Nashville Predators vs. Chicago BlackhawksOct 27, 2017

FinalFriday, Oct 27, 2017· United Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	0	2	0	2		NSH	7	13	10	30
CHI	1	0	0	1		CHI	21	8	15	44

: NSH 50CHI 74
: NSH 2.14CHI 3.66
PP goals: NSH 1CHI 0
Hits: NSH 28CHI 17
Blocks: NSH 18CHI 14
PIM: NSH 12CHI 12
: NSH 52%CHI 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge Chicago Blackhawks 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 at CHI. Craig Smith (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CHI: Kane–Panik–Schmaltz skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

New line
New look for CHI: Kane–Panik–Schmaltz skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kane Panik Schmaltz
Goalie
Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 44 shots and stopped 43 (.977), +13 against a season average of 31.2; the win.Rinne
New line
New look for CHI: Bouma–Wingels–Hartman skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bouma Wingels Hartman
New line
New look for NSH: Jarnkrok–Aberg–Arvidsson skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Jarnkrok Aberg Arvidsson
Luck
CHI scored 1 goal on 3.66 expected goals (74 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for CHI: Toews–Saad–DeBrincat skated 6:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Toews Saad DeBrincat
New line
New look for NSH: Hartnell–Smith–Gaudreau skated 4:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hartnell Smith Gaudreau
Usage
Craig Smith (NSH) played 11:36, −3:50 down on his 15:26 season average over 78 games.Smith

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 124 of 124 attempts · CHI 74 · NSH 50

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 21% of the game, CHI 41%.

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
	41	49
	1.77	1.70
	1.71	1.64
	5	5
	4	7
	10	5
	−0.006	+0.006
	21%	41%

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.

Nashville Predators

L1Watson – Salomaki – Sissons
8:0129% CF
L2Jarnkrok – Aberg – Arvidsson
4:5957% CF
L3Hartnell – Smith – Gaudreau
4:2870% CF
L4Johansen – Forsberg – Fiala
3:2367% CF
D1Emelin – Subban
6:3483% CF
D2Josi – Ekholm
6:1550% CF
D3Weber – Girard
5:4064% CF

PP1Hartnell – Subban – Josi – Johansen – Forsberg
5:3655% CF
PP2Ekholm – Smith – Sissons – Fiala – Arvidsson
2:5150% CF
PK1FJarnkrok – Arvidsson
3:22
PK2FWatson – Sissons
2:10
PK1DJosi – Ekholm
5:42
PK2DEmelin – Subban
3:24

Current NSH line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Kane – Panik – Schmaltz
7:0556% CF
L2Bouma – Wingels – Hartman
6:5550% CF
L3Toews – Saad – DeBrincat
6:2850% CF
L4Sharp – Anisimov – Hayden
6:1243% CF
D1Murphy – Kempny
8:5774% CF
D2Keith – Rutta
7:4338% CF
D3Seabrook – Forsling
6:5942% CF

PP1Seabrook – Anisimov – Toews – Saad – DeBrincat
5:1188% CF
PP2Sharp – Keith – Kane – Panik – Schmaltz
4:10100% CF
PK1FToews – Saad
3:39
PK2FAnisimov – Schmaltz
2:36
PK1DKeith – Rutta
3:00
PK2DSeabrook – Forsling
2:40

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

19:34
CHIArtem AnisimovSH (Nick Schmaltz)wrist0.06 xG
NSH: Hartnell, Subban, Josi, Johansen, ForsbergCHI: Keith, Seabrook, Anisimov, Schmaltz
NSH 0 – 1 CHI

2nd period

0:57
NSHCalle Jarnkrokwrist0.03 xG
NSH: Emelin, Ekholm, Jarnkrok, Aberg, ArvidssonCHI: Keith, Seabrook, Kane, Panik, Schmaltz
NSH 1 – 1 CHI
11:02
NSHCraig SmithPP (P.K. Subban, Kevin Fiala)wrist0.05 xG
NSH: Subban, Ekholm, Smith, Sissons, FialaCHI: Keith, Wingels, Murphy, Hayden
NSH 2 – 1 CHI

Box score

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

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Colton Sissons C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	4	1	2	18:05	—	—	30	13
Austin Watson L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	4	0	13:36	—	—	29	47
Miikka Salomaki R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	0	2	10:29	—	—	32	48
Viktor Arvidsson L	L2	0	0	0	+1	5	0.29	0	0	2	16:37	—	—	55	60
Calle Jarnkrok C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.03	1	0	0	15:48	—	—	24	31
Pontus Aberg L	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.13	1	0	0	8:57	—	—	60	49
Scott Hartnell L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	16:22	—	—	38	18
Craig Smith C	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.15	3	0	0	11:36	—	—	64	63
Frederick Gaudreau C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.65	1	0	0	8:52	—	—	61	84
Ryan Johansen C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	1	1	0	20:54	—	—	59	66
Filip Forsberg L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.50	0	1	0	17:39	—	—	61	73
Kevin Fiala L	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:29	—	—	47	68
P.K. Subban D	D1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.00	1	0	4	24:52	—	—	59	84
Alexei Emelin D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.05	1	0	0	16:07	—	—	55	90
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	-1	7	0.20	1	3	0	26:41	—	—	33	7
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	3	0	24:48	—	—	44	47
Samuel Girard D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.06	0	3	0	13:32	—	—	36	10
Yannick Weber D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	2	0	11:02	—	—	42	38

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pekka Rinne(start)	W	44	43	1	.977	3.66	59:34

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Patrick Kane R	L1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.81	0	0	4	19:22	—	—	67	59
Nick Schmaltz C	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.39	1	0	0	19:11	—	—	61	32
Richard Panik R	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.07	3	0	2	13:41	—	—	59	47
Tommy Wingels C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.05	5	1	2	9:46	—	—	46	29
Lance Bouma L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	2	2	0	9:08	—	—	54	66
Ryan Hartman R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	7:57	—	—	54	66
Jonathan Toews C	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.38	0	1	0	22:41	—	—	58	65
Brandon Saad L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.47	0	1	0	21:45	—	—	50	26
Alex DeBrincat R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	1	0	13:35	—	—	53	22
Artem Anisimov C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.19	0	0	0	17:08	—	—	44	42
Patrick Sharp L	L4	0	0	0	0	6	0.26	1	0	0	14:52	—	—	47	46
John Hayden C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	0	0	2	11:25	—	—	50	59
Connor Murphy D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	13:13	—	—	75	89
Michal Kempny D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	12:06	—	—	75	90
Duncan Keith D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.18	0	4	0	25:35	—	—	53	44
Jan Rutta D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	2	19:35	—	—	36	32
Brent Seabrook D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	3	1	0	21:58	—	—	52	26
Gustav Forsling D	D3	0	0	0	0	4	0.19	1	1	0	17:15	—	—	32	8

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Corey Crawford(start)	L	30	28	2	.933	2.14	58:15

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.