Nashville Predators vs. Los Angeles KingsMar 22, 2022

FinalTuesday, Mar 22, 2022· Crypto.com Arena

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Nashville PredatorsNSH

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Los Angeles KingsLAK

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	0	1	0	1		NSH	8	10	7	25
LAK	3	0	3	6		LAK	14	11	10	35

: NSH 59LAK 63
: NSH 2.44LAK 3.65
PP goals: NSH 0LAK 1
Hits: NSH 35LAK 18
Blocks: NSH 13LAK 16
PIM: NSH 9LAK 7
: NSH 51%LAK 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings rout Nashville Predators 6–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Nashville Predators 6–1 at home. Quinton Byfield (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. LAK scored 6 goals on 3.65 expected goals (63 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Quinton Byfield had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 15:15.Byfield
Points
Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:27.Kempe
Points
Trevor Moore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:38.Moore
Points
Anze Kopitar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:25.Kopitar
Luck
LAK scored 6 goals on 3.65 expected goals (63 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Arthur Kaliyev (LAK) played 17:47, +5:12 up on his 12:35 season average over 79 games.Kaliyev
Usage
Mark Borowiecki (NSH) played 5:53, −7:22 down on his 13:15 season average over 56 games.Borowiecki
New line
New look for LAK: Grundstrom–Andersson–Lizotte skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Grundstrom Andersson Lizotte

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)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →

LAK
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · LAK 63 · NSH 59

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

LAK
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

LAK 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 33% of the game, LAK 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

LAK

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	LAK
	67	64
	2.60	2.62
	2.46	2.54
	16	16
	2	5
	5	13
	+0.017	−0.017
	33%	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 – Forsberg
11:3063% CF
L2Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot
9:3357% CF
L3Granlund – Kunin – Tolvanen
8:1326% CF
L4Cousins – McCarron – Tomasino
7:1558% CF
D1Josi – Carrier
13:0744% CF
D2Ekholm – Lauzon
7:4956% CF
D3Borowiecki – Tennyson
4:2617% CF

PP1Josi – Duchene – Johansen – Granlund – Forsberg
1:55100% CF
PP2Ekholm – Cousins – Jeannot – Tolvanen – Tomasino
1:3967% CF
PK1FSissons – Jeannot
1:05
PK2FGranlund – Trenin
0:42
PK1DBorowiecki – Lauzon
0:55
PK2DJosi – Carrier
0:28

Current NSH line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Danault – Moore – Kaliyev
13:0250% CF
L2Kopitar – Kempe – Iafallo
12:3045% CF
L3Vilardi – Kupari – Byfield
11:2044% CF
L4Grundstrom – Andersson – Lizotte
8:1240% CF
D1Edler – Stecher
15:0447% CF
D2Maatta – Spence
14:5754% CF
D3Moverare – Durzi
13:5741% CF

PP1Kopitar – Danault – Kempe – Iafallo – Durzi
1:38100% CF
PP2Moore – Vilardi – Kaliyev – Spence – Byfield
1:34100% CF
PK1FKupari – Lizotte
0:53
PK2FDanault – Kempe
0:29
PK1DMoverare – Durzi
1:16
PK2DEdler – Spence
0:50

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:26
LAKAdrian Kempe (Anze Kopitar)snap0.13 xG
NSH: Duchene, Ekholm, Cousins, McCarron, LauzonLAK: Kopitar, Maatta, Kempe, Iafallo, Spence
NSH 0 – 1 LAK
6:36
LAKArthur KaliyevPP (Jordan Spence, Quinton Byfield)snap0.14 xG
NSH: Borowiecki, Granlund, Lauzon, TreninLAK: Moore, Vilardi, Kaliyev, Spence, Byfield
NSH 0 – 2 LAK
10:39
LAKTrevor MooreSH (Blake Lizotte)wrist0.23 xG
NSH: Ekholm, Cousins, Jeannot, Tolvanen, TomasinoLAK: Edler, Moore, Durzi, Lizotte
NSH 0 – 3 LAK

2nd period

3:33
NSHPhilip Tomasino (Roman Josi, Ryan Johansen)wrist0.11 xG
NSH: Josi, Johansen, Cousins, Lauzon, TomasinoLAK: Grundstrom, Moverare, Andersson, Durzi, Lizotte
NSH 1 – 3 LAK

3rd period

5:59
LAKQuinton Byfield (Rasmus Kupari, Trevor Moore)snap0.12 xG
NSH: Josi, Cousins, Tennyson, Forsberg, McCarronLAK: Moverare, Vilardi, Durzi, Kupari, Byfield
NSH 1 – 4 LAK
13:18
LAKAdrian KempeEN (Anze Kopitar, Alex Iafallo)wrist0.54 xG
NSH: Josi, Duchene, Johansen, Granlund, Forsberg, JeannotLAK: Kopitar, Maatta, Kempe, Iafallo, Spence
NSH 1 – 5 LAK
13:46
LAKQuinton Byfieldwrist0.00 xG
NSH: Ekholm, Tennyson, Sissons, Trenin, JeannotLAK: Moverare, Vilardi, Durzi, Kupari, Byfield
NSH 1 – 6 LAK

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
Matt Duchene C	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.07	1	0	0	17:29	—	—	59	65
Filip Forsberg L	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.36	1	0	0	16:50	—	—	62	65
Ryan Johansen C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.30	0	1	0	16:40	—	—	67	75
Tanner Jeannot L	L2	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	9	0	0	16:40	—	—	58	59
Yakov Trenin C	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.31	2	0	5	13:54	—	—	61	63
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.20	3	0	2	13:27	—	—	56	60
Mikael Granlund C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	1	0	2	17:03	—	—	34	33
Eeli Tolvanen R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.25	2	2	0	15:37	—	—	31	26
Luke Kunin C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	3	1	0	12:34	—	—	39	35
Michael McCarron C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.09	4	1	0	14:15	—	—	54	36
Nick Cousins C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.15	2	0	0	13:54	—	—	53	39
Philip Tomasino R	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.23	1	1	0	12:58	—	—	63	59
Roman Josi D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.20	1	1	0	28:01	—	—	55	50
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	3	0	22:27	—	—	47	36
Mattias Ekholm D	D2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.12	1	2	0	23:20	—	—	50	53
Jeremy Lauzon D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	19:52	—	—	66	70
Matt Tennyson D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	1	0	0	16:19	—	—	50	41
Mark Borowiecki D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	5:53	—	—	23	42

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
David Rittich(start)	L	34	29	5	.853	3.11	59:22

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Trevor Moore L	L1	1	1	2	+1	5	0.48	1	1	2	18:38	—	—	56	33
Arthur Kaliyev R	L1	1	0	1	0	6	0.49	1	0	0	17:47	—	—	61	45
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	1	2	0	16:55	—	—	54	30
Anze Kopitar C	L2	0	2	2	+2	1	0.15	1	1	0	17:25	—	—	52	45
Alex Iafallo L	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.06	0	0	0	17:17	—	—	52	47
Adrian Kempe R	L2	2	0	2	+2	4	0.93	1	0	0	16:27	—	—	48	46
Quinton Byfield R	L3	2	1	3	+2	2	0.23	0	0	0	15:15	—	—	50	58
Gabriel Vilardi C	L3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.12	0	0	0	14:02	—	—	46	59
Rasmus Kupari C	L3	0	1	1	+2	4	0.28	3	0	0	13:40	—	—	45	53
Blake Lizotte C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.08	1	0	0	12:12	—	—	39	59
Carl Grundstrom R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.28	1	0	0	10:28	—	—	39	57
Lias Andersson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.18	1	0	0	9:21	—	—	40	59
Alexander Edler D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.08	1	2	0	18:38	—	—	51	66
Troy Stecher D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	2	1	0	17:38	—	—	48	62
Jordan Spence D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.07	2	3	0	22:43	—	—	56	63
Olli Maatta D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.04	1	2	0	17:55	—	—	50	48
Sean Durzi D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.06	0	0	5	20:11	—	—	45	29
Jacob Moverare D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	4	0	19:28	—	—	42	28

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonathan Quick(start)	W	25	24	1	.960	2.44	60:00

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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.