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Nashville Predators vs. Los Angeles KingsApr 6, 2026

Final / SO· Crypto.com Arena
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NSH
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LAK
3
Goals123OTSOTShots123OTT
NSH011002NSH4196231
LAK110013LAK12113228
NSH 68LAK 64
NSH 3.71LAK 2.41
PP goals
NSH 1LAK 0
Hits
NSH 24LAK 18
Blocks
NSH 20LAK 18
PIM
NSH 0LAK 4
NSH 42%LAK 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in a shootout at home. Roman Josi (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:00 together.

  1. Points
    Roman Josi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 28:09.Josi
  2. PP1
    NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault and Forsberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:00 together.StamkosJosiO'ReillyMarchessaultForsberg
  3. Usage
    Justin Barron (NSH) played 22:00, +7:54 up on his 14:06 season average over 51 games.Barron
  4. Luck
    NSH scored 2 goals on 3.71 expected goals (68 attempts), well short of its chances.
  5. Usage
    Steven Stamkos (NSH) played 21:38, +3:51 up on his 17:47 season average over 81 games.Stamkos
  6. Usage
    Roman Josi (NSH) played 28:09, +3:19 up on his 24:50 season average over 67 games.Josi
  7. Usage
    Adam Wilsby (NSH) played 22:25, +5:30 up on his 16:55 season average over 57 games.Wilsby
  8. Usage
    Matthew Wood (NSH) played 17:14, +4:59 up on his 12:15 season average over 70 games.Wood

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.

Shot map, NSH at LAK: 132 attempts, 59 on goal, 4 goals, 6.11 expected goals; best chance Zachary L'Heureux at 0.38 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NSH attacks left (bottom on phones)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • LAK
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · LAK 64 · NSH 68

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NSH at LAK: expected goals 2.41 to 3.71 (NSH led the chances), shot attempts 64 to 68, 4 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTLAKNSHASLJnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:37
  • LAK
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
LAKNSHcontrol2nd3rdOTArmia · 1st 5:36Stamkos · 2nd 4:29Laughton · 2nd 13:57Josi · 3rd 4:18
  • 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 34% of the game, LAK 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NSH at LAK: 38 players over 64:37; most ice Anton Forsberg (65:00) for LAK and Juuse Saros (65:00) for NSH, 4 goals.

LAK
NSH
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

LAK skaters (rows) against NSH skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the LAK side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, LAK rows versus NSH columns: 249 matchups; most common Clarke vs Josi, 11:54 at 53% xGF.

LAK ↓ · NSH →O'ReillyStamkosL'HeureuxForsbergMarchessaultHaulaWoodEvangelistaJostSvechkovKemellSchaeferWilsbyBarronJosiSkjeiPerbixUfkoL1 PanarinL1 KopitarL1 KempeL2 ByfieldL2 LaferriereL2 MooreL3 LaughtonL3 ArmiaL3 WrightL4 WardL4 MalottL4 HeleniusD1 DoughtyD1 AndersonD2 ClarkeD2 EdmundsonD3 CeciD3 Dumoulin
LAK xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatNSHLAK
7374
3.282.72
2.862.63
1213
62
1929
−0.046+0.046
34%30%

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

Current NSH line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:36
    LAKJoel Armiawrist0.08 xG
    NSH: Skjei, Jost, Perbix, Evangelista, WoodLAK: Dumoulin, Armia, Laughton, Ceci, Wright
    NSH 0 – 1 LAK

2nd period

  1. 4:29
    NSHSteven StamkosPP (Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi)slap0.21 xG
    NSH: Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Marchessault, ForsbergLAK: Doughty, Ceci, Byfield
    NSH 1 – 1 LAK
  2. 13:57
    LAKScott Laughton (Jared Wright)wrist0.17 xG
    NSH: Jost, Perbix, Ufko, Kemell, WoodLAK: Edmundson, Armia, Laughton, Clarke, Wright
    NSH 1 – 2 LAK

3rd period

  1. 4:18
    NSHRoman Josi (Filip Forsberg, Erik Haula)slap0.13 xG
    NSH: Josi, Haula, Marchessault, Skjei, ForsbergLAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Panarin, Anderson
    NSH 2 – 2 LAK

Decided in the shootout: NSH 2 – 3 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1011010.5302022:10——5351
Steven Stamkos CL1101010.2510021:38——5351
Zachary L'Heureux LL1000020.4342013:49——4456
Filip Forsberg LL2011+140.2131020:41——6161
Jonathan Marchessault RL2000+110.3720019:25——5577
Erik Haula LL2011+110.1123015:41——5081
Matthew Wood RL3000-220.2810017:14——5340
Luke Evangelista RL3000-130.1510016:41——6379
Tyson Jost CL3000-220.1211013:57——5276
Fedor Svechkov CL4000010.2011010:29——3942
Joakim Kemell RL4000-110.0040010:11——3127
Reid Schaefer LL4000020.122009:54——3231
Adam Wilsby DD1000030.1011022:25——5168
Justin Barron DD1000010.2615022:00——5063
Roman Josi DD2112+120.4400028:09——5758
Brady Skjei DD2000020.0401022:45——5570
Nick Perbix DD3000-210.0802014:26——3830
Ryan Ufko DD3000-110.0001013:25——4122
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)O28262.9292.4165:00

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Artemi Panarin LL1000-120.1700020:52——5440
Anze Kopitar CL1000-120.0901019:48——5847
Adrian Kempe RL1000-100.0000019:21——4641
Quinton Byfield RL2000020.1311020:52——4322
Alex Laferriere RL2000020.2950020:45——4018
Trevor Moore LL2000000.0001017:43——4725
Scott Laughton CL3101+250.3111215:05——3852
Joel Armia RL3101+220.1410014:56——4557
Jared Wright RL3011+210.1010013:22——6170
Taylor Ward RL4000010.091008:31——6874
Jeff Malott LL4000030.602007:47——6870
Samuel Helenius CL4000010.124007:41——6065
Drew Doughty DD1000-120.0202025:14——5044
Mikey Anderson DD1000-110.0413223:31——4841
Brandt Clarke DD2000+120.0807021:29——4853
Joel Edmundson DD2000+120.2510020:55——5154
Cody Ceci DD3000+100.0002017:45——5340
Brian Dumoulin DD3000+100.0000016:03——5741
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Anton Forsberg(start)W31292.9353.7165:00

Goal anatomy

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

Joel Armia (LAK) 1st 5:36 · unassisted · Rebound · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 53.1 mph shot · 6.0 s from entry to goal.

Joel Armia · 1st 5:36 · LAK

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
53.1 mph
Distance
21 ft
Entry to goal
6.0 s
Type
rebound

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Roman Josi · 3rd 4:18 · NSH

Play
rebound
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
56.5 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
8.1 s
Type
rebound

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