Nashville Predators vs. Montreal CanadiensFeb 10, 2018

Final / SOSaturday, Feb 10, 2018· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NSH	0	1	1	0	1	3		NSH	5	12	13	2	32
MTL	0	1	1	0	0	2		MTL	9	17	13	10	49

: NSH 66MTL 85
: NSH 2.37MTL 4.99
PP goals: NSH 0MTL 0
Hits: NSH 22MTL 35
Blocks: NSH 22MTL 23
PIM: NSH 8MTL 6
: NSH 54%MTL 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in a shootout at MTL. Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 49 shots and stopped 47 (.959), +18 against a season average of 31.2; the win.

Points
Artturi Lehkonen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:26.Lehkonen
Goalie
Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 49 shots and stopped 47 (.959), +18 against a season average of 31.2; the win.Rinne
Luck
MTL scored 2 goals on 4.99 expected goals (85 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for NSH: Hartnell–Bonino–Watson skated 4:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hartnell Bonino Watson
Usage
Jeff Petry (MTL) played 30:04, +6:39 up on his 23:25 season average over 81 games.Petry
Usage
Alexei Emelin (NSH) played 11:10, −5:47 down on his 16:57 season average over 75 games.Emelin
Usage
Joe Morrow (MTL) played 22:34, +5:56 up on his 16:38 season average over 55 games.Morrow
Usage
David Schlemko (MTL) played 13:38, −4:33 down on his 18:11 season average over 36 games.Schlemko

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)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 151 of 151 attempts · MTL 85 · NSH 66

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL 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 21% of the game, MTL 43%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

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	MTL
	65	71
	2.31	2.92
	2.29	2.83
	8	16
	8	10
	26	23
	+0.057	−0.057
	21%	43%

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

L1Smith – Johansen – Arvidsson
5:5073% CF
L2Hartnell – Bonino – Watson
4:2255% CF
L3Jarnkrok – Forsberg – Fiala
2:2650% CF
L4Turris – Salomaki – Sissons
2:0233% CF
D1Josi – Ellis
16:3552% CF
D2Subban – Ekholm
14:0541% CF
D3Emelin – Weber
6:4365% CF

PP1Turris – Josi – Ellis – Sissons – Fiala
2:2350% CF
PP2Bonino – Subban – Ekholm – Jarnkrok – Forsberg
2:0071% CF
PK1FBonino – Jarnkrok
2:32
PK2FWatson – Sissons
2:28
PK1DJosi – Ellis
3:19
PK2DSubban – Ekholm
2:40

Current NSH line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Galchenyuk – Drouin – Scherbak
10:4361% CF
L2Plekanec – Gallagher – Lehkonen
10:3259% CF
L3Byron – Pacioretty – Hudon
9:1626% CF
L4Deslauriers – Froese – Shaw
7:3360% CF
D1Petry – Alzner
12:3459% CF
D2Benn – Morrow
10:2634% CF
D3Schlemko – Mete
10:1650% CF

PP1Petry – Pacioretty – Gallagher – Galchenyuk – Drouin
3:32100% CF
PP2Morrow – Hudon – Lehkonen – Scherbak – Mete
1:22100% CF
PK1FDeslauriers – Froese
2:12
PK2FByron – Pacioretty
1:55
PK1DPetry – Alzner
2:39
PK2DBenn – Morrow
1:19

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

8:35
MTLBrendan Gallagher (Artturi Lehkonen)wrist0.02 xG
NSH: Subban, Ekholm, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonMTL: Plekanec, Schlemko, Gallagher, Lehkonen, Mete
NSH 0 – 1 MTL
16:22
NSHScott Hartnell (Nick Bonino)wrist0.14 xG
NSH: Hartnell, Bonino, Josi, Ellis, WatsonMTL: Plekanec, Schlemko, Gallagher, Lehkonen, Mete
NSH 1 – 1 MTL

3rd period

12:19
NSHKevin Fiala (Ryan Johansen, Viktor Arvidsson)backhand0.06 xG
NSH: Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Fiala, ArvidssonMTL: Byron, Pacioretty, Benn, Morrow, Hudon
NSH 2 – 1 MTL
18:46
MTLJonathan Drouin (Jeff Petry, Artturi Lehkonen)slap0.07 xG
NSH: Josi, Ellis, Johansen, Sissons, ArvidssonMTL: Petry, Pacioretty, Gallagher, Galchenyuk, Lehkonen, Drouin
NSH 2 – 2 MTL

Decided in the shootout: NSH 3 – 2 MTL.

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	1	1	-1	1	0.02	2	1	2	18:15	—	—	50	61
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.88	0	0	0	17:30	—	—	53	63
Craig Smith C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	2	1	0	14:53	—	—	60	65
Nick Bonino C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.12	1	2	0	17:32	—	—	48	31
Austin Watson L	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	1	0	13:33	—	—	48	29
Scott Hartnell L	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.14	1	1	2	10:02	—	—	56	31
Filip Forsberg L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	3	0	2	19:17	—	—	31	32
Calle Jarnkrok C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.21	1	0	0	18:53	—	—	41	36
Kevin Fiala L	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.15	1	0	0	13:56	—	—	62	45
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	3	1	0	16:41	—	—	30	10
Kyle Turris C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	0	0	14:39	—	—	52	37
Miikka Salomaki R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	8:37	—	—	46	30
Roman Josi D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.06	0	5	0	26:51	—	—	51	44
Ryan Ellis D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.01	1	1	0	24:50	—	—	50	39
P.K. Subban D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	4	0	26:51	—	—	36	35
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.09	0	3	0	24:29	—	—	43	28
Yannick Weber D	D3	0	0	0	0	5	0.10	1	1	0	11:12	—	—	54	52
Alexei Emelin D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	11:10	—	—	52	73

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pekka Rinne(start)	W	49	47	2	.959	4.99	64:49

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Galchenyuk C	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.70	0	0	0	19:00	—	—	62	74
Jonathan Drouin L	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.18	0	2	0	18:39	—	—	57	77
Nikita Scherbak R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.39	0	1	0	16:29	—	—	62	81
Artturi Lehkonen L	L2	0	2	2	+1	2	0.15	3	0	2	18:26	—	—	61	55
Tomas Plekanec C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	1	0	17:02	—	—	54	36
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.20	4	0	0	16:25	—	—	59	40
Max Pacioretty L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.41	2	0	0	19:54	—	—	27	18
Charles Hudon L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	3	0	0	14:57	—	—	35	26
Paul Byron L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.75	3	1	0	14:24	—	—	31	17
Byron Froese C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.59	1	2	0	12:20	—	—	63	83
Nicolas Deslauriers L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	4	1	0	11:18	—	—	60	83
Logan Shaw R	L4	0	0	0	0	5	0.33	2	0	0	11:01	—	—	64	84
Jeff Petry D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.18	1	4	0	30:04	—	—	63	78
Karl Alzner D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	2	2	2	18:38	—	—	56	35
Joe Morrow D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.21	4	4	0	22:34	—	—	45	49
Jordie Benn D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.14	1	1	0	16:43	—	—	43	64
Victor Mete D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.41	0	2	0	18:13	—	—	56	62
David Schlemko D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	5	2	2	13:38	—	—	52	51

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carey Price(start)	O	32	30	2	.938	2.37	64:17

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.