Nashville Predators vs. Chicago BlackhawksOct 14, 2017

Final / OTSaturday, Oct 14, 2017· United Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NSH	0	1	0	0	1		NSH	18	12	8	0	38
CHI	0	0	1	1	2		CHI	11	8	12	4	35

: NSH 68CHI 67
: NSH 2.99CHI 2.54
PP goals: NSH 1CHI 0
Hits: NSH 21CHI 21
Blocks: NSH 22CHI 12
PIM: NSH 16CHI 12
: NSH 42%CHI 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Chicago Blackhawks edge Nashville Predators 2–1 (OT)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Nashville Predators 2–1 in overtime at home. Brandon Saad (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. NSH's first power-play unit (Hartnell, Subban, Johansen, Forsberg and Girard) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:19 together.

PP1
NSH's first power-play unit (Hartnell, Subban, Johansen, Forsberg and Girard) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:19 together.Hartnell Subban Johansen Forsberg Girard
New line
New look for NSH: Watson–Salomaki–Sissons skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Watson Salomaki Sissons
Goalie
Corey Crawford (CHI) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +8 against a season average of 30.1; the win.Crawford
Usage
Mattias Ekholm (NSH) played 31:19, +7:50 up on his 23:29 season average over 80 games.Ekholm
New line
New look for CHI: Kane–Hartman–Kero skated 4:48 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kane Hartman Kero
Luck
NSH scored 1 goal on 2.99 expected goals (68 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Patrick Sharp (CHI) played 18:02, +5:13 up on his 12:49 season average over 69 games.Sharp
Goalie
Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +4 against a season average of 31.2; the overtime loss.Rinne

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

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

CHI
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 135 of 135 attempts · CHI 67 · NSH 68

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CHI
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NSH 25% of the game, CHI 34%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CHI

NSH

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	NSH	CHI
	62	46
	2.56	1.46
	2.24	1.43
	10	10
	8	7
	4	7
	−0.063	+0.063
	25%	34%

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.