Nashville Predators vs. New Jersey DevilsJan 30, 2020

Final / SOThursday, Jan 30, 2020· Prudential Center

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Nashville PredatorsNSH

6

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

5

Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NSH	2	1	2	0	1	6		NSH	8	6	9	7	30
NJD	1	3	1	0	0	5		NJD	8	14	7	3	32

: NSH 52NJD 60
: NSH 3.35NJD 3.51
PP goals: NSH 1NJD 2
Hits: NSH 17NJD 27
Blocks: NSH 15NJD 13
PIM: NSH 6NJD 6
: NSH 54%NJD 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge New Jersey Devils 6–5 (SO)

Nashville Predators beat New Jersey Devils 6–5 in a shootout at NJD. Pavel Zacha (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for NSH: Watson–Sissons–Trenin skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Pavel Zacha had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:47.Zacha
Points
Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:30.Forsberg
Points
Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:48.Duchene
Points
Nikita Gusev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:56.Gusev
Points
Kyle Turris had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:31.Turris
Points
Roman Josi had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 29:56.Josi
New line
New look for NSH: Watson–Sissons–Trenin skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Watson Sissons Trenin
Usage
Nikita Gusev (NJD) played 18:56, +4:18 up on his 14:38 season average over 65 games.Gusev

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)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →

NJD
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · NJD 60 · NSH 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD 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, NJD 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

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	NJD
	44	58
	2.75	2.86
	2.70	2.71
	13	13
	7	4
	20	12
	+0.037	−0.037
	27%	31%

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

L1Duchene – Johansen – Granlund
14:3859% CF
L2Turris – Forsberg – Arvidsson
11:0232% CF
L3Bonino – Smith – Grimaldi
9:0350% CF
L4Watson – Sissons – Trenin
6:1625% CF
D1Josi – Fabbro
17:5533% CF
D2Ekholm – Tinordi
14:4830% CF
D3Hamhuis – Weber
9:3653% CF

PP1Turris – Ekholm – Smith – Granlund – Forsberg
2:02100% CF
PP2Josi – Duchene – Johansen – Arvidsson – Fabbro
1:330% CF
PK1FBonino – Sissons
1:30
PK2FTurris – Granlund
0:43
PK1DHamhuis – Ekholm
2:47
PK2DJosi – Fabbro
0:49

Current NSH line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Zajac – Coleman – Gusev
14:0257% CF
L2Palmieri – Bratt – Hischier
12:3267% CF
L3Simmonds – Zacha – Hughes
9:0438% CF
L4Hayden – Wood – Rooney
7:3762% CF
D1Greene – Subban
16:3243% CF
D2Vatanen – Severson
15:3669% CF
D3Butcher – Mueller
12:2745% CF

PP1Subban – Palmieri – Vatanen – Hischier – Hughes
1:40
PP2Simmonds – Severson – Gusev – Wood – Zacha
1:23100% CF
PK1FZajac – Coleman
1:53
PK2FZacha – Rooney
1:24
PK1DGreene – Severson
2:15
PK2DSubban – Vatanen
0:40

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:42
NSHMattias Ekholm (Jarred Tinordi, Matt Duchene)slap0.01 xG
NSH: Duchene, Ekholm, Johansen, Tinordi, GranlundNJD: Zajac, Greene, Subban, Coleman, Gusev
NSH 1 – 0 NJD
4:54
NJDPavel ZachaSH (Nico Hischier, Sami Vatanen)wrist0.26 xG
NSH: Josi, Johansen, Sissons, Arvidsson, FabbroNJD: Vatanen, Butcher, Zacha, Hischier
NSH 1 – 1 NJD
8:17
NSHFilip Forsberg (Kyle Turris, Viktor Arvidsson)wrist0.16 xG
NSH: Turris, Josi, Tinordi, Forsberg, ArvidssonNJD: Zajac, Palmieri, Coleman, Severson, Mueller
NSH 2 – 1 NJD

2nd period

8:44
NJDPavel ZachaPP (Nikita Gusev)snap0.05 xG
NSH: Bonino, Josi, Sissons, FabbroNJD: Simmonds, Severson, Gusev, Wood, Zacha
NSH 2 – 2 NJD
10:26
NJDNikita GusevPP (Pavel Zacha, Damon Severson)wrist0.03 xG
NSH: Hamhuis, Bonino, Ekholm, SissonsNJD: Simmonds, Severson, Gusev, Wood, Zacha
NSH 2 – 3 NJD
12:48
NSHNick Bonino (Craig Smith, Rocco Grimaldi)wrist0.03 xG
NSH: Bonino, Weber, Ekholm, Smith, GrimaldiNJD: Zajac, Greene, Coleman, Severson, Gusev
NSH 3 – 3 NJD
17:24
NJDJesper Bratt (Kyle Palmieri, Will Butcher)snap0.03 xG
NSH: Weber, Watson, Sissons, Trenin, FabbroNJD: Subban, Palmieri, Butcher, Bratt, Hischier
NSH 3 – 4 NJD

3rd period

0:33
NSHMatt Duchene (Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi)wrist0.01 xG
NSH: Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Granlund, FabbroNJD: Zajac, Greene, Subban, Coleman, Gusev
NSH 4 – 4 NJD
6:37
NJDJohn Hayden (Kevin Rooney)snap0.01 xG
NSH: Ekholm, Watson, Tinordi, Sissons, TreninNJD: Butcher, Hayden, Wood, Mueller, Rooney
NSH 4 – 5 NJD
9:57
NSHFilip ForsbergPP (Roman Josi, Kyle Turris)snap0.13 xG
NSH: Turris, Josi, Smith, Granlund, ForsbergNJD: Zajac, Greene, Coleman, Severson
NSH 5 – 5 NJD

Decided in the shootout: NSH 6 – 5 NJD.

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
Mikael Granlund C	L1	0	0	0	+2	4	0.62	2	2	0	23:02	—	—	59	72
Ryan Johansen C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.12	0	0	2	20:33	—	—	58	72
Matt Duchene C	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.35	1	0	2	19:48	—	—	59	76
Kyle Turris C	L2	0	2	2	+1	2	0.18	0	0	0	19:31	—	—	36	48
Viktor Arvidsson L	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.25	0	1	0	16:44	—	—	41	51
Filip Forsberg L	L2	2	0	2	+1	4	0.74	0	0	0	16:30	—	—	29	41
Nick Bonino C	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.03	1	0	0	14:17	—	—	40	26
Rocco Grimaldi R	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.31	0	1	0	13:25	—	—	42	32
Craig Smith C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.20	0	0	0	12:52	—	—	44	47
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	0	0	-3	0	0.02	2	1	2	11:54	—	—	41	60
Austin Watson L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:49	—	—	29	19
Yakov Trenin C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	0	1	0	8:38	—	—	33	24
Roman Josi D	D1	0	2	2	+1	4	0.16	0	1	0	29:56	—	—	49	42
Dante Fabbro D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	1	1	0	21:24	—	—	29	9
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.28	2	3	0	24:54	—	—	38	65
Jarred Tinordi D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	1	0	15:52	—	—	39	63
Dan Hamhuis D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	1	0	15:09	—	—	57	57
Yannick Weber D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	2	0	14:46	—	—	53	50

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pekka Rinne(start)	W	32	27	5	.844	3.51	64:43

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Travis Zajac C	L1	0	0	0	-4	0	0.00	0	1	0	19:40	—	—	55	18
Nikita Gusev L	L1	1	1	2	-3	2	0.37	0	0	0	18:56	—	—	58	36
Blake Coleman L	L1	0	0	0	-4	1	0.02	8	0	2	18:09	—	—	55	21
Nico Hischier C	L2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.24	2	0	0	21:03	—	—	68	81
Kyle Palmieri C	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.46	2	0	0	18:34	—	—	60	70
Jesper Bratt L	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.43	0	0	0	16:07	—	—	68	81
Pavel Zacha C	L3	2	1	3	+1	3	0.56	2	0	0	17:47	—	—	43	48
Wayne Simmonds R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	3	0	2	13:35	—	—	41	49
Jack Hughes C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:57	—	—	42	56
Miles Wood L	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.34	1	0	0	11:06	—	—	63	44
Kevin Rooney C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:13	—	—	62	72
John Hayden C	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.09	2	0	0	8:49	—	—	67	76
P.K. Subban D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	3	1	0	23:51	—	—	60	57
Andy Greene D	D1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.04	1	3	0	20:48	—	—	42	27
Damon Severson D	D2	0	1	1	-2	6	0.37	1	2	2	24:04	—	—	64	56
Sami Vatanen D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.07	1	2	0	22:46	—	—	67	65
Will Butcher D	D3	0	1	1	+3	2	0.20	0	3	0	16:45	—	—	59	58
Mirco Mueller D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:24	—	—	43	28

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	O	30	25	5	.833	3.35	64:49

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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.