Nashville Predators vs. Carolina HurricanesMar 9, 2021

Final / OTTuesday, Mar 9, 2021· PNC Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NSH	0	2	0	0	2		NSH	7	13	2	1	23
CAR	0	2	0	1	3		CAR	15	11	8	1	35

: NSH 62CAR 66
: NSH 3.78CAR 3.44
PP goals: NSH 0CAR 2
Hits: NSH 19CAR 26
Blocks: NSH 21CAR 20
PIM: NSH 12CAR 10
: NSH 39%CAR 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Carolina Hurricanes edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at home. Jordan Staal (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:55 together.

Points
Jordan Staal had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:07.Staal
Points
Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:45.Aho
Points
Vincent Trocheck had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:09.Trocheck
PP1
CAR's first power-play unit (Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho and Svechnikov) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:55 together.Staal Trocheck Hamilton Aho Svechnikov
Goalie
Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +7 against a season average of 27.7; the overtime loss.Rinne
Usage
Jordan Staal (CAR) played 23:07, +4:43 up on his 18:24 season average over 52 games.Staal
Luck
NSH scored 2 goals on 3.78 expected goals (62 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Dougie Hamilton (CAR) played 26:37, +3:58 up on his 22:39 season average over 54 games.Hamilton

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)CAR attacks right (top on phones) →

CAR
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 128 of 128 attempts · CAR 66 · NSH 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CAR
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CAR 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 34% of the game, CAR 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CAR

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	CAR
	48	56
	2.40	1.92
	2.36	1.88
	10	10
	1	7
	8	12
	−0.114	+0.114
	34%	35%

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
10:3159% CF
L2Richardson – Trenin – Olivier
8:2835% CF
L3Jarnkrok – Granlund – Pitlick
8:0660% CF
L4Cousins – Sissons – Tolvanen
6:5350% CF
D1Ekholm – Fabbro
13:2452% CF
D2Borowiecki – Benning
11:3539% CF
D3Carrier – Davies
8:2954% CF

PP1Johansen – Granlund – Forsberg – Davies – Tolvanen
4:4490% CF
PP2Ekholm – Jarnkrok – Cousins – Arvidsson – Pitlick
2:45100% CF
PK1FGranlund – Sissons
2:30
PK2FRichardson – Jarnkrok
2:25
PK1DEkholm – Fabbro
4:17
PK2DBorowiecki – Benning
2:27

Current NSH line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Staal – Fast – Svechnikov
9:4141% CF
L2McGinn – Foegele – Aho
9:3657% CF
L3Niederreiter – Trocheck – Necas
8:4859% CF
L4Martinook – Paquette – Lorentz
5:1764% CF
D1Hamilton – Slavin
14:3047% CF
D2Skjei – Pesce
10:5046% CF
D3Fleury – Bean
9:2372% CF

PP1Staal – Trocheck – Hamilton – Aho – Svechnikov
5:5577% CF
PP2Niederreiter – Fast – Pesce – Bean – Necas
2:52100% CF
PK1FMartinook – Aho
1:34
PK2FStaal – McGinn
1:32
PK1DSkjei – Pesce
4:56
PK2DHamilton – Slavin
2:45

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

1:01
NSHMatt Benning (Eeli Tolvanen)wrist0.01 xG
NSH: Borowiecki, Cousins, Sissons, Benning, TolvanenCAR: Niederreiter, Trocheck, Skjei, Pesce, Necas
NSH 1 – 0 CAR
13:37
NSHRyan Johansen (Dante Fabbro, Filip Forsberg)deflected0.19 xG
NSH: Ekholm, Johansen, Forsberg, Arvidsson, FabbroCAR: Staal, Fast, Hamilton, Martinook, Slavin
NSH 2 – 0 CAR
14:58
CARJordan StaalPP (Sebastian Aho, Vincent Trocheck)wrist0.20 xG
NSH: Borowiecki, Granlund, Sissons, CarrierCAR: Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho, Svechnikov
NSH 2 – 1 CAR
17:38
CARSebastian AhoPP (Dougie Hamilton, Vincent Trocheck)slap0.16 xG
NSH: Ekholm, Granlund, FabbroCAR: Staal, Trocheck, Hamilton, Aho, Svechnikov
NSH 2 – 2 CAR

OT period

4:25
CARJordan Staal (Jaccob Slavin)snap0.22 xG
NSH: Jarnkrok, Carrier, TolvanenCAR: Staal, Slavin, Necas
NSH 2 – 3 CAR

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	+1	1	0.52	1	1	0	20:48	—	—	54	55
Filip Forsberg L	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.28	2	1	0	20:12	—	—	52	59
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.55	0	0	0	19:07	—	—	50	47
Brad Richardson R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	13:40	—	—	29	50
Yakov Trenin C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	3	0	9:46	—	—	29	41
Mathieu Olivier R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	2	6	9:27	—	—	35	64
Mikael Granlund C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.39	1	3	0	21:48	—	—	50	65
Calle Jarnkrok C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.47	0	0	0	18:16	—	—	71	90
Rem Pitlick C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:32	—	—	67	82
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.18	0	0	0	14:34	—	—	40	46
Eeli Tolvanen R	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	14:00	—	—	44	44
Nick Cousins C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.30	0	0	0	11:24	—	—	48	46
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.42	1	3	0	28:50	—	—	56	68
Dante Fabbro D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.04	0	3	2	22:49	—	—	44	62
Matt Benning D	D2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.01	3	2	0	18:30	—	—	36	53
Mark Borowiecki D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.17	1	2	2	17:47	—	—	33	47
Alexandre Carrier D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	1	0	0	15:01	—	—	50	39
Jeremy Davies D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.12	2	0	2	14:02	—	—	57	37

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pekka Rinne(start)	O	35	32	3	.914	3.44	64:25

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jordan Staal C	L1	2	0	2	0	6	0.98	3	0	0	23:07	—	—	41	34
Andrei Svechnikov R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.55	0	1	2	20:13	—	—	46	47
Jesper Fast R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	3	0	0	17:17	—	—	42	25
Sebastian Aho C	L2	1	1	2	0	1	0.30	1	0	2	22:45	—	—	57	39
Brock McGinn L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	2	0	0	14:37	—	—	50	34
Warren Foegele L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	2	0	4	14:29	—	—	54	46
Vincent Trocheck C	L3	0	2	2	-1	1	0.16	1	0	0	18:09	—	—	60	59
Martin Necas C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	0	1	2	14:58	—	—	58	52
Nino Niederreiter R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.27	0	1	0	13:34	—	—	65	63
Jordan Martinook L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	4	1	0	12:01	—	—	64	48
Cedric Paquette C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	6:59	—	—	64	38
Steven Lorentz C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	6:46	—	—	63	44
Dougie Hamilton D	D1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.15	2	5	0	26:37	—	—	47	40
Jaccob Slavin D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	0	2	0	24:31	—	—	49	40
Brett Pesce D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	1	1	0	22:57	—	—	46	35
Brady Skjei D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	1	7	0	20:14	—	—	42	28
Jake Bean D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.13	0	0	0	12:57	—	—	74	63
Haydn Fleury D	D3	0	0	0	0	5	0.21	0	1	0	11:14	—	—	68	56

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)	W	23	21	2	.913	3.78	64:15

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.