Nashville Predators vs. Vancouver CanucksDec 13, 2017

FinalWednesday, Dec 13, 2017· Rogers Arena

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Vancouver CanucksVAN

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	2	2	3	7		NSH	16	15	17	48
VAN	0	1	0	1		VAN	6	13	7	26

: NSH 75VAN 44
: NSH 4.84VAN 1.91
PP goals: NSH 1VAN 1
Hits: NSH 9VAN 17
Blocks: NSH 10VAN 16
PIM: NSH 30VAN 20
: NSH 57%VAN 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators rout Vancouver Canucks 7–1

Nashville Predators beat Vancouver Canucks 7–1 at VAN. Craig Smith (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Anders Nilsson (VAN) faced 48 shots and stopped 41 (.854), +17 against a season average of 31.5; the loss.

Points
Craig Smith had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:27.Smith
Points
P.K. Subban had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:07.Subban
Points
Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:03.Forsberg
Points
Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:05.Fiala
Points
Ryan Johansen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:06.Johansen
Goalie
Anders Nilsson (VAN) faced 48 shots and stopped 41 (.854), +17 against a season average of 31.5; the loss.Nilsson
PP1
NSH's first power-play unit (Subban, Smith, Johansen, Forsberg and Arvidsson) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:49 together.Subban Smith Johansen Forsberg Arvidsson
New line
New look for VAN: Eriksson–Granlund–Goldobin skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (48% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eriksson Granlund Goldobin

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)VAN attacks right (top on phones) →

VAN
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · VAN 44 · NSH 75

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VAN
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VAN 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 61% of the game, VAN 11%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VAN

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	VAN
	82	41
	5.22	1.70
	4.98	1.67
	19	10
	5	1
	12	6
	+0.029	−0.029
	61%	11%

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

L1Turris – Smith – Fiala
11:1270% CF
L2Jarnkrok – Aberg – Forsberg
9:3469% CF
L3Bonino – Johansen – Arvidsson
8:2469% CF
L4Hartnell – Watson – Sissons
6:4171% CF
D1Josi – Ekholm
15:5071% CF
D2Emelin – Subban
15:1460% CF
D3Weber – Irwin
11:5465% CF

PP1Subban – Smith – Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
2:49100% CF
PP2Turris – Josi – Ekholm – Sissons – Fiala
0:57100% CF
PK1FWatson – Sissons
2:13
PK2FBonino – Jarnkrok
1:54
PK1DEmelin – Subban
3:09
PK2DJosi – Ekholm
1:21

Current NSH line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

L1Sedin – Sedin – Boeser
12:4246% CF
L2Eriksson – Granlund – Goldobin
10:0448% CF
L3Vanek – Gagner – Burmistrov
6:578% CF
L4Chaput – Gaunce – Virtanen
6:1831% CF
D1Del Zotto – Pouliot
15:2042% CF
D2Edler – Stecher
14:4933% CF
D3Tanev – Hutton
9:4044% CF

PP1Sedin – Sedin – Edler – Granlund – Boeser
2:5275% CF
PP2Vanek – Eriksson – Gagner – Pouliot – Goldobin
0:560% CF
PK1FEriksson – Chaput
1:41
PK2FBurmistrov – Granlund
0:40
PK1DTanev – Hutton
1:46
PK2DEdler – Del Zotto
0:58

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:33
NSHP.K. Subbanwrist0.08 xG
NSH: Emelin, Subban, Jarnkrok, Aberg, ForsbergVAN: Vanek, Gagner, Del Zotto, Burmistrov, Pouliot
NSH 1 – 0 VAN
14:38
NSHViktor ArvidssonSH (Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi)deflected0.23 xG
NSH: Josi, Ekholm, Johansen, ArvidssonVAN: Vanek, Eriksson, Gagner, Pouliot, Goldobin
NSH 2 – 0 VAN

2nd period

3:05
NSHP.K. Subbanslap0.00 xG
NSH: Hartnell, Emelin, Bonino, Subban, JohansenVAN: Gagner, Del Zotto, Burmistrov, Chaput, Stecher
NSH 3 – 0 VAN
5:01
VANAlexander BurmistrovPP (Brock Boeser, Henrik Sedin)tip-in0.13 xG
NSH: Emelin, Subban, Watson, SissonsVAN: Sedin, Sedin, Edler, Burmistrov, Boeser
NSH 3 – 1 VAN
6:00
NSHFilip ForsbergPP (Craig Smith, Ryan Johansen)wrist0.03 xG
NSH: Subban, Smith, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonVAN: Tanev, Chaput, Gaunce, Hutton
NSH 4 – 1 VAN

3rd period

8:48
NSHCraig Smith (Mattias Ekholm, Kevin Fiala)wrist0.10 xG
NSH: Turris, Josi, Ekholm, Smith, FialaVAN: Del Zotto, Chaput, Gaunce, Pouliot, Goldobin
NSH 5 – 1 VAN
11:57
NSHKevin Fiala (Kyle Turris, Craig Smith)wrist0.16 xG
NSH: Turris, Weber, Smith, Irwin, FialaVAN: Eriksson, Edler, Granlund, Pouliot, Goldobin
NSH 6 – 1 VAN
12:37
NSHCalle Jarnkrok (Filip Forsberg)wrist0.18 xG
NSH: Josi, Ekholm, Jarnkrok, Aberg, ForsbergVAN: Eriksson, Edler, Granlund, Pouliot, Goldobin
NSH 7 – 1 VAN

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
Kyle Turris C	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.42	0	0	2	17:11	—	—	66	69
Craig Smith C	L1	1	2	3	+2	4	0.52	0	1	2	16:27	—	—	71	77
Kevin Fiala L	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.37	0	0	0	15:05	—	—	73	78
Filip Forsberg L	L2	1	1	2	+2	3	0.14	1	0	0	17:03	—	—	61	69
Pontus Aberg L	L2	0	0	0	+2	4	0.37	1	1	0	15:52	—	—	69	78
Calle Jarnkrok C	L2	1	0	1	+2	4	0.39	0	0	0	14:53	—	—	65	75
Ryan Johansen C	L3	0	2	2	+2	1	0.10	1	0	0	16:06	—	—	60	63
Nick Bonino C	L3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.35	0	1	0	14:36	—	—	54	70
Viktor Arvidsson L	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.53	0	1	0	14:20	—	—	57	70
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.40	0	0	0	14:35	—	—	77	92
Austin Watson L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.53	2	0	0	13:35	—	—	76	92
Scott Hartnell L	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.09	1	1	10	8:23	—	—	68	78
Roman Josi D	D1	0	1	1	+3	5	0.31	0	0	2	22:25	—	—	66	76
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	1	1	+3	3	0.17	2	0	0	20:47	—	—	74	86
P.K. Subban D	D2	2	0	2	+2	4	0.10	1	2	12	22:07	—	—	63	65
Alexei Emelin D	D2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	0	0	20:01	—	—	66	69
Matt Irwin D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.07	0	1	2	15:06	—	—	68	76
Yannick Weber D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	14:51	—	—	63	79

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pekka Rinne(start)	W	26	25	1	.962	1.91	60:00

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brock Boeser R	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.19	0	0	0	20:13	—	—	37	32
Daniel Sedin L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.30	0	0	0	17:54	—	—	43	33
Henrik Sedin C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.22	1	0	0	17:22	—	—	46	40
Markus Granlund C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.05	2	0	2	18:28	—	—	38	17
Loui Eriksson L	L2	0	0	0	-3	3	0.29	0	0	0	17:05	—	—	43	21
Nikolay Goldobin R	L2	0	0	0	-4	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:20	—	—	39	17
Alexander Burmistrov C	L3	1	0	1	-2	1	0.13	4	0	0	14:43	—	—	14	18
Thomas Vanek L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.10	0	0	0	11:46	—	—	16	22
Sam Gagner C	L3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	0	1	0	11:29	—	—	17	22
Brendan Gaunce C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	0	0	0	12:27	—	—	27	20
Jake Virtanen R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.19	3	1	16	10:58	—	—	33	31
Michael Chaput C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.08	1	2	0	10:13	—	—	30	26
Michael Del Zotto D	D1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.02	3	0	0	21:11	—	—	37	36
Derrick Pouliot D	D1	0	0	0	-5	1	0.03	2	2	0	19:42	—	—	38	28
Alexander Edler D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.11	1	5	0	22:46	—	—	26	11
Troy Stecher D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	2	20:22	—	—	30	17
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	3	0	18:42	—	—	36	33
Chris Tanev D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	1	0	13:14	—	—	39	42

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Anders Nilsson(start)	L	48	41	7	.854	4.84	60:00

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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.