Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis BluesDec 27, 2024

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	2	1	1	4		NSH	10	8	12	30
STL	4	1	2	7		STL	12	9	9	30

: NSH 60STL 49
: NSH 2.94STL 3.53
PP goals: NSH 2STL 1
Hits: NSH 27STL 26
Blocks: NSH 7STL 19
PIM: NSH 15STL 15
: NSH 48%STL 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 7–4

St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 7–4 at home. Cam Fowler (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:48 together.

Points
Cam Fowler had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:48.Fowler
Points
Robert Thomas had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:50.Thomas
Points
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:26.Marchessault
Points
Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:35.Kyrou
Points
Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:04.Stamkos
Points
Dylan Holloway had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:08.Holloway
PP1
NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:48 together.Stamkos Josi O'Reilly Marchessault Forsberg
Luck
STL scored 7 goals on 3.53 expected goals (49 attempts), finishing well above 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 109 of 109 attempts · STL 49 · NSH 60

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 34% of the game, STL 33%.

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
	54	42
	2.57	1.91
	2.48	1.86
	11	7
	5	7
	16	18
	−0.011	+0.011
	34%	33%

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

L1Stamkos – Marchessault – Forsberg
10:4756% CF
L2Nyquist – O'Reilly – L'Heureux
9:5264% CF
L3Jankowski – Novak – Evangelista
6:4467% CF
D1Josi – Lauzon
8:0075% CF
D2Skjei – Blankenburg
7:1236% CF
D3Schenn – Wilsby
4:2946% CF

PP1Stamkos – Josi – O'Reilly – Marchessault – Forsberg
2:48100% CF
PP2Nyquist – Skjei – Novak – Evangelista – L'Heureux
0:57
PK1FJankowski – Sissons
2:01
PK2FNyquist – McCarron
1:04
PK1DSkjei – Blankenburg
2:49
PK2DSchenn – Josi
0:41

Current NSH line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Buchnevich – Thomas – Neighbours
10:1828% CF
L2Schenn – Kyrou – Holloway
10:0953% CF
L3Saad – Sundqvist – Bolduc
7:2157% CF
L4Walker – Joseph – Toropchenko
6:4122% CF
D1Faulk – Broberg
13:5036% CF
D2Fowler – Parayko
11:3740% CF
D3Suter – Tucker
7:4550% CF

PP1Fowler – Buchnevich – Kyrou – Thomas – Holloway
3:3471% CF
PP2Schenn – Faulk – Sundqvist – Neighbours – Bolduc
1:09
PK1FBuchnevich – Thomas
1:19
PK2FWalker – Toropchenko
1:15
PK1DSuter – Parayko
1:52
PK2DFaulk – Broberg
1:42

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	1	1	2	-1	2	0.15	1	0	0	21:26	—	—	59	39
Steven Stamkos C	L1	1	1	2	-2	3	0.33	1	0	0	21:04	—	—	57	37
Filip Forsberg L	L1	0	1	1	-3	2	0.33	0	0	0	19:20	—	—	45	24
Ryan O'Reilly C	L2	0	1	1	-3	3	0.60	1	0	0	19:54	—	—	61	55
Gustav Nyquist R	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	17:33	—	—	60	51
Zachary L'Heureux L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	5	0	0	14:43	—	—	59	53
Luke Evangelista R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	16:09	—	—	59	65
Mark Jankowski L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.49	2	1	2	13:54	—	—	70	96
Tommy Novak C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:55	—	—	50	44
Roman Josi D	D1	0	0	0	-3	5	0.13	1	0	2	26:27	—	—	66	52
Jeremy Lauzon D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.20	6	0	7	15:52	—	—	76	87
Brady Skjei D	D2	0	0	0	-3	2	0.03	1	2	0	19:50	—	—	39	48
Nick Blankenburg D	D2	1	0	1	0	1	0.14	1	2	2	16:52	—	—	46	65
Adam Wilsby D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	0	2	2	16:11	—	—	62	49
Luke Schenn D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	12:25	—	—	56	45
Colton Sissons C	—	0	1	1	-1	1	0.14	2	0	0	12:48	—	—	40	71
Michael McCarron C	—	0	1	1	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	11:38	—	—	47	82
Justin Barron D	—	0	0	0	-3	1	0.06	0	0	0	6:58	—	—	40	23

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	L	16	11	5	.688	1.06	35:03
Justus Annunen	—	13	12	1	.923	1.33	21:04

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Robert Thomas C	L1	2	0	2	+2	4	0.94	0	1	0	19:50	—	—	29	37
Pavel Buchnevich L	L1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.36	0	0	0	19:44	—	—	33	41
Jake Neighbours L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	14:49	—	—	32	35
Dylan Holloway L	L2	0	2	2	+1	5	0.19	3	0	0	17:08	—	—	64	46
Brayden Schenn C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.46	0	0	0	17:00	—	—	52	29
Jordan Kyrou R	L2	1	1	2	0	3	0.16	0	2	2	16:35	—	—	55	22
Brandon Saad L	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:04	—	—	46	50
Oskar Sundqvist C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.13	0	0	0	13:11	—	—	50	61
Zachary Bolduc R	L3	1	0	1	+3	2	0.10	2	1	0	11:13	—	—	52	63
Mathieu Joseph R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.29	2	0	2	11:19	—	—	43	63
Alexey Toropchenko R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	5	0	0	11:16	—	—	17	22
Nathan Walker L	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	6	1	0	11:06	—	—	42	84
Justin Faulk D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.07	1	0	2	22:24	—	—	39	40
Philip Broberg D	D1	1	0	1	+2	2	0.26	1	2	0	20:45	—	—	41	46
Colton Parayko D	D2	1	0	1	0	2	0.40	2	2	0	22:27	—	—	36	20
Cam Fowler D	D2	1	2	3	+2	4	0.16	0	6	2	21:48	—	—	52	45
Ryan Suter D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	17:54	—	—	40	54
Tyler Tucker D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	1	7	9:28	—	—	70	94

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joel Hofer(start)	W	30	26	4	.867	2.94	60:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Robert Thomas (STL) 1st 1:20 · unassisted · Rush · carried in · 51.2 mph shot · 2.0 s from entry to goal.

Robert Thomas · 1st 1:20 · STL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 51.2 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Zachary Bolduc · 1st 2:47 · STL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 68.3 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Entry to goal: 2.8 s

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Mark Jankowski · 1st 5:42 · NSH

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 3.3 mph
Distance: 9 ft

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Jordan Kyrou · 1st 9:57 · STL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 63.8 mph
Distance: 36 ft

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Steven Stamkos · 1st 13:17 · NSH PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 1
Shot: 51.5 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 8.1 s

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Cam Fowler · 1st 18:05 · STL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 63.1 mph
Distance: 54 ft

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Nick Blankenburg · 2nd 5:31 · NSH

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.7 mph
Distance: 10 ft

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Philip Broberg · 2nd 15:29 · STL

Play: rebound
Entry: dump
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 57.7 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 3.3 s
Type: rebound

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Jonathan Marchessault · 3rd 11:00 · NSH PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 54.5 mph
Distance: 20 ft

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Robert Thomas · 3rd 15:10 · STL PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 79.5 mph
Distance: 32 ft

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Colton Parayko · 3rd 18:45 · STL EN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 13.9 mph
Distance: 13 ft

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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.

Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis BluesDec 27, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

St. Louis Blues beat Nashville Predators 7–4

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Nashville Predators

St. Louis Blues

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Nashville Predators

St. Louis Blues

Goal anatomy

Robert Thomas · 1st 1:20 · STL

Zachary Bolduc · 1st 2:47 · STL

Mark Jankowski · 1st 5:42 · NSH

Jordan Kyrou · 1st 9:57 · STL

Steven Stamkos · 1st 13:17 · NSH PP

Cam Fowler · 1st 18:05 · STL

Nick Blankenburg · 2nd 5:31 · NSH

Philip Broberg · 2nd 15:29 · STL

Jonathan Marchessault · 3rd 11:00 · NSH PP

Robert Thomas · 3rd 15:10 · STL PP

Colton Parayko · 3rd 18:45 · STL EN