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Nashville Predators vs. Florida PanthersDec 4, 2025

Final / OT· Amerant Bank Arena
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NSH
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FLA
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
NSH00112NSH9512329
FLA10001FLA9163331
NSH 60FLA 57
NSH 3.99FLA 4.31
PP goals
NSH 0FLA 0
Hits
NSH 19FLA 19
Blocks
NSH 12FLA 9
PIM
NSH 14FLA 12
NSH 65%FLA 35%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge Florida Panthers 2–1 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Florida Panthers 2–1 in overtime at FLA. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. FLA scored 1 goal on 4.31 expected goals (57 attempts), well short of its chances.

  1. Points
    Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:27.O'Reilly
  2. Luck
    FLA scored 1 goal on 4.31 expected goals (57 attempts), well short of its chances.
  3. Usage
    Ozzy Wiesblatt (NSH) played 0:15, −10:11 down on his 10:26 season average over 39 games.Wiesblatt
  4. New line
    New look for FLA: Kunin–Gregor–Studnicka skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KuninGregorStudnicka
  5. Luck
    NSH scored 2 goals on 3.99 expected goals (60 attempts), well short of its chances.
  6. Usage
    Erik Haula (NSH) played 22:56, +6:20 up on his 16:36 season average over 80 games.Haula
  7. Usage
    Nicolas Hague (NSH) played 23:22, +3:48 up on his 19:34 season average over 61 games.Hague
  8. Usage
    Uvis Balinskis (FLA) played 10:30, −5:59 down on his 16:29 season average over 53 games.Balinskis

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 FLA: 117 attempts, 60 on goal, 3 goals, 8.30 expected goals; best chance Sam Bennett at 0.45 xG.

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

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · FLA 57 · NSH 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NSH at FLA: expected goals 4.31 to 3.99 (FLA led the chances), shot attempts 57 to 60, 3 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTFLANSHVOSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:03
  • FLA
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
FLANSHcontrol2nd3rdOTVerhaeghe · 1st 16:26O'Reilly · 3rd 13:41Stamkos · OT 4:03
  • FLA 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, FLA 32%.

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 FLA: 38 players over 64:03; most ice Sergei Bobrovsky (64:03) for FLA and Juuse Saros (64:03) for NSH, 3 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, FLA rows versus NSH columns: 224 matchups; most common Forsling vs Hague, 8:56 at 51% xGF.

FLA ↓ · NSH →O'ReillyStamkosEvangelistaHaulaForsbergMarchessaultMcCarronSvechkovSchaeferJosiHagueSkjeiWilsbyBlankenburgStastneyL1 ReinhartL1 RodriguesL1 BoqvistL2 MarchandL2 LundellL2 SamoskevichL3 BennettL3 VerhaegheL3 GreerL4 KuninL4 StudnickaL4 GregorD1 EkbladD1 ForslingD2 JonesD2 MikkolaD3 BalinskisD3 Sebrango
FLA 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
StatNSHFLA
4738
2.461.88
2.321.79
108
84
1418
+0.109−0.109
35%32%

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 →

Florida Panthers

Current FLA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 16:26
    FLACarter Verhaeghe (Sam Bennett, A.J. Greer)wrist0.14 xG
    NSH: Josi, Forsberg, Hague, Svechkov, WoodFLA: Verhaeghe, Ekblad, Bennett, Forsling, Greer
    NSH 0 – 1 FLA

3rd period

  1. 13:41
    NSHRyan O'Reilly (Michael Bunting, Nicolas Hague)backhand0.38 xG
    NSH: Josi, O'Reilly, Bunting, Hague, EvangelistaFLA: Ekblad, Forsling, Kunin, Gregor, Studnicka
    NSH 1 – 1 FLA

OT period

  1. 4:03
    NSHSteven Stamkos (Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi)wrist0.28 xG
    NSH: Stamkos, Josi, O'ReillyFLA: Verhaeghe, Bennett, Forsling
    NSH 2 – 1 FLA

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 CL1112+240.7001022:27——5252
Steven Stamkos CL1101+110.4320217:38——6142
Luke Evangelista RL1000+110.0200014:50——7076
Erik Haula LL2000030.4021022:56——7791
Filip Forsberg LL2000-120.6231019:20——5566
Jonathan Marchessault RL2000030.4210017:31——6854
Michael McCarron CL3000000.0060018:29——4217
Fedor Svechkov CL3000-130.3510212:42——5271
Reid Schaefer LL3000000.001108:41——2548
Roman Josi DD1011+130.1102027:08——5054
Nicolas Hague DD1011000.0612023:22——5253
Brady Skjei DD2000000.0210023:05——6755
Adam Wilsby DD2000010.0300016:43——6857
Nick Blankenburg DD3000010.0100416:30——4569
Spencer Stastney DD3000010.0302411:54——5370
Matthew Wood R—000-140.4801212:21——4462
Michael Bunting L—011+120.3211012:17——5050
Ozzy Wiesblatt C—000000.000000:15————
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)W31301.9684.3164:03

Florida Panthers

FLA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sam Reinhart CL1000030.4811022:13——2110
Evan Rodrigues CL1000000.0530221:21——1910
Jesper Boqvist CL1000000.1620014:07——1510
Brad Marchand LL2000020.2301422:00——3658
Anton Lundell CL2000020.3320017:42——3963
Mackie Samoskevich RL2000010.2000016:13——3847
Sam Bennett CL3011041.1310021:19——6862
Carter Verhaeghe CL3101050.6300017:43——7164
A.J. Greer LL3011+120.4620210:59——7680
Luke Kunin CL4000-120.111008:34——5013
Jack Studnicka CL4000-110.000007:03——4611
Noah Gregor LL4000-100.002006:27——4413
Aaron Ekblad DD1000010.0502024:12——4444
Gustav Forsling DD1000-130.2102223:49——4750
Seth Jones DD2000030.1400026:29——4442
Niko Mikkola DD2000020.1143219:23——4435
Uvis Balinskis DD3000000.0010010:30——4742
Donovan Sebrango DD3000000.0000010:05——4638
FLA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Sergei Bobrovsky(start)O29272.9313.9964:03

Goal anatomy

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

Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) 1st 16:26 · assists Sam Bennett, A.J. Greer · Odd-man rush · passed in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 34.8 mph shot · 2.4 s from entry to goal.

Carter Verhaeghe · 1st 16:26 · FLA

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
34.8 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Steven Stamkos · OT 4:03 · NSH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
29.2 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
3.9 s

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