Nashville Predators vs. Edmonton OilersJan 6, 2026

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	0	0	2	2		NSH	9	7	10	26
EDM	1	3	2	6		EDM	12	16	15	43

: NSH 60EDM 75
: NSH 1.97EDM 5.43
PP goals: NSH 0EDM 1
Hits: NSH 17EDM 15
Blocks: NSH 13EDM 16
PIM: NSH 4EDM 4
: NSH 43%EDM 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Edmonton Oilers rout Nashville Predators 6–2

Edmonton Oilers beat Nashville Predators 6–2 at home. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 3G 0A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:25 together.

Points
Connor McDavid had a hat trick (3 points) on 10 shots in 22:28.McDavid
Points
Leon Draisaitl had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:12.Draisaitl
Points
Kasperi Kapanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:33.Kapanen
Points
Vasily Podkolzin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:40.Podkolzin
PP1
EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:25 together.Hyman Nugent-Hopkins Draisaitl McDavid Bouchard
Goalie
Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 43 shots and stopped 37 (.860), +14 against a season average of 28.8; the loss.Saros
Usage
Adam Henrique (EDM) played 2:26, −10:58 down on his 13:24 season average over 64 games.Henrique
New line
New look for EDM: Draisaitl–Kapanen–Podkolzin skated 12:56 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Draisaitl Kapanen Podkolzin

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)EDM attacks right (top on phones) →

EDM
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 135 of 135 attempts · EDM 75 · NSH 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

EDM
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

EDM 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 19% of the game, EDM 49%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

EDM

NSH

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

EDM 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
Stat	NSH	EDM
	67	76
	2.14	4.83
	2.10	4.55
	10	20
	2	7
	26	26
	−0.046	+0.046
	19%	49%

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

L1Haula – Bunting – Evangelista
8:5962% CF
L2Stamkos – O'Reilly – Forsberg
8:4419% CF
L3McCarron – Smith – Schaefer
7:4265% CF
D1Hague – Blankenburg
14:1650% CF
D2Josi – Perbix
13:5747% CF
D3Skjei – Wilsby
12:3746% CF

PP1Stamkos – Josi – O'Reilly – Forsberg – Evangelista
2:230% CF
PP2Haula – Skjei – Bunting – Svechkov – Blankenburg
1:2267% CF
PK1FO'Reilly – Haula
0:59
PK2FMcCarron – Smith
0:59
PK1DHague – Perbix
0:59
PK2DJosi – Blankenburg
0:59

Current NSH line combinations →

Edmonton Oilers

L1Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid
13:4262% CF
L2Draisaitl – Kapanen – Podkolzin
12:5638% CF
L3Roslovic – Howard – Savoie
5:5375% CF
D1Ekholm – Bouchard
18:2863% CF
D2Nurse – Regula
14:5338% CF
D3Emberson – Stastney
11:0050% CF

PP1Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – McDavid – Bouchard
2:2589% CF
PK1FNugent-Hopkins – McDavid
2:03
PK2FJanmark – Savoie
1:01
PK1DNurse – Bouchard
1:18
PK2DEmberson – Stastney
1:09

Current EDM line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Luke Evangelista R	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.14	0	1	0	20:18	—	—	63	51
Michael Bunting L	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.21	0	0	0	18:24	—	—	46	29
Erik Haula L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	2	0	0	16:10	—	—	44	28
Filip Forsberg L	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.34	2	1	0	18:58	—	—	37	45
Ryan O'Reilly C	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.32	0	2	0	17:47	—	—	39	42
Steven Stamkos C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	0	1	0	15:41	—	—	18	18
Cole Smith R	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.19	2	0	0	16:35	—	—	61	21
Michael McCarron C	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.05	5	2	2	14:52	—	—	49	18
Reid Schaefer L	L3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.06	2	0	0	13:26	—	—	64	24
Nicolas Hague D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.01	1	2	0	19:53	—	—	46	34
Nick Blankenburg D	D1	1	0	1	0	1	0.08	0	1	0	16:59	—	—	50	36
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	0	0	0	22:13	—	—	47	25
Nick Perbix D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:49	—	—	46	27
Brady Skjei D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	1	2	18:14	—	—	46	23
Adam Wilsby D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:34	—	—	48	28
Fedor Svechkov C	—	0	0	0	-1	1	0.29	3	0	0	14:48	—	—	50	32
Tyson Jost C	—	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:38	—	—	49	23
Justin Barron D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	1	0	10:07	—	—	47	57

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	L	43	37	6	.860	5.43	60:00

Edmonton Oilers

EDM skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Connor McDavid C	L1	3	0	3	+2	10	1.69	0	0	0	22:28	—	—	58	77
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.19	0	0	0	20:15	—	—	58	76
Zach Hyman L	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.65	0	0	0	19:21	—	—	63	79
Leon Draisaitl C	L2	1	2	3	0	3	0.49	0	0	0	19:12	—	—	37	51
Vasily Podkolzin R	L2	0	2	2	0	1	0.01	3	0	0	16:40	—	—	41	59
Kasperi Kapanen R	L2	1	1	2	0	3	0.19	5	0	0	14:33	—	—	39	50
Jack Roslovic C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.28	0	1	0	15:48	—	—	56	68
Matt Savoie C	L3	0	1	1	+1	4	0.57	0	0	2	13:32	—	—	61	81
Isaac Howard L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.31	0	0	0	12:34	—	—	54	76
Evan Bouchard D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.20	0	1	0	25:52	—	—	57	78
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.08	1	0	0	23:36	—	—	66	85
Darnell Nurse D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	3	7	0	21:52	—	—	50	63
Alec Regula D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	0	3	2	16:08	—	—	36	40
Spencer Stastney D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:34	—	—	63	72
Ty Emberson D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	2	2	0	13:55	—	—	55	67
Mattias Janmark C	—	0	1	1	+1	2	0.08	0	0	0	12:35	—	—	78	75
Curtis Lazar C	—	1	0	1	+1	3	0.65	1	0	0	8:44	—	—	75	73
Adam Henrique C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	2:26	—	—	0	0

EDM goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Connor Ingram(start)	W	26	24	2	.923	1.97	59:55

Goal anatomy

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

Connor McDavid (EDM PP) 1st 8:53 · assists Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl · Cycle · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 20.5 mph shot · 6.8 s from entry to goal.

Connor McDavid · 1st 8:53 · EDM PP

Play: cycle
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 3
Shot: 20.5 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 6.8 s

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Curtis Lazar · 2nd 16:15 · EDM

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.6 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Type: rebound

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Kasperi Kapanen · 2nd 18:52 · EDM

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 12.2 mph
Distance: 13 ft

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Connor McDavid · 2nd 15:53 · EDM PS

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 10.6 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 3:48 · NSH

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 24.9 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Type: rebound

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Nick Blankenburg · 3rd 4:03 · NSH

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 64.9 mph
Distance: 55 ft
Entry to goal: 8.4 s
Type: one-timer

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Leon Draisaitl · 3rd 13:46 · EDM

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 47.6 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Connor McDavid · 3rd 19:03 · EDM

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 27.1 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Type: one-timer

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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.

Nashville Predators vs. Edmonton OilersJan 6, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Edmonton Oilers rout Nashville Predators 6–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Nashville Predators

Edmonton Oilers

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Nashville Predators

Edmonton Oilers

Goal anatomy

Connor McDavid · 1st 8:53 · EDM PP

Curtis Lazar · 2nd 16:15 · EDM

Kasperi Kapanen · 2nd 18:52 · EDM

Connor McDavid · 2nd 15:53 · EDM PS

Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 3:48 · NSH

Nick Blankenburg · 3rd 4:03 · NSH

Leon Draisaitl · 3rd 13:46 · EDM

Connor McDavid · 3rd 19:03 · EDM