Nashville Predators vs. Chicago BlackhawksDec 18, 2018

FinalTuesday, Dec 18, 2018· United Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	1	0	0	1		NSH	11	7	13	31
CHI	0	2	0	2		CHI	12	16	8	36

: NSH 56CHI 56
: NSH 2.62CHI 3.65
PP goals: NSH 0CHI 1
Hits: NSH 18CHI 16
Blocks: NSH 14CHI 15
PIM: NSH 6CHI 4
: NSH 57%CHI 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Chicago Blackhawks edge Nashville Predators 2–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Nashville Predators 2–1 at home. Erik Gustafsson (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:52 together.

Points
Erik Gustafsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:13.Gustafsson
PP1
CHI's first power-play unit (Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome and DeBrincat) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:52 together.Toews Kane Gustafsson Strome DeBrincat
New line
New look for CHI: Anisimov–Kane–Strome skated 12:23 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Anisimov Kane Strome
Goalie
Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +8 against a season average of 28.2; the loss.Rinne
New line
New look for CHI: Kruger–Hayden–Perlini skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kruger Hayden Perlini
New line
New look for CHI: Sikura–DeBrincat–Kampf skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Sikura DeBrincat Kampf
Luck
CHI scored 2 goals on 3.65 expected goals (56 attempts), well short of its chances.
Luck
NSH scored 1 goal on 2.62 expected goals (56 attempts), well short of its chances.

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 112 of 112 attempts · CHI 56 · NSH 56

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 19% 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
	54	55
	2.50	3.67
	2.41	3.42
	17	13
	0	7
	20	11
	+0.078	−0.078
	19%	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.

Nashville Predators

L1Johansen – Hartman – Fiala
13:1656% CF
L2Turris – Smith – Jarnkrok
9:4256% CF
L3Grimaldi – Salomaki – Gaudreau
9:0329% CF
L4Bonino – Watson – Sissons
8:5548% CF
D1Hamhuis – Ekholm
16:3754% CF
D2Josi – Ellis
15:5456% CF
D3Weber – Bitetto
11:5438% CF

PP1Josi – Ellis – Smith – Johansen – Sissons
2:01100% CF
PP2Turris – Ekholm – Jarnkrok – Hartman – Fiala
1:5950% CF
PK1FWatson – Sissons
2:09
PK2FBonino – Jarnkrok
1:20
PK1DJosi – Ellis
1:18
PK2DHamhuis – Ekholm
0:49

Current NSH line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Anisimov – Kane – Strome
12:2356% CF
L2Toews – Saad – Kahun
10:4256% CF
L3Sikura – DeBrincat – Kampf
10:2547% CF
L4Kruger – Hayden – Perlini
5:1964% CF
D1Murphy – Dahlstrom
16:3357% CF
D2Keith – Gustafsson
13:2953% CF
D3Seabrook – Forsling
9:4558% CF

PP1Toews – Kane – Gustafsson – Strome – DeBrincat
2:52100% CF
PP2Keith – Seabrook – Anisimov – Saad – Kahun
1:25100% CF
PK1FToews – Saad
1:25
PK2FAnisimov – Kampf
0:56
PK1DMurphy – Dahlstrom
1:58
PK2DKeith – Seabrook
1:54

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

19:27
NSHKevin Fiala (Ryan Johansen, Mattias Ekholm)wrist0.03 xG
NSH: Hamhuis, Ekholm, Johansen, Hartman, FialaCHI: Anisimov, Kane, Murphy, Dahlstrom, Strome
NSH 1 – 0 CHI

2nd period

15:22
CHIGustav Forsling (Erik Gustafsson)wrist0.03 xG
NSH: Hamhuis, Turris, Ellis, Jarnkrok, WatsonCHI: Seabrook, Toews, Saad, Forsling, Kahun
NSH 1 – 1 CHI
17:16
CHIErik GustafssonPP (Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews)slap0.08 xG
NSH: Josi, Ellis, Watson, SissonsCHI: Toews, Kane, Gustafsson, Strome, DeBrincat
NSH 1 – 2 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
Ryan Johansen C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.09	1	0	0	20:49	—	—	58	64
Kevin Fiala L	L1	1	0	1	+1	6	0.40	2	0	2	19:17	—	—	59	62
Ryan Hartman R	L1	0	0	0	+1	5	0.61	1	2	0	18:06	—	—	57	65
Calle Jarnkrok C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	1	0	0	17:34	—	—	50	31
Craig Smith C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	1	0	0	15:22	—	—	50	30
Kyle Turris C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	0	0	13:54	—	—	56	48
Rocco Grimaldi R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	1	2	11:03	—	—	25	7
Frederick Gaudreau C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:44	—	—	29	15
Miikka Salomaki R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:02	—	—	33	23
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	1	0	0	14:53	—	—	54	37
Austin Watson L	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.30	3	1	0	14:35	—	—	48	30
Nick Bonino C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	2	2	0	14:12	—	—	50	34
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.04	2	0	0	23:28	—	—	58	56
Dan Hamhuis D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	2	0	20:01	—	—	50	47
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	0	1	0	24:45	—	—	48	41
Ryan Ellis D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	0	3	2	22:57	—	—	60	59
Yannick Weber D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	0	0	0	14:32	—	—	39	29
Anthony Bitetto D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	2	1	0	12:18	—	—	38	25

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pekka Rinne(start)	L	36	34	2	.944	3.65	57:11

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Patrick Kane R	L1	0	1	1	-1	7	0.67	0	1	0	20:08	—	—	50	73
Artem Anisimov C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.43	0	0	0	18:26	—	—	44	65
Dylan Strome C	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.37	0	0	0	17:54	—	—	55	74
Jonathan Toews C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.12	0	2	0	20:13	—	—	52	50
Brandon Saad L	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.34	1	0	0	17:30	—	—	57	52
Dominik Kahun C	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.70	0	0	0	16:13	—	—	55	52
David Kampf C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.34	2	2	0	16:33	—	—	38	50
Alex DeBrincat R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	0	1	0	16:18	—	—	45	72
Dylan Sikura R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	1	0	0	12:40	—	—	44	53
Brendan Perlini L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	0	0	8:51	—	—	50	50
Marcus Kruger C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	7:08	—	—	64	71
John Hayden C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	2	1	0	7:03	—	—	60	76
Carl Dahlstrom D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	2	0	22:01	—	—	57	63
Connor Murphy D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.00	3	1	0	21:54	—	—	55	62
Duncan Keith D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	21:10	—	—	46	62
Erik Gustafsson D	D2	1	1	2	0	2	0.12	1	1	0	20:13	—	—	49	59
Gustav Forsling D	D3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.03	2	2	2	16:58	—	—	48	52
Brent Seabrook D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	1	0	0	14:58	—	—	50	57

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Ward(start)	W	31	30	1	.968	2.62	59:49

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.