Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis BluesFeb 26, 2019

FinalTuesday, Feb 26, 2019· Enterprise Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	0	0	0	0		NSH	10	4	5	19
STL	0	0	2	2		STL	15	9	20	44

: NSH 42STL 75
: NSH 1.73STL 3.85
PP goals: NSH 0STL 0
Hits: NSH 24STL 17
Blocks: NSH 16STL 10
PIM: NSH 18STL 6
: NSH 53%STL 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 2–0

St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 2–0 at home. Alex Pietrangelo (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +15 against a season average of 28.1; the loss.

Points
Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 26:38.Pietrangelo
Goalie
Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 42 (.977), +15 against a season average of 28.1; the loss.Saros
New line
New look for NSH: Turris–Simmonds–Jarnkrok skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (13.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Turris Simmonds Jarnkrok
New line
New look for STL: Maroon–Bozak–Fabbri skated 9:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Maroon Bozak Fabbri
New line
New look for NSH: Boyle–Bonino–Sissons skated 6:09 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Boyle Bonino Sissons
New line
New look for STL: Sundqvist–Sanford–Thomas skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Sundqvist Sanford Thomas
Luck
NSH scored 0 goals on 1.73 expected goals (42 attempts), well short of its chances.
Luck
STL scored 2 goals on 3.85 expected goals (75 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)STL attacks right (top on phones) →

STL
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · STL 75 · NSH 42

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

STL
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

STL 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 10% of the game, STL 60%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

STL

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	STL
	41	78
	1.30	3.48
	1.29	3.30
	7	17
	11	7
	24	19
	−0.018	+0.018
	10%	60%

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 – Forsberg – Arvidsson
9:0453% CF
L2Turris – Simmonds – Jarnkrok
8:0014% CF
L3Boyle – Bonino – Sissons
6:0950% CF
L4McLeod – Grimaldi – Gaudreau
5:5656% CF
D1Josi – Ellis
16:1243% CF
D2Subban – Ekholm
15:4121% CF
D3Weber – Irwin
8:2033% CF

PP1Bonino – Turris – Simmonds – Josi – Forsberg
2:19100% CF
PP2Boyle – Subban – Ekholm – Johansen – Arvidsson
1:33
PK1FJarnkrok – Arvidsson
1:34
PK2FJohansen – Forsberg
0:49
PK1DSubban – Ekholm
2:36
PK2DJosi – Ellis
2:09

Current NSH line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1O'Reilly – Tarasenko – Schwartz
12:0568% CF
L2Maroon – Bozak – Fabbri
9:3655% CF
L3Sundqvist – Sanford – Thomas
9:0273% CF
L4MacEachern – Barbashev – Blais
8:0860% CF
D1Pietrangelo – Edmundson
15:5075% CF
D2Bouwmeester – Parayko
13:5966% CF
D3Bortuzzo – Dunn
8:4146% CF

PP1Pietrangelo – Bozak – O'Reilly – Tarasenko – Schwartz
4:0983% CF
PP2Maroon – Parayko – Fabbri – Dunn – Thomas
0:33100% CF
PK1FSanford – Barbashev
1:16
PK2FO'Reilly – Sundqvist
0:58
PK1DBouwmeester – Bortuzzo
1:42
PK2DPietrangelo – Edmundson
0:32

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

3rd period

12:35
STLTyler Bozak (Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.04 xG
NSH: Subban, Ekholm, Jarnkrok, Johansen, ArvidssonSTL: Pietrangelo, Bozak, O'Reilly, Tarasenko, Schwartz
NSH 0 – 1 STL
19:56
STLAlex PietrangeloENwrist0.38 xG
NSH: Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonSTL: Pietrangelo, O'Reilly, Tarasenko, Schwartz, Parayko
NSH 0 – 2 STL

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	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Filip Forsberg L	L1	0	2	0.30	2	0	0	20:28	—	—	42	34
Ryan Johansen C	L1	-1	1	0.08	4	0	2	19:48	—	—	43	32
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	-1	2	0.11	0	1	0	18:06	—	—	33	19
Kyle Turris C	L2	0	0	0.05	0	0	0	16:46	—	—	23	22
Wayne Simmonds R	L2	0	2	0.23	0	1	0	15:46	—	—	18	17
Calle Jarnkrok C	L2	-1	1	0.04	0	0	0	14:08	—	—	17	12
Colton Sissons C	L3	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:46	—	—	46	44
Nick Bonino C	L3	0	0	0.11	0	0	2	12:40	—	—	38	20
Brian Boyle C	L3	0	0	0.01	5	0	0	11:18	—	—	44	19
Rocco Grimaldi R	L4	0	1	0.03	2	0	0	12:09	—	—	47	75
Frederick Gaudreau C	L4	0	2	0.13	1	0	0	9:56	—	—	47	44
Cody McLeod L	L4	0	0	0.17	5	1	0	8:45	—	—	47	52
Roman Josi D	D1	0	3	0.15	0	3	10	26:22	—	—	40	43
Ryan Ellis D	D1	0	2	0.10	2	5	0	22:23	—	—	39	35
P.K. Subban D	D2	-1	0	0.13	0	1	4	22:50	—	—	30	21
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	-1	1	0.03	0	3	0	22:49	—	—	23	18
Yannick Weber D	D3	0	2	0.08	2	1	0	12:28	—	—	28	21
Matt Irwin D	D3	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:46	—	—	35	18

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	L	43	42	1	.977	3.48	59:46

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan O'Reilly C	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.33	0	0	0	21:50	—	—	70	80
Jaden Schwartz L	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.23	2	0	0	21:27	—	—	69	80
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L1	0	1	1	+1	5	0.34	2	1	0	18:18	—	—	69	80
Tyler Bozak C	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.11	0	0	2	17:00	—	—	58	60
Robby Fabbri C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	1	0	0	12:38	—	—	58	57
Patrick Maroon L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	0	0	12:38	—	—	56	53
Oskar Sundqvist C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.36	1	1	0	14:10	—	—	81	83
Zachary Sanford L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	1	0	0	13:49	—	—	74	85
Robert Thomas C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.18	0	0	0	11:18	—	—	75	84
Ivan Barbashev L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	3	0	2	13:19	—	—	67	61
Sammy Blais L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	0	0	11:30	—	—	58	60
Mackenzie MacEachern L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.27	1	0	0	9:15	—	—	63	64
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.43	1	0	0	26:38	—	—	73	83
Joel Edmundson D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.55	0	2	0	18:54	—	—	74	88
Colton Parayko D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.24	0	2	2	21:34	—	—	64	67
Jay Bouwmeester D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	20:37	—	—	63	72
Vince Dunn D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.22	1	0	0	15:42	—	—	54	51
Robert Bortuzzo D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	2	0	13:23	—	—	53	57

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	W	19	19	0	.1000	1.73	60:00

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.