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Nashville Predators vs. Vancouver CanucksApr 21, 2024

FinalPlayoffs· Rogers Arena
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NSH
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VAN
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Goals123TShots123T
NSH1102NSH671124
VAN0134VAN410721
NSH 50VAN 55
NSH 1.58VAN 2.87
PP goals
NSH 1VAN 0
Hits
NSH 34VAN 41
Blocks
NSH 14VAN 11
PIM
NSH 4VAN 8
NSH 44%VAN 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 4–2

Vancouver Canucks beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at home. Dakota Joshua (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Evangelista) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:56 together.

  1. Points
    Dakota Joshua had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:48.Joshua
  2. Points
    Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:20.Hughes
  3. PP1
    NSH's first power-play unit (Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Evangelista) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:56 together.JosiNyquistO'ReillyForsbergEvangelista
  4. Usage
    Luke Evangelista (NSH) played 18:56, +6:40 up on his 12:16 season average over 5 games.Evangelista
  5. Usage
    Anthony Beauvillier (NSH) played 10:03, −3:33 down on his 13:36 season average over 5 games.Beauvillier
  6. Usage
    Luke Schenn (NSH) played 11:44, −3:39 down on his 15:23 season average over 4 games.Schenn
  7. Cats
    Cole Smith (NSH) threw 6 hits, a night for hits leagues.Smith

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.

Shot map, NSH at VAN: 105 attempts, 45 on goal, 6 goals, 4.45 expected goals; best chance Dakota Joshua at 0.48 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NSH attacks left (bottom on phones)VAN attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VAN
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · VAN 55 · NSH 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NSH at VAN: expected goals 2.87 to 1.58 (VAN led the chances), shot attempts 55 to 50, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdVANNSHZLOSJJnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VAN
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VANNSHcontrol2nd3rdZucker · 1st 16:15Lindholm · 2nd 0:47O'Reilly · 2nd 10:46Suter · 3rd 8:59Joshua · 3rd 9:11Joshua · 3rd 18:32
  • 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 27% of the game, VAN 41%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NSH at VAN: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Thatcher Demko (60:00) for VAN and Juuse Saros (59:13) for NSH, 6 goals.

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
StatNSHVAN
4856
1.222.45
1.212.37
811
106
811
−0.033+0.033
27%41%

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

Current NSH line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 16:15
    NSHJason Zucker (Roman Josi, Mark Jankowski)wrist0.02 xG
    NSH: McDonagh, Josi, Zucker, Jankowski, SissonsVAN: Myers, Soucy, Lafferty, Pettersson, Hoglander
    NSH 1 – 0 VAN

2nd period

  1. 0:47
    VANElias Lindholm (Dakota Joshua, Nikita Zadorov)wrist0.02 xG
    NSH: McDonagh, Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, ForsbergVAN: Myers, Soucy, Lindholm, Joshua, Garland
    NSH 1 – 1 VAN
  2. 10:46
    NSHRyan O'ReillyPP (Gustav Nyquist, Filip Forsberg)wrist0.06 xG
    NSH: Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg, EvangelistaVAN: Myers, Di Giuseppe, Soucy, Suter
    NSH 2 – 1 VAN

3rd period

  1. 8:59
    VANPius Suter (Quinn Hughes, Brock Boeser)tip-in0.06 xG
    NSH: McDonagh, Josi, Jankowski, Novak, BeauvillierVAN: Miller, Boeser, Hronek, Suter, Hughes
    NSH 2 – 2 VAN
  2. 9:11
    VANDakota Joshua (Conor Garland, Quinn Hughes)snap0.16 xG
    NSH: Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Lauzon, CarrierVAN: Lindholm, Joshua, Garland, Hronek, Hughes
    NSH 2 – 3 VAN
  3. 18:32
    VANDakota JoshuaEN (Teddy Blueger, J.T. Miller)wrist0.48 xG
    NSH: McDonagh, Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg, McCarronVAN: Myers, Miller, Blueger, Soucy, Joshua
    NSH 2 – 4 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1101-310.2000023:39——5945
Filip Forsberg LL1011-330.2510020:08——4416
Gustav Nyquist RL1011-310.1710019:44——5431
Cole Smith RL2000000.0460013:22——3610
Michael McCarron CL2000-100.0030013:09——252
Kiefer Sherwood LL2000010.0130012:10——318
Luke Evangelista RL3000050.1700018:56——5881
Colton Sissons CL3000+130.1730216:10——5241
Jason Zucker LL3101+130.0720013:45——6557
Mark Jankowski LL4011000.0011010:34——289
Tommy Novak CL4000-110.0302010:07——4454
Anthony Beauvillier RL4000-110.1630010:03——3051
Alexandre Carrier DD1000-100.0512022:21——3825
Jeremy Lauzon DD1000-110.0133218:28——4031
Roman Josi DD2011-220.1602026:51——5450
Ryan McDonagh DD2000-210.0642022:49——5858
Spencer Stastney DD3000010.0301012:47——4117
Luke Schenn DD3000000.0131011:44——4117
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)L20173.8502.3859:13

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Brock Boeser RL1011+110.1600020:01——6883
J.T. Miller CL1011+200.3540019:49——6782
Pius Suter CL1101+140.4720013:26——7691
Elias Lindholm CL2101+210.0750018:14——4754
Dakota Joshua CL2213+320.6460017:48——5056
Conor Garland RL2011+220.0601014:46——5354
Elias Pettersson CL3000-120.2621018:39——4358
Nils Hoglander LL3000-100.0220010:23——5063
Sam Lafferty CL3000-100.273008:58——4462
Teddy Blueger CL4011+100.0011213:22——4043
Ilya Mikheyev RL4000010.1620011:30——2940
Phillip Di Giuseppe LL4000000.012028:45——3944
Quinn Hughes DD1022+220.0701022:20——6172
Filip Hronek DD1000+210.0610219:31——5767
Tyler Myers DD2000+120.2053019:08——4862
Carson Soucy DD2000+100.0010217:37——4561
Ian Cole DD3000000.0002019:21——5767
Nikita Zadorov DD3011030.0852019:21——5873
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Thatcher Demko(start)W24222.9171.5860:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jason Zucker (NSH) 1st 16:15 · assists Roman Josi, Mark Jankowski · Forecheck turnover · 63.5 mph shot.

Elias Lindholm · 2nd 0:47 · VAN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
58.0 mph
Distance
42 ft
Entry to goal
1.3 s

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Dakota Joshua · 3rd 9:11 · VAN

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
45.5 mph
Distance
13 ft
Entry to goal
6.2 s

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