Nashville Predators vs. Chicago BlackhawksApr 23, 2021

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	0	2	1	3		NSH	8	12	8	28
CHI	0	0	1	1		CHI	11	13	6	30

: NSH 53CHI 52
: NSH 1.84CHI 2.84
PP goals: NSH 0CHI 0
Hits: NSH 43CHI 36
Blocks: NSH 14CHI 20
PIM: NSH 2CHI 4
: NSH 57%CHI 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1

Nashville Predators beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 at CHI. Ryan Ellis (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 2A. CHI scored 1 goal on 2.84 expected goals (52 attempts), well short of its chances.

Points
Ryan Ellis had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:51.Ellis
Luck
CHI scored 1 goal on 2.84 expected goals (52 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Nikita Zadorov (CHI) played 15:50, −3:26 down on his 19:16 season average over 54 games.Zadorov
Usage
Riley Stillman (CHI) played 11:49, −3:44 down on his 15:33 season average over 20 games.Stillman
Cats
Nikita Zadorov (CHI) threw 7 hits, a night for hits leagues.Zadorov

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 105 of 105 attempts · CHI 52 · NSH 53

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 30% of the game, CHI 32%.

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
	56	53
	1.93	2.55
	1.87	2.34
	10	8
	4	6
	24	23
	+0.081	−0.081
	30%	32%

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

L1Jarnkrok – Granlund – Kunin
10:4650% CF
L2Johansen – Arvidsson – Tolvanen
10:2371% CF
L3Duchene – Haula – Cousins
9:2342% CF
L4Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot
8:5558% CF
D1Ellis – Ekholm
18:5450% CF
D2Josi – Benning
8:5636% CF
D3Gudbranson – Harpur
6:3867% CF

PP1Josi – Jarnkrok – Johansen – Granlund – Tolvanen
2:1267% CF
PP2Duchene – Ellis – Ekholm – Haula – Arvidsson
1:32100% CF
PK1FJarnkrok – Johansen
0:57
PK2FHaula – Granlund
0:49
PK1DEllis – Ekholm
1:03
PK2DBenning – Harpur
0:35

Current NSH line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Kane – Hinostroza – Suter
4:2779% CF
L2Connolly – Carpenter – Kampf
2:3033% CF
L3DeBrincat – Hagel – Dach
2:230% CF
D1Keith – Boqvist
13:5845% CF
D2Murphy – Kalynuk
7:5038% CF
D3Zadorov – Beaudin
5:4163% CF

PP1Kane – Kubalik – DeBrincat – Boqvist – Dach
1:02100% CF
PP2Keith – Connolly – Kalynuk – Suter – Kurashev
0:5850% CF
PK1FKampf – Suter
1:05
PK2FCarpenter – DeBrincat
1:04
PK1DKeith – Murphy
2:32
PK2DZadorov – Stillman
1:17

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

6:33
NSHRyan Johansen (Ryan Ellis, Eeli Tolvanen)backhand0.11 xG
NSH: Ellis, Johansen, Harpur, Arvidsson, TolvanenCHI: Kane, Connolly, Murphy, Kalynuk, Dach
NSH 1 – 0 CHI
16:24
NSHLuke Kunin (Mikael Granlund, Calle Jarnkrok)wrist0.14 xG
NSH: Ellis, Ekholm, Jarnkrok, Granlund, KuninCHI: Zadorov, Hagel, Kampf, Suter, Beaudin
NSH 2 – 0 CHI

3rd period

16:05
NSHErik Haula (Ryan Ellis, Nick Cousins)wrist0.01 xG
NSH: Duchene, Ellis, Ekholm, Haula, CousinsCHI: Keith, Connolly, Kubalik, Suter, Boqvist
NSH 3 – 0 CHI
16:41
CHIVinnie Hinostroza (Wyatt Kalynuk, Nicolas Beaudin)tip-in0.12 xG
NSH: Ellis, Ekholm, Johansen, Arvidsson, TolvanenCHI: Kane, Connolly, Hinostroza, Kalynuk, Beaudin, Dach
NSH 3 – 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
Mikael Granlund C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	1	0	18:21	—	—	55	37
Calle Jarnkrok C	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.17	2	1	0	18:18	—	—	46	29
Luke Kunin C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.28	4	0	0	13:26	—	—	44	25
Ryan Johansen C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.15	3	0	0	18:34	—	—	56	47
Viktor Arvidsson L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.33	0	0	0	17:03	—	—	63	66
Eeli Tolvanen R	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.06	2	0	0	16:25	—	—	71	69
Erik Haula L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.02	1	0	0	15:26	—	—	42	34
Matt Duchene C	L3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.26	4	0	0	13:23	—	—	43	33
Nick Cousins C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	4	1	0	11:45	—	—	35	19
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	0	2	13:33	—	—	58	70
Tanner Jeannot L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	12:15	—	—	53	59
Yakov Trenin C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	4	1	0	11:43	—	—	53	60
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.09	2	1	0	24:24	—	—	49	39
Ryan Ellis D	D1	0	2	2	+2	2	0.04	1	3	0	23:51	—	—	53	42
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	3	0	22:21	—	—	46	47
Matt Benning D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:51	—	—	46	29
Erik Gudbranson D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	6	1	0	16:13	—	—	56	65
Ben Harpur D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	3	1	0	14:08	—	—	63	51

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	30	29	1	.967	2.84	60:00

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Patrick Kane R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.57	1	1	0	24:09	—	—	44	66
Pius Suter C	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.66	1	1	0	16:24	—	—	60	64
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.40	1	1	0	14:21	—	—	69	81
David Kampf C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.11	2	0	0	15:49	—	—	48	41
Brett Connolly R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	1	0	10:51	—	—	19	37
Ryan Carpenter C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	3	1	0	10:02	—	—	36	52
Alex DeBrincat R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	2	1	0	22:46	—	—	54	71
Kirby Dach C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	1	0	2	19:59	—	—	32	25
Brandon Hagel L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.04	1	1	2	14:46	—	—	39	34
Duncan Keith D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	0	2	0	23:13	—	—	46	60
Adam Boqvist D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.17	3	1	0	18:52	—	—	45	66
Connor Murphy D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	3	0	19:17	—	—	38	37
Wyatt Kalynuk D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.05	1	3	0	16:06	—	—	50	64
Nikita Zadorov D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	7	0	0	15:50	—	—	43	43
Nicolas Beaudin D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	12:48	—	—	62	44
Dominik Kubalik L	—	0	0	0	-1	3	0.10	4	2	0	17:05	—	—	56	25
Philipp Kurashev C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	0	0	0	14:43	—	—	53	64
Riley Stillman D	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	2	0	0	11:49	—	—	59	70

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Malcolm Subban(start)	L	28	25	3	.893	1.84	57:10

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.