Nashville Predators vs. Calgary FlamesJan 4, 2025

FinalSaturday, Jan 4, 2025· Scotiabank Saddledome

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	0	2	2	4		NSH	4	14	10	28
CGY	0	1	0	1		CGY	11	10	11	32

: NSH 43CGY 82
: NSH 4.24CGY 3.28
PP goals: NSH 2CGY 0
Hits: NSH 11CGY 9
Blocks: NSH 30CGY 6
PIM: NSH 13CGY 11
: NSH 47%CGY 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators beat Calgary Flames 4–1

Nashville Predators beat Calgary Flames 4–1 at CGY. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 3G 0A. CGY scored 1 goal on 3.28 expected goals (82 attempts), well short of its chances.

Points
Ryan O'Reilly had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:51.O'Reilly
Points
Fedor Svechkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:31.Svechkov
Points
Filip Forsberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:03.Forsberg
Luck
CGY scored 1 goal on 3.28 expected goals (82 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Filip Forsberg (NSH) played 15:03, −3:37 down on his 18:40 season average over 81 games.Forsberg
Usage
Jonathan Marchessault (NSH) played 14:40, −3:21 down on his 18:01 season average over 77 games.Marchessault
Goalie
Justus Annunen (NSH) faced 32 shots and stopped 31 (.969), +8 against a season average of 23.9; the win.Annunen
Usage
Andrei Kuzmenko (CGY) played 10:50, −4:52 down on his 15:42 season average over 65 games.Kuzmenko

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)CGY attacks right (top on phones) →

CGY
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 125 of 125 attempts · CGY 82 · NSH 43

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CGY
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CGY 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 16% of the game, CGY 49%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CGY

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	CGY
	37	79
	1.81	2.84
	1.78	2.73
	7	13
	4	4
	14	25
	+0.000	+0.000
	16%	49%

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

L1Nyquist – O'Reilly – Hinostroza
8:2829% CF
L2Jankowski – Evangelista – Svechkov
8:1652% CF
L3Stamkos – Marchessault – Forsberg
8:1326% CF
L4Sissons – McCarron – Wiesblatt
7:0618% CF
D1Josi – Barron
14:1729% CF
D2Skjei – Blankenburg
13:2835% CF
D3Schenn – Stastney
12:1933% CF

PP1Stamkos – Josi – Nyquist – Marchessault – Forsberg
1:470% CF
PP2Josi – Nyquist – O'Reilly – Marchessault – Svechkov
0:07100% CF
PK1FJankowski – Sissons
1:01
PK2FNyquist – McCarron
0:55
PK1DSkjei – Blankenburg
3:32
PK2DSchenn – Stastney
0:54

Current NSH line combinations →

Calgary Flames

L1Kadri – Huberdeau – Pospisil
11:4369% CF
L2Backlund – Coleman – Coronato
10:2978% CF
L3Sharangovich – Pelletier – Zary
9:0362% CF
L4Lomberg – Rooney – Kuzmenko
3:1067% CF
D1Weegar – Hanley
13:1042% CF
D2Andersson – Bahl
12:4291% CF
D3Bean – Pachal
12:0367% CF

PP1Backlund – Kadri – Coleman – Andersson – Kuzmenko
2:54100% CF
PP2Huberdeau – Weegar – Sharangovich – Zary – Coronato
1:41100% CF
PK1FBacklund – Rooney
0:52
PK2FColeman – Pelletier
0:47
PK1DAndersson – Bahl
1:05
PK2DWeegar – Pachal
0:47

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

4:21
NSHRyan O'ReillyPP (Fedor Svechkov, Filip Forsberg)backhand0.14 xG
NSH: O'Reilly, Marchessault, Skjei, Forsberg, SvechkovCGY: Coleman, Weegar, Pachal, Pelletier
NSH 1 – 0 CGY
11:37
NSHRyan O'ReillyPP (Jonathan Marchessault, Filip Forsberg)wrist0.29 xG
NSH: Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault, ForsbergCGY: Backlund, Andersson, Rooney, Bahl
NSH 2 – 0 CGY
18:22
CGYMikael Backlund (Rasmus Andersson)slap0.11 xG
NSH: Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Marchessault, BarronCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Andersson, Bahl, Coronato
NSH 2 – 1 CGY

3rd period

9:19
NSHFedor Svechkovbackhand0.04 xG
NSH: Schenn, Jankowski, Stastney, Evangelista, SvechkovCGY: Bean, Sharangovich, Pachal, Pelletier, Zary
NSH 3 – 1 CGY
18:33
NSHRyan O'ReillyEN (Steven Stamkos, Colton Sissons)wrist0.93 xG
NSH: Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Sissons, BlankenburgCGY: Backlund, Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Andersson, Coronato
NSH 4 – 1 CGY

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 O'Reilly C	L1	3	0	3	0	6	1.52	0	1	0	16:51	—	—	33	45
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.61	0	2	0	15:50	—	—	30	29
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	2	0	12:33	—	—	32	48
Fedor Svechkov C	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.26	0	0	2	14:31	—	—	45	35
Luke Evangelista R	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.34	0	0	0	14:04	—	—	34	29
Mark Jankowski L	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	0	3	2	13:54	—	—	48	41
Steven Stamkos C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:19	—	—	23	57
Filip Forsberg L	L3	0	2	2	0	3	0.73	0	1	0	15:03	—	—	21	52
Jonathan Marchessault R	L3	0	1	1	-1	4	0.31	1	0	7	14:40	—	—	26	55
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	0	1	0	15:39	—	—	25	10
Michael McCarron C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	3	0	14:31	—	—	23	3
Ozzy Wiesblatt C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	10:41	—	—	29	16
Roman Josi D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	1	3	0	23:15	—	—	37	41
Justin Barron D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	2	3	0	17:29	—	—	29	35
Brady Skjei D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	21:51	—	—	30	32
Nick Blankenburg D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	3	0	19:49	—	—	31	47
Luke Schenn D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	4	2	18:40	—	—	37	46
Spencer Stastney D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.09	0	2	0	17:20	—	—	28	40

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Justus Annunen(start)	W	32	31	1	.969	3.28	60:00

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nazem Kadri C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	1	0	0	22:50	—	—	68	77
Jonathan Huberdeau L	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.49	0	0	0	20:38	—	—	71	85
Martin Pospisil C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	2	0	0	15:30	—	—	64	73
Mikael Backlund C	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.35	0	0	0	19:33	—	—	79	48
Blake Coleman L	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.31	1	1	0	18:49	—	—	77	34
Matt Coronato R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	5	15:47	—	—	78	42
Connor Zary C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.66	0	1	0	16:36	—	—	59	63
Yegor Sharangovich C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.21	0	0	0	15:34	—	—	62	70
Jakob Pelletier L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	0	1	2	12:17	—	—	56	62
Andrei Kuzmenko L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	0	0	4	10:50	—	—	69	59
Ryan Lomberg L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	0	0	0	6:58	—	—	67	45
Kevin Rooney C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	6:37	—	—	44	5
MacKenzie Weegar D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.09	1	1	0	25:03	—	—	48	62
Joel Hanley D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	1	0	16:31	—	—	48	70
Rasmus Andersson D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.13	0	0	0	22:20	—	—	87	72
Kevin Bahl D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	0	0	19:40	—	—	81	54
Jake Bean D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	0	0	0	16:57	—	—	67	58
Brayden Pachal D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	2	1	0	14:30	—	—	64	53

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dustin Wolf(start)	L	27	24	3	.889	2.39	57:52

Goal anatomy

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

Ryan O'Reilly (NSH PP) 2nd 4:21 · assists Fedor Svechkov, Filip Forsberg · Rebound · carried in · 4-on-3 at the blue line · 16.6 mph shot · 5.6 s from entry to goal.

Ryan O'Reilly · 2nd 4:21 · NSH PP

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.6 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 5.6 s
Type: rebound

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Ryan O'Reilly · 2nd 11:37 · NSH PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.8 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Type: rebound

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Mikael Backlund · 2nd 18:22 · CGY

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 68.1 mph
Distance: 28 ft
Entry to goal: 5.2 s

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Fedor Svechkov · 3rd 9:19 · NSH

Play: faceoff
Passes: 0
Shot: 26.4 mph
Distance: 6 ft

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Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 18:33 · NSH EN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 49.7 mph
Distance: 27 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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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.