Nashville Predators vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 30, 2021
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | NSH | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 34 | |
| CBJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | CBJ | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
- NSH 58CBJ 60
- NSH 3.19CBJ 2.93
- PP goals
- NSH 1CBJ 0
- Hits
- NSH 27CBJ 26
- Blocks
- NSH 15CBJ 14
- PIM
- NSH 11CBJ 11
- NSH 54%CBJ 46%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Columbus Blue Jackets edge Nashville Predators 4–3 (SO)
Columbus Blue Jackets beat Nashville Predators 4–3 in a shootout at home. Boone Jenner (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CBJ: Voracek–Jenner–Laine skated 13:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsBoone Jenner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:20.Jenner
- PointsMatt Duchene had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:24.Duchene
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- UsageAlexandre Texier (CBJ) played 20:08, +5:41 up on his 14:27 season average over 35 games.Texier
- UsageJakub Voracek (CBJ) played 22:25, +5:02 up on his 17:23 season average over 78 games.Voracek
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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: 118 attempts, 63 on goal, 6 goals, 6.12 expected goals; best chance Ryan Johansen at 0.29 xG.
- CBJ
- NSH
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 118 of 118 attempts · CBJ 60 · NSH 58
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 2.93 to 3.19 (NSH led the chances), shot attempts 60 to 58, 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 38% of the game, CBJ 26%.
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 64:56; most ice Elvis Merzlikins (64:36) for CBJ and David Rittich (64:57) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | 47 | |
| 2.28 | 1.93 | |
| 2.24 | 1.85 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | |
| 10 | 22 | |
| +0.050 | −0.050 | |
| 38% | 26% |
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
- 11:4356% CF
- 11:1845% CF
- 8:0456% CF
- 7:0383% CF
- 16:2560% CF
- 13:5154% CF
- D3Borowiecki – Benning12:4047% CF
- 2:1175% CF
- 2:04100% CF
- 2:11
- 0:51
- PK1DBorowiecki – Benning1:16
- 0:58
Columbus Blue Jackets
- 13:2546% CF
- 13:2153% CF
- 9:5233% CF
- 7:0650% CF
- 15:2541% CF
- 11:2363% CF
- 7:2913% CF
- 2:54100% CF
- 0:5167% CF
- 2:18
- 0:42
- 2:43
- 0:48
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 2:50NSH 1 – 0 CBJ
- 6:26NSH 1 – 1 CBJ
2nd period
- 0:24NSH 1 – 2 CBJ
- 15:31NSH 2 – 2 CBJ
- 16:06NSH 3 – 2 CBJ
3rd period
- 13:33NSH 3 – 3 CBJ
Decided in the shootout: NSH 3 – 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Granlund C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:18 | — | — | 54 | 62 |
| Matt Duchene C | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:24 | — | — | 58 | 66 |
| Filip Forsberg L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:21 | — | — | 46 | 46 |
| Luke Kunin C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0.37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:10 | — | — | 52 | 34 |
| Ryan Johansen C | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0.43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:50 | — | — | 38 | 28 |
| Eeli Tolvanen R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15:38 | — | — | 54 | 44 |
| Yakov Trenin C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:50 | — | — | 63 | 73 |
| Nick Cousins C | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | — | — | 52 | 56 |
| Tanner Jeannot L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14:50 | — | — | 50 | 58 |
| Michael McCarron C | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:53 | — | — | 61 | 68 |
| Philip Tomasino R | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | — | — | 68 | 64 |
| Matt Luff R | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:51 | — | — | 61 | 55 |
| Mattias Ekholm D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28:41 | — | — | 64 | 57 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:07 | — | — | 54 | 49 |
| Dante Fabbro D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:02 | — | — | 55 | 53 |
| Ben Harpur D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:40 | — | — | 48 | 41 |
| Matt Benning D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20:47 | — | — | 50 | 70 |
| Mark Borowiecki D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16:04 | — | — | 47 | 72 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Rittich(start) | O | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 2.93 | 64:57 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Voracek R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:25 | — | — | 47 | 44 |
| Boone Jenner C | L1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 0.45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:20 | — | — | 43 | 44 |
| Patrik Laine L | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 1.01 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:57 | — | — | 45 | 40 |
| Gustav Nyquist R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21:01 | — | — | 47 | 51 |
| Alexandre Texier L | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:08 | — | — | 53 | 54 |
| Sean Kuraly C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17:47 | — | — | 56 | 54 |
| Max Domi C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | — | — | 42 | 35 |
| Emil Bemstrom C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:11 | — | — | 42 | 35 |
| Jack Roslovic C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:55 | — | — | 44 | 38 |
| Cole Sillinger C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:08 | — | — | 45 | 51 |
| Egor Chinakhov R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 | — | — | 58 | 56 |
| Justin Danforth R | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:49 | — | — | 44 | 51 |
| Zach Werenski D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28:38 | — | — | 41 | 37 |
| Jake Bean D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:31 | — | — | 39 | 37 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24:59 | — | — | 54 | 59 |
| Adam Boqvist D | D2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18:55 | — | — | 62 | 65 |
| Andrew Peeke D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 18:28 | — | — | 28 | 27 |
| Gabriel Carlsson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:52 | — | — | 15 | 21 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Merzlikins(start) | W | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 3.19 | 64:36 |