Carolina Hurricanes vs. Nashville PredatorsMay 8, 2021

FinalSaturday, May 8, 2021· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CAR	0	0	1	1		CAR	7	8	7	22
NSH	0	1	2	3		NSH	9	11	10	30

: CAR 50NSH 50
: CAR 1.59NSH 2.84
PP goals: CAR 0NSH 0
Hits: CAR 14NSH 23
Blocks: CAR 6NSH 16
PIM: CAR 6NSH 2
: CAR 55%NSH 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1

Nashville Predators beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 at home. Luke Kunin (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jaccob Slavin (CAR) played 7:13, −16:04 down on his 23:17 season average over 51 games.

Points
Luke Kunin had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:16.Kunin
Points
Mikael Granlund had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:14.Granlund
Usage
Jaccob Slavin (CAR) played 7:13, −16:04 down on his 23:17 season average over 51 games.Slavin
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Jake Bean (CAR) played 23:37, +9:18 up on his 14:19 season average over 41 games.Bean
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Max McCormick (CAR) played 11:03, +3:31 up on his 7:32 season average over 11 games.McCormick
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Jani Hakanpää (CAR) played 22:11, +4:14 up on his 17:57 season average over 56 games.Hakanpää
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Yakov Trenin (NSH) played 15:36, +4:08 up on his 11:28 season average over 44 games.Trenin
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Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) played 13:52, −3:44 down on his 17:36 season average over 54 games.Svechnikov

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

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

NSH
CAR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 100 of 100 attempts · NSH 50 · CAR 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NSH
CAR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CAR 21% 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

CAR

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	CAR	NSH
	58	47
	1.88	1.97
	1.86	1.91
	10	6
	4	5
	17	10
	+0.030	−0.030
	21%	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.

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Teravainen – Aho – Svechnikov
10:5467% CF
L2Staal – Fast – Foegele
10:1423% CF
L3McCormick – Lorentz – Geekie
9:2648% CF
L4Niederreiter – Trocheck – Necas
8:5193% CF
D1Hakanpää – Bean
10:3647% CF
D2Skjei – Pesce
8:2262% CF
D3Hamilton – Slavin
4:0955% CF

PP1Trocheck – Hamilton – Teravainen – Aho – Svechnikov
1:07
PP2Niederreiter – Trocheck – Slavin – Bean – Necas
0:44
PK1FStaal – Teravainen
1:36
PK2FFast – Foegele
1:29
PK1DSkjei – Pesce
3:08
PK2DHakanpää – Slavin
1:47

Current CAR line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot
13:0053% CF
L2Johansen – Forsberg – Tolvanen
11:4939% CF
L3Jarnkrok – Granlund – Kunin
9:4543% CF
L4Richardson – Duchene – Haula
7:3067% CF
D1Josi – Ellis
15:1530% CF
D2Ekholm – Carrier
15:0068% CF
D3Benning – Harpur
13:2044% CF

PP1Josi – Johansen – Granlund – Forsberg – Tolvanen
3:0586% CF
PP2Duchene – Ellis – Ekholm – Haula – Jarnkrok
2:37100% CF
PK1FGranlund – Sissons
1:12
PK2FHaula – Jarnkrok
0:48
PK1DEkholm – Carrier
1:12
PK2DEllis – Harpur
0:48

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

12:27
NSHLuke Kunin (Mikael Granlund, Mattias Ekholm)backhand0.13 xG
CAR: Hamilton, Skjei, Teravainen, Aho, SvechnikovNSH: Ekholm, Jarnkrok, Granlund, Carrier, Kunin
CAR 0 – 1 NSH

3rd period

7:41
NSHLuke Kunin (Mikael Granlund, Ryan Ellis)wrist0.11 xG
CAR: Hakanpää, Hamilton, Teravainen, Aho, SvechnikovNSH: Josi, Ellis, Jarnkrok, Granlund, Kunin
CAR 0 – 2 NSH
9:07
CARMorgan Geekie (Steven Lorentz, Max McCormick)wrist0.21 xG
CAR: McCormick, Pesce, Lorentz, Bean, GeekieNSH: Duchene, Haula, Forsberg, Benning, Harpur
CAR 1 – 2 NSH
18:57
NSHErik HaulaEN (Calle Jarnkrok)wrist0.52 xG
CAR: Trocheck, Hamilton, Teravainen, Aho, Bean, SvechnikovNSH: Josi, Ellis, Haula, Jarnkrok, Granlund
CAR 1 – 3 NSH

Box score

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

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sebastian Aho C	L1	0	0	0	-3	3	0.20	1	0	0	17:32	—	—	64	51
Teuvo Teravainen C	L1	0	0	0	-3	3	0.27	0	0	0	16:30	—	—	67	52
Andrei Svechnikov R	L1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.19	1	0	2	13:52	—	—	64	49
Jesper Fast R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	16:46	—	—	33	36
Warren Foegele L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	0	0	2	16:39	—	—	26	39
Jordan Staal C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	1	1	0	16:07	—	—	42	39
Morgan Geekie C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.30	1	0	0	11:30	—	—	48	47
Steven Lorentz C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:11	—	—	42	39
Max McCormick L	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:03	—	—	42	39
Vincent Trocheck C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	0	2	15:41	—	—	77	75
Martin Necas C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	2	0	0	15:15	—	—	71	74
Nino Niederreiter R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.18	2	0	0	14:00	—	—	86	67
Jake Bean D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	2	0	23:37	—	—	56	48
Jani Hakanpää D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	0	0	22:11	—	—	46	42
Brett Pesce D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	22:36	—	—	58	45
Brady Skjei D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	1	1	0	22:19	—	—	58	47
Dougie Hamilton D	D3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.05	1	0	0	20:57	—	—	56	51
Jaccob Slavin D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	7:13	—	—	58	73

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)	L	29	27	2	.931	2.31	59:01

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Colton Sissons C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.32	2	0	0	17:28	—	—	48	71
Yakov Trenin C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	3	0	2	15:36	—	—	46	63
Tanner Jeannot L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	14:54	—	—	50	75
Filip Forsberg L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	0	1	0	18:38	—	—	35	30
Ryan Johansen C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	0	0	0	17:37	—	—	39	38
Eeli Tolvanen R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	2	1	0	16:04	—	—	42	39
Mikael Granlund C	L3	0	2	2	+3	0	0.14	1	2	0	17:14	—	—	40	63
Calle Jarnkrok C	L3	0	1	1	+3	4	0.34	1	0	0	15:44	—	—	39	58
Luke Kunin C	L3	2	0	2	+2	2	0.33	1	2	0	11:16	—	—	39	62
Erik Haula L	L4	1	0	1	0	3	0.58	3	0	0	15:23	—	—	48	32
Matt Duchene C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	1	1	0	12:12	—	—	60	40
Brad Richardson R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	0	2	0	9:18	—	—	67	53
Roman Josi D	D1	0	0	0	+2	3	0.10	1	2	0	23:56	—	—	29	40
Ryan Ellis D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.06	0	1	0	22:13	—	—	27	38
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.18	0	0	0	20:33	—	—	64	78
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	0	2	0	18:42	—	—	64	73
Matt Benning D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	0	0	0	15:46	—	—	43	54
Ben Harpur D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	4	1	0	15:41	—	—	40	47

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	22	21	1	.955	1.59	59:45

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.