Nashville Predators vs. Columbus Blue JacketsFeb 20, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | NSH | 16 | 19 | 10 | 45 | |
| CBJ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | CBJ | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
- NSH 78CBJ 38
- NSH 4.34CBJ 0.99
- PP goals
- NSH 1CBJ 0
- Hits
- NSH 24CBJ 13
- Blocks
- NSH 6CBJ 16
- PIM
- NSH 7CBJ 13
- NSH 61%CBJ 39%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Nashville Predators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2
Nashville Predators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at CBJ. Calle Jarnkrok (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NSH: Granlund–Forsberg–Arvidsson skated 10:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsCalle Jarnkrok had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.Jarnkrok
- New line
- GoalieElvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 39 shots and stopped 35 (.897), +10 against a season average of 29.5; the loss.Merzlikins
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- UsageGabriel Carlsson (CBJ) played 10:23, −4:44 down on his 15:07 season average over 13 games.Carlsson
- UsageLuke Kunin (NSH) played 9:54, −4:12 down on his 14:06 season average over 37 games.Kunin
- UsageVladislav Gavrikov (CBJ) played 25:00, +5:42 up on his 19:18 season average over 54 games.Gavrikov
- UsageJack Roslovic (CBJ) played 12:24, −4:36 down on his 17:00 season average over 47 games.Roslovic
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.
Shot map, NSH at CBJ: 116 attempts, 68 on goal, 6 goals, 5.33 expected goals; best chance Luke Kunin at 0.36 xG.
- CBJ
- NSH
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 116 of 116 attempts · CBJ 38 · NSH 78
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, NSH at CBJ: expected goals 0.99 to 4.34 (NSH led the chances), shot attempts 38 to 78, 6 goals.
- CBJ
- NSH
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- CBJ 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 69% of the game, CBJ 6%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, NSH at CBJ: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Elvis Merzlikins (42:40) for CBJ and Pekka Rinne (59:56) for NSH, 6 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | NSH | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | 37 | |
| 3.97 | 0.86 | |
| 3.76 | 0.85 | |
| 16 | 4 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 14 | 8 | |
| +0.081 | −0.081 | |
| 69% | 6% |
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
- 10:0871% CF
- 9:4390% CF
- 9:1827% CF
- 8:3250% CF
- 18:0176% CF
- 14:2148% CF
- D3Borowiecki – Benning11:2772% CF
- 3:5643% CF
- 3:45100% CF
- 1:10
- 0:45
- 1:10
- PK2DBorowiecki – Benning0:45
Columbus Blue Jackets
- L1Grigorenko – Bjorkstrand – Stenlund11:0758% CF
- 7:2240% CF
- 7:1527% CF
- 5:1044% CF
- 18:1931% CF
- 14:5231% CF
- D3Harrington – Carlsson8:5250% CF
- 1:2567% CF
- 0:20
- 2:54
- 1:40
- 2:43
- PK2DDel Zotto – Harrington1:52
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 12:58NSH 1 – 0 CBJ
- 16:49NSH 2 – 0 CBJ
2nd period
- 3:46NSH 2 – 1 CBJ
- 5:28NSH: Borowiecki, Sissons, Benning, Trenin, KuninCBJ: Harrington, Grigorenko, Bjorkstrand, Carlsson, StenlundNSH 2 – 2 CBJ
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Nashville Predators
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Granlund C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:15 | — | — | 73 | 79 |
| Viktor Arvidsson L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:17 | — | — | 71 | 76 |
| Filip Forsberg L | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | — | — | 81 | 92 |
| Matt Duchene C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:13 | — | — | 91 | 92 |
| Calle Jarnkrok C | L2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 | — | — | 91 | 100 |
| Rocco Grimaldi R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:31 | — | — | 92 | 100 |
| Colton Sissons C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 | — | — | 35 | 83 |
| Yakov Trenin C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | — | — | 32 | 75 |
| Luke Kunin C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:54 | — | — | 27 | 80 |
| Nick Cousins C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | — | — | 62 | 68 |
| Erik Haula L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:41 | — | — | 56 | 73 |
| Eeli Tolvanen R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | — | — | 62 | 72 |
| Roman Josi D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26:26 | — | — | 76 | 87 |
| Ryan Ellis D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:18 | — | — | 76 | 89 |
| Dante Fabbro D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:41 | — | — | 55 | 72 |
| Ben Harpur D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | — | — | 48 | 70 |
| Matt Benning D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:35 | — | — | 77 | 85 |
| Mark Borowiecki D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 13:35 | — | — | 75 | 84 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekka Rinne(start) | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 0.99 | 59:56 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bjorkstrand R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:57 | — | — | 42 | 37 |
| Kevin Stenlund C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 | — | — | 42 | 18 |
| Mikhail Grigorenko C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | — | — | 52 | 30 |
| Nick Foligno L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17:30 | — | — | 23 | 17 |
| Boone Jenner C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:53 | — | — | 33 | 21 |
| Alexandre Texier L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:47 | — | — | 26 | 23 |
| Cam Atkinson R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:59 | — | — | 26 | 19 |
| Patrik Laine L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:33 | — | — | 22 | 3 |
| Jack Roslovic C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:24 | — | — | 21 | 4 |
| Max Domi C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | — | — | 23 | 13 |
| Riley Nash C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:27 | — | — | 41 | 15 |
| Eric Robinson L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9:54 | — | — | 50 | 17 |
| Seth Jones D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26:25 | — | — | 31 | 18 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:00 | — | — | 28 | 17 |
| Michael Del Zotto D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21:09 | — | — | 27 | 21 |
| Andrew Peeke D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:35 | — | — | 32 | 29 |
| Scott Harrington D | D3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:42 | — | — | 45 | 13 |
| Gabriel Carlsson D | D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:23 | — | — | 45 | 11 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Merzlikins(start) | L | 39 | 35 | 4 | .897 | 3.32 | 42:40 |
| Joonas Korpisalo | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | .1000 | 1.02 | 17:13 |