Nashville Predators vs. Boston BruinsOct 5, 2017

FinalThursday, Oct 5, 2017· TD Garden

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Nashville PredatorsNSH

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Boston BruinsBOS

4

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	1	0	2	3		NSH	8	8	13	29
BOS	1	2	1	4		BOS	12	12	8	32

: NSH 46BOS 54
: NSH 3.56BOS 3.38
PP goals: NSH 0BOS 1
Hits: NSH 25BOS 23
Blocks: NSH 10BOS 7
PIM: NSH 15BOS 19
: NSH 43%BOS 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins edge Nashville Predators 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Nashville Predators 4–3 at home. David Krejci (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Noel Acciari (BOS) played 4:42, −8:21 down on his 13:03 season average over 59 games.

Points
David Krejci had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:29.Krejci
Points
Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:00.McAvoy
Points
Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:05.DeBrusk
Points
Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:59.Arvidsson
Points
Ryan Johansen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:47.Johansen
Usage
Noel Acciari (BOS) played 4:42, −8:21 down on his 13:03 season average over 59 games.Acciari
Usage
Scott Hartnell (NSH) played 17:52, +5:57 up on his 11:55 season average over 61 games.Hartnell
Usage
Alexei Emelin (NSH) played 9:47, −7:12 down on his 16:59 season average over 75 games.Emelin

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)BOS attacks right (top on phones) →

BOS
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 100 of 100 attempts · BOS 54 · NSH 46

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

BOS 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 19% of the game, BOS 32%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BOS

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	BOS
	28	42
	1.64	1.79
	1.61	1.79
	4	8
	4	6
	12	19
	−0.073	+0.073
	19%	32%

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
8:2362% CF
L2Hartnell – Bonino – Fiala
6:1950% CF
L3Smith – Salomaki – Sissons
5:4022% CF
L4McLeod – Jarnkrok – Watson
2:440% CF
D1Josi – Irwin
13:5653% CF
D2Subban – Ekholm
12:0945% CF
D3Emelin – Weber
6:4910% CF

PP1Hartnell – Subban – Josi – Johansen – Forsberg
5:23100% CF
PP2Bonino – Ekholm – Smith – Fiala – Arvidsson
2:4689% CF
PK1FBonino – Watson
1:29
PK2FJarnkrok – Salomaki
1:01
PK1DSubban – Ekholm
3:28
PK2DJosi – Irwin
1:58

Current NSH line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Krejci – Bjork – DeBrusk
5:5780% CF
L2Marchand – Spooner – Pastrnak
5:5540% CF
L3Beleskey – Kuraly – Vatrano
4:35100% CF
L4Nash – Schaller – Acciari
2:15100% CF
D1Miller – McAvoy
13:2459% CF
D2Chara – Carlo
11:2342% CF
D3McQuaid – Grzelcyk
6:3189% CF

PP1Marchand – Nash – Spooner – Pastrnak – McAvoy
3:1689% CF
PP2Krejci – Spooner – Grzelcyk – Bjork – DeBrusk
1:47
PK1FNash – Schaller
2:38
PK2FKrejci – Beleskey
1:29
PK1DChara – Carlo
4:41
PK2DMcQuaid – Miller
2:06

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

8:37
BOSDavid PastrnakPP (Charlie McAvoy, David Krejci)slap0.09 xG
NSH: Subban, Ekholm, SissonsBOS: Krejci, Marchand, Spooner, Pastrnak, McAvoy
NSH 0 – 1 BOS
19:49
NSHViktor Arvidsson (Ryan Johansen)wrist0.05 xG
NSH: Subban, Ekholm, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonBOS: Chara, Krejci, McQuaid, Kuraly, Pastrnak
NSH 1 – 1 BOS

2nd period

5:48
BOSJake DeBrusk (David Krejci, Anders Bjork)wrist0.10 xG
NSH: Bonino, Subban, Ekholm, Sissons, FialaBOS: Chara, Krejci, Grzelcyk, Bjork, DeBrusk
NSH 1 – 2 BOS
15:43
BOSCharlie McAvoy (David Krejci, Jake DeBrusk)wrist0.17 xG
NSH: Hartnell, Bonino, Josi, Irwin, FialaBOS: Krejci, Miller, Bjork, DeBrusk, McAvoy
NSH 1 – 3 BOS

3rd period

17:07
BOSBrad MarchandEN (Brandon Carlo)wrist0.47 xG
NSH: Hartnell, Subban, Josi, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonBOS: Chara, Marchand, Schaller, Carlo
NSH 1 – 4 BOS
18:12
NSHScott Hartnell (Ryan Johansen, Viktor Arvidsson)wrist0.12 xG
NSH: Hartnell, Subban, Josi, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonBOS: Krejci, McQuaid, Carlo
NSH 2 – 4 BOS
19:25
NSHFilip Forsberg (Calle Jarnkrok, P.K. Subban)wrist0.07 xG
NSH: Subban, Josi, Jarnkrok, Forsberg, Sissons, ArvidssonBOS: Krejci, Marchand, Miller, McAvoy
NSH 3 – 4 BOS

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
Ryan Johansen C	L1	0	2	2	0	1	0.06	1	0	0	21:47	—	—	54	66
Filip Forsberg L	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.59	1	0	0	19:35	—	—	62	74
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	1	1	2	0	4	0.58	0	3	0	16:59	—	—	61	80
Scott Hartnell L	L2	1	0	1	-2	1	0.12	4	0	0	17:52	—	—	50	44
Nick Bonino C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.64	1	0	0	16:04	—	—	22	10
Kevin Fiala L	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:28	—	—	30	16
Craig Smith C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.28	1	1	0	14:56	—	—	36	41
Miikka Salomaki R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	3	1	0	14:15	—	—	21	22
Colton Sissons C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.18	1	0	2	13:09	—	—	29	29
Calle Jarnkrok C	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.18	0	0	0	12:44	—	—	22	31
Austin Watson L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:22	—	—	10	8
Cody McLeod L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	7	4:55	—	—	0	0
Roman Josi D	D1	0	0	0	-2	5	0.34	2	0	2	27:59	—	—	52	65
Matt Irwin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	0	2	17:53	—	—	50	53
P.K. Subban D	D2	0	1	1	-1	5	0.43	3	1	0	28:01	—	—	48	59
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	2	0	23:05	—	—	41	42
Yannick Weber D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:40	—	—	8	0
Alexei Emelin D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	9:47	—	—	9	0

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pekka Rinne(start)	L	31	28	3	.903	2.91	56:36

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
David Krejci C	L1	0	3	3	+1	2	0.36	1	0	0	21:29	—	—	63	75
Anders Bjork L	L1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	0	0	16:14	—	—	62	42
Jake DeBrusk L	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.44	0	0	0	14:05	—	—	71	84
Brad Marchand L	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.56	0	1	0	21:44	—	—	59	35
Ryan Spooner C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	1	0	0	16:47	—	—	47	22
David Pastrnak R	L2	1	0	1	-1	4	0.29	0	1	0	16:36	—	—	54	72
Sean Kuraly C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.22	2	0	2	12:02	—	—	56	53
Matt Beleskey L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:16	—	—	75	59
Frank Vatrano R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	0	2	7:08	—	—	75	76
Riley Nash C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.33	2	0	0	16:37	—	—	59	58
Tim Schaller L	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	3	2	0	15:30	—	—	60	73
Noel Acciari C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	1	1	0	4:42	—	—	75	35
Charlie McAvoy D	D1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.23	1	0	6	22:00	—	—	61	53
Kevan Miller D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	4	0	2	21:35	—	—	62	45
Zdeno Chara D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	3	0	2	23:33	—	—	50	50
Brandon Carlo D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.20	0	2	0	20:38	—	—	43	40
Adam McQuaid D	D3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.05	2	0	5	13:52	—	—	69	53
Matt Grzelcyk D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.01	0	0	0	12:11	—	—	86	77

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tuukka Rask(start)	W	29	26	3	.897	3.56	59:54

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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.