Nashville Predators vs. Columbus Blue JacketsMay 5, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | NSH | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | |
| CBJ | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | CBJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
- NSH 59CBJ 48
- NSH 2.60CBJ 4.04
- PP goals
- NSH 0CBJ 1
- Hits
- NSH 17CBJ 17
- Blocks
- NSH 11CBJ 16
- PIM
- NSH 4CBJ 2
- NSH 51%CBJ 49%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Columbus Blue Jackets beat Nashville Predators 4–2
Columbus Blue Jackets beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at home. Oliver Bjorkstrand (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Atkinson, Bjorkstrand, Jones, Roslovic and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:54 together.
- PointsOliver Bjorkstrand had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 20:31.Bjorkstrand
- PointsCam Atkinson had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:12.Atkinson
- PointsMikko Lehtonen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:35.Lehtonen
- PointsVladislav Gavrikov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:20.Gavrikov
- PP1CBJ's first power-play unit (Atkinson, Bjorkstrand, Jones, Roslovic and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:54 together.AtkinsonBjorkstrandJonesRoslovicLaine
- UsageMikko Lehtonen (CBJ) played 20:35, +4:53 up on his 15:42 season average over 25 games.Lehtonen
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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: 107 attempts, 59 on goal, 6 goals, 6.63 expected goals; best chance Cam Atkinson at 0.92 xG.
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- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 107 of 107 attempts · CBJ 48 · NSH 59
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 4.04 to 2.60 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 48 to 59, 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 51% of the game, CBJ 24%.
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: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Elvis Merzlikins (60:00) for CBJ and Juuse Saros (58:14) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | 44 | |
| 2.91 | 2.27 | |
| 2.79 | 2.13 | |
| 16 | 6 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | 12 | |
| +0.008 | −0.008 | |
| 51% | 24% |
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
- 10:4084% CF
- 10:2765% CF
- 10:1150% CF
- L4Richardson – Duchene – Haula8:1436% CF
- 18:0050% CF
- 15:4261% CF
- 10:3961% CF
- 1:120% CF
- 0:41
- 0:52
- 0:48
- 0:57
- 0:52
Columbus Blue Jackets
- L1Atkinson – Bjorkstrand – Domi13:3545% CF
- L2Grigorenko – Roslovic – Bemstrom12:5638% CF
- 8:5323% CF
- 8:1354% CF
- 19:1331% CF
- 18:2751% CF
- D3Kukan – Bayreuther13:1443% CF
- PP1Atkinson – Bjorkstrand – Jones – Roslovic – Laine1:5480% CF
- PP2Del Zotto – Grigorenko – Domi – Stenlund – Bemstrom0:43
- 1:05
- 0:55
- 1:17
- PK2DBayreuther – Lehtonen0:43
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 3:22NSH 1 – 0 CBJ
2nd period
- 2:08NSH 1 – 1 CBJ
- 17:53NSH 2 – 1 CBJ
- 19:09NSH: Richardson, Duchene, Haula, Harpur, FabbroCBJ: Atkinson, Bjorkstrand, Domi, Gavrikov, LehtonenNSH 2 – 2 CBJ
3rd period
- 13:50NSH 2 – 3 CBJ
- 19:59NSH 2 – 4 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Sissons C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 | — | — | 82 | 82 |
| Tanner Jeannot L | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0.33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13:57 | — | — | 81 | 83 |
| Yakov Trenin C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:12 | — | — | 75 | 79 |
| Filip Forsberg L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:01 | — | — | 58 | 40 |
| Eeli Tolvanen R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | — | — | 63 | 40 |
| Ryan Johansen C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:54 | — | — | 64 | 42 |
| Mikael Granlund C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:22 | — | — | 54 | 36 |
| Calle Jarnkrok C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:31 | — | — | 50 | 51 |
| Luke Kunin C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | — | — | 53 | 55 |
| Erik Haula L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:05 | — | — | 35 | 48 |
| Matt Duchene C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:34 | — | — | 35 | 50 |
| Brad Richardson R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 | — | — | 40 | 53 |
| Roman Josi D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:10 | — | — | 57 | 37 |
| Ryan Ellis D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:39 | — | — | 50 | 41 |
| Mattias Ekholm D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:46 | — | — | 68 | 65 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19:52 | — | — | 67 | 67 |
| Dante Fabbro D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | — | — | 57 | 74 |
| Ben Harpur D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | — | — | 60 | 82 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros(start) | L | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 2.66 | 58:14 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bjorkstrand R | L1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 0.78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:31 | — | — | 41 | 68 |
| Cam Atkinson R | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 1.72 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:12 | — | — | 44 | 77 |
| Max Domi C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:10 | — | — | 44 | 69 |
| Jack Roslovic C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:40 | — | — | 38 | 28 |
| Emil Bemstrom C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:19 | — | — | 39 | 31 |
| Mikhail Grigorenko C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:56 | — | — | 39 | 30 |
| Patrik Laine L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 | — | — | 22 | 12 |
| Kevin Stenlund C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:01 | — | — | 25 | 7 |
| Liam Foudy C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 | — | — | 31 | 8 |
| Eric Robinson L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:51 | — | — | 55 | 56 |
| Nathan Gerbe C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 | — | — | 57 | 56 |
| Ryan MacInnis C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:49 | — | — | 56 | 60 |
| Seth Jones D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25:05 | — | — | 28 | 52 |
| Michael Del Zotto D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23:40 | — | — | 30 | 55 |
| Mikko Lehtonen D | D2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0.07 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20:35 | — | — | 49 | 41 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov D | D2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19:20 | — | — | 50 | 41 |
| Gavin Bayreuther D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:57 | — | — | 40 | 29 |
| Dean Kukan D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:46 | — | — | 44 | 31 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Merzlikins(start) | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 2.60 | 60:00 |