Nashville Predators vs. Vegas Golden KnightsJan 23, 2019

FinalWednesday, Jan 23, 2019· T-Mobile Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	0	2	0	2		NSH	13	12	2	27
VGK	1	0	0	1		VGK	18	16	14	48

: NSH 53VGK 84
: NSH 1.76VGK 3.69
PP goals: NSH 0VGK 0
Hits: NSH 27VGK 26
Blocks: NSH 20VGK 17
PIM: NSH 12VGK 8
: NSH 49%VGK 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge Vegas Golden Knights 2–1

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 at VGK. Ryan Johansen (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +20 against a season average of 28.1; the win.

Goalie
Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +20 against a season average of 28.1; the win.Saros
Luck
VGK scored 1 goal on 3.69 expected goals (84 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for NSH: Blackwell–Grimaldi–Hartman skated 6:57 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Blackwell Grimaldi Hartman
Usage
Alex Tuch (VGK) played 20:14, +3:33 up on his 16:41 season average over 73 games.Tuch
Usage
Max Pacioretty (VGK) played 20:03, +3:06 up on his 16:57 season average over 65 games.Pacioretty
Usage
P.K. Subban (NSH) played 17:01, −5:44 down on his 22:45 season average over 62 games.Subban
Usage
Colin Miller (VGK) played 24:05, +4:30 up on his 19:35 season average over 64 games.Miller
Usage
Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 15:45, −3:47 down on his 19:32 season average over 80 games.McNabb

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)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →

VGK
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 137 of 137 attempts · VGK 84 · NSH 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VGK 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 22% of the game, VGK 57%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

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	VGK
	48	67
	1.40	2.66
	1.36	2.40
	8	17
	5	6
	16	13
	−0.014	+0.014
	22%	57%

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

L1Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
9:5062% CF
L2Smith – Sissons – Fiala
8:0923% CF
L3Bonino – Jarnkrok – Watson
8:0320% CF
L4Blackwell – Grimaldi – Hartman
6:5754% CF
D1Ellis – Ekholm
15:5642% CF
D2Subban – Josi
11:1338% CF
D3Hamhuis – Irwin
8:4556% CF

PP1Josi – Smith – Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
2:18100% CF
PP2Bonino – Subban – Ekholm – Sissons – Fiala
1:4233% CF
PK1FBonino – Jarnkrok
2:07
PK2FJohansen – Arvidsson
1:58
PK1DHamhuis – Ekholm
2:34
PK2DJosi – Ellis
2:18

Current NSH line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Reaves – Bellemare – Nosek
10:0858% CF
L2Stastny – Pacioretty – Tuch
9:4575% CF
L3Eakin – Lindberg – Carpenter
8:5759% CF
L4Pirri – Karlsson – Marchessault
8:1663% CF
D1Merrill – Miller
13:3757% CF
D2Engelland – Theodore
12:5648% CF
D3McNabb – Schmidt
12:4470% CF

PP1Stastny – Pacioretty – Schmidt – Theodore – Tuch
3:5857% CF
PP2Pirri – Eakin – Karlsson – Miller – Marchessault
3:44100% CF
PK1FStastny – Karlsson
1:36
PK2FBellemare – Nosek
1:32
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
2:48
PK2DMiller – Schmidt
1:12

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

8:03
VGKMax Pacioretty (Alex Tuch, Paul Stastny)snap0.22 xG
NSH: Subban, Josi, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonVGK: Stastny, Pacioretty, McNabb, Schmidt, Tuch
NSH 0 – 1 VGK

2nd period

0:52
NSHRyan Johansenwrist0.21 xG
NSH: Subban, Josi, Ekholm, Johansen, ForsbergVGK: McNabb, Pirri, Karlsson, Marchessault, Schmidt
NSH 1 – 1 VGK
3:53
NSHNick Bonino (Austin Watson, Ryan Ellis)wrist0.02 xG
NSH: Bonino, Ellis, Ekholm, Jarnkrok, WatsonVGK: Engelland, Pirri, Merrill, Karlsson, Marchessault
NSH 2 – 1 VGK

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	1	0	1	0	3	0.33	4	1	0	21:21	—	—	59	45
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.20	0	0	0	19:19	—	—	54	39
Filip Forsberg L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	1	2	0	17:11	—	—	61	59
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	15:56	—	—	24	7
Craig Smith C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.36	1	2	0	13:52	—	—	33	36
Kevin Fiala L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	2	1	0	12:41	—	—	31	24
Nick Bonino C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.13	0	1	0	18:01	—	—	33	45
Calle Jarnkrok C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.20	2	0	0	14:01	—	—	32	34
Austin Watson L	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	13:48	—	—	32	34
Ryan Hartman R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:53	—	—	46	23
Rocco Grimaldi R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	0	0	2	7:52	—	—	44	8
Colin Blackwell C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	7:44	—	—	47	13
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.00	2	4	2	26:41	—	—	40	45
Ryan Ellis D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.03	2	1	2	24:10	—	—	45	40
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.26	0	2	0	22:47	—	—	42	35
P.K. Subban D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	6	17:01	—	—	35	31
Dan Hamhuis D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	16:39	—	—	48	43
Matt Irwin D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	4	0	0	11:03	—	—	46	29

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	48	47	1	.979	3.69	60:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	0	0	0	12:48	—	—	56	80
Tomas Nosek L	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.24	4	1	0	12:03	—	—	58	80
Ryan Reaves R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.22	1	2	2	10:22	—	—	58	80
Alex Tuch R	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.28	1	0	0	20:14	—	—	59	69
Max Pacioretty L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.56	1	0	2	20:03	—	—	59	69
Paul Stastny C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.03	2	0	0	19:12	—	—	75	90
Cody Eakin C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.28	2	1	0	16:34	—	—	49	50
Oscar Lindberg L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.22	2	0	0	10:13	—	—	59	56
Ryan Carpenter C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	9:59	—	—	59	56
William Karlsson C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.34	0	0	0	17:39	—	—	65	54
Jonathan Marchessault R	L4	0	0	0	-2	9	0.24	2	0	0	17:36	—	—	57	51
Brandon Pirri C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.14	0	0	0	15:35	—	—	57	51
Colin Miller D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.18	4	1	0	24:05	—	—	59	59
Jon Merrill D	D1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.26	2	2	4	16:59	—	—	56	62
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.27	0	3	0	20:07	—	—	50	58
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	2	4	0	16:36	—	—	46	55
Nate Schmidt D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	0	2	0	20:40	—	—	72	76
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	3	1	0	15:45	—	—	70	75

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	27	25	2	.926	1.76	57:30

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.