Nashville Predators vs. Vegas Golden KnightsJan 4, 2022

FinalTuesday, Jan 4, 2022· T-Mobile Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	0	2	1	3		NSH	10	11	5	26
VGK	0	0	2	2		VGK	8	14	21	43

: NSH 49VGK 77
: NSH 2.51VGK 3.90
PP goals: NSH 0VGK 0
Hits: NSH 55VGK 34
Blocks: NSH 21VGK 13
PIM: NSH 13VGK 11
: NSH 44%VGK 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2

Nashville Predators beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 at VGK. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +12 against a season average of 31.4; the win.

Points
Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:29.Forsberg
Points
William Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:59.Karlsson
Goalie
Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +12 against a season average of 31.4; the win.Saros
Usage
Brayden McNabb (VGK) played 14:49, −4:57 down on his 19:46 season average over 68 games.McNabb
Usage
Matt Benning (NSH) played 23:39, +7:26 up on his 16:13 season average over 64 games.Benning
New line
New look for NSH: Cousins–McCarron–Luff skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Cousins McCarron Luff
Luck
VGK scored 2 goals on 3.91 expected goals (77 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Shea Theodore (VGK) played 27:49, +4:45 up on his 23:04 season average over 77 games.Theodore

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 126 of 126 attempts · VGK 77 · NSH 49

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 35% of the game, VGK 39%.

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
	47	58
	1.90	2.33
	1.86	2.20
	8	7
	2	4
	16	13
	−0.102	+0.102
	35%	39%

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 – Granlund – Forsberg
11:1648% CF
L2Johansen – Kunin – Tolvanen
10:5955% CF
L3Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot
8:4229% CF
L4Cousins – McCarron – Luff
6:4738% CF
D1Ekholm – Benning
16:1843% CF
D2Josi – Carrier
14:2342% CF
D3Borowiecki – Myers
10:2945% CF

PP1Josi – Duchene – Johansen – Granlund – Forsberg
1:05100% CF
PP2Ekholm – Cousins – Carrier – Kunin – Tolvanen
0:50100% CF
PK1FSissons – Jeannot
2:31
PK2FGranlund – Trenin
0:37
PK1DEkholm – Carrier
2:12
PK2DBorowiecki – Benning
0:56

Current NSH line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault
9:3348% CF
L2Amadio – Howden – Patrick
8:1470% CF
L3Dadonov – Stephenson – Carrier
6:4947% CF
L4Janmark – Kolesar – Roy
4:5163% CF
D1McNabb – Coghlan
9:3759% CF
D2Pietrangelo – Hutton
9:2442% CF
D3Theodore – Whitecloud
9:1046% CF

PP1Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Roy
1:39100% CF
PP2Dadonov – Pietrangelo – Marchessault – Coghlan – Patrick
1:3650% CF
PK1FStephenson – Janmark
0:50
PK2FSmith – Roy
0:34
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
1:02
PK2DHutton – Whitecloud
0:28

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

2:41
NSHFilip Forsberg (Mikael Granlund, Mattias Ekholm)snap0.04 xG
NSH: Duchene, Ekholm, Granlund, Forsberg, BenningVGK: Janmark, Theodore, Kolesar, Roy, Whitecloud
NSH 1 – 0 VGK
7:01
NSHYakov Trenin (Philippe Myers)tip-in0.06 xG
NSH: Borowiecki, Johansen, Trenin, Myers, KuninVGK: Dadonov, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Hutton, Carrier
NSH 2 – 0 VGK

3rd period

6:08
NSHFilip Forsbergbackhand0.20 xG
NSH: Duchene, Ekholm, Granlund, Forsberg, BenningVGK: Pietrangelo, Theodore, Carrier, Kolesar, Roy
NSH 3 – 0 VGK
12:01
VGKWilliam Karlsson (Brayden McNabb, Evgenii Dadonov)deflected0.13 xG
NSH: Duchene, Ekholm, Granlund, Forsberg, BenningVGK: Dadonov, McNabb, Karlsson, Janmark, Whitecloud
NSH 3 – 1 VGK
18:14
VGKShea Theodore (Alex Pietrangelo, William Karlsson)slap0.06 xG
NSH: Ekholm, Johansen, Carrier, Kunin, TolvanenVGK: Dadonov, Pietrangelo, Karlsson, Janmark, Theodore, Patrick
NSH 3 – 2 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
Mikael Granlund C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.04	1	2	0	21:25	—	—	52	47
Matt Duchene C	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.05	1	1	0	16:50	—	—	52	42
Filip Forsberg L	L1	2	0	2	+1	4	0.44	5	0	0	15:29	—	—	46	50
Ryan Johansen C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	17:48	—	—	54	49
Eeli Tolvanen R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	5	1	0	15:29	—	—	56	38
Luke Kunin C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	7	1	0	14:53	—	—	57	55
Tanner Jeannot L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	7	5	5	15:45	—	—	29	38
Colton Sissons C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	14:20	—	—	29	42
Yakov Trenin C	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.35	3	0	0	13:45	—	—	42	55
Nick Cousins C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	1	1	2	10:07	—	—	36	42
Michael McCarron C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	8:28	—	—	33	18
Matt Luff R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	0	0	7:48	—	—	30	13
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.58	5	0	2	25:19	—	—	41	32
Matt Benning D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	1	3	0	23:39	—	—	46	46
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.18	1	3	4	22:32	—	—	43	43
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	0	1	0	21:49	—	—	40	40
Mark Borowiecki D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	6	2	0	13:24	—	—	48	59
Philippe Myers D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:10	—	—	52	57

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	43	41	2	.953	3.90	60:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Karlsson C	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.36	3	1	2	20:59	—	—	53	71
Reilly Smith R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.71	3	0	0	20:58	—	—	46	56
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.28	3	0	2	20:40	—	—	48	55
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	0	11:44	—	—	69	75
Nolan Patrick C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.11	1	0	0	11:12	—	—	67	44
Brett Howden C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	3	0	0	9:26	—	—	79	77
Chandler Stephenson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	2	0	0	18:13	—	—	50	51
Evgenii Dadonov L	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.16	0	1	2	14:34	—	—	63	63
William Carrier L	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.08	6	0	0	12:24	—	—	44	37
Nicolas Roy C	L4	0	0	0	-2	4	0.56	1	0	0	16:58	—	—	52	46
Mattias Janmark C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	12:52	—	—	60	62
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	3	5	9:55	—	—	50	29
Dylan Coghlan D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.16	2	0	0	18:31	—	—	50	45
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.10	1	4	0	14:49	—	—	67	71
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	1	1	-1	8	0.56	0	0	0	28:34	—	—	54	44
Ben Hutton D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:19	—	—	42	45
Shea Theodore D	D3	1	0	1	-1	6	0.45	0	2	0	27:49	—	—	55	57
Zach Whitecloud D	D3	0	0	0	0	4	0.12	2	2	0	14:19	—	—	63	76

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	L	26	23	3	.885	2.03	55:44

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.