	0	2	+2	6	0.56	0	0	0	19:21	—	—	56	59
Ryan Johansen C	L3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.04	0	0	0	17:59	—	—	56	54
Ryan Hartman R	L3	0	1	1	+2	3	0.29	0	0	0	15:19	—	—	58	59
Frederick Gaudreau C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	1	0	8:43	—	—	42	46
Rocco Grimaldi R	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.22	1	1	0	7:56	—	—	54	63
Zac Rinaldo C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	1	0	0	6:18	—	—	50	55
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.12	1	2	0	22:40	—	—	54	41
P.K. Subban D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.11	1	1	2	21:37	—	—	46	32
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.16	0	3	0	23:17	—	—	43	58
Ryan Ellis D	D2	0	1	1	+2	2	0.09	0	4	0	22:32	—	—	43	56
Dan Hamhuis D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	0	1	0	15:52	—	—	54	38
Matt Irwin D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	0	0	14:05	—	—	52	31

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	32	32	0	.1000	2.87	60:00

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.