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Nashville Predators vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsApr 15, 2024

Final· PPG Paints Arena
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NSH
2
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PIT
4
Goals123TShots123T
NSH0202NSH516930
PIT2114PIT2081038
NSH 59PIT 77
NSH 2.75PIT 5.09
PP goals
NSH 0PIT 1
Hits
NSH 26PIT 11
Blocks
NSH 20PIT 18
PIM
NSH 20PIT 4
NSH 40%PIT 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at home. Erik Karlsson (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust and Bunting) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 5:57 together.

  1. Points
    Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 25:49.Karlsson
  2. Points
    Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 20:53.Crosby
  3. Points
    Marcus Pettersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:10.Pettersson
  4. Points
    Ryan McDonagh had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 25:52.McDonagh
  5. PP1
    PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust and Bunting) scored 1 power-play goal on 14 attempts in 5:57 together.MalkinCrosbyKarlssonRustBunting
  6. Goalie
    Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +9 against a season average of 28.8; the loss.Saros
  7. Usage
    Emil Bemstrom (PIT) played 5:16, −5:59 down on his 11:15 season average over 55 games.Bemstrom
  8. Usage
    Ryan McDonagh (NSH) played 25:52, +4:08 up on his 21:44 season average over 73 games.McDonagh

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 PIT: 136 attempts, 68 on goal, 6 goals, 7.83 expected goals; best chance Sidney Crosby at 0.68 xG.

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

Showing 136 of 136 attempts · PIT 77 · NSH 59

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NSH at PIT: expected goals 5.09 to 2.75 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 77 to 59, 6 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdPITNSHCKNSFBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • PIT
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITNSHcontrol2nd3rdCrosby · 1st 7:02Karlsson · 1st 13:50Nyquist · 2nd 7:24Smith · 2nd 8:21Forsberg · 2nd 17:36Bemstrom · 3rd 2:42
  • PIT 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 24% of the game, PIT 45%.

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 PIT: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Alex Nedeljkovic (60:00) for PIT and Juuse Saros (56:54) for NSH, 6 goals.

PIT
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
StatNSHPIT
6165
2.892.92
2.692.75
108
42
710
−0.044+0.044
24%45%

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 →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 7:02
    PITSidney CrosbyPP (Michael Bunting, Bryan Rust)wrist0.68 xG
    NSH: McDonagh, Sissons, Fabbro, SmithPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Bunting
    NSH 0 – 1 PIT
  2. 13:50
    PITErik Karlsson (Sidney Crosby, Marcus Pettersson)slap0.04 xG
    NSH: McCarron, Lauzon, Fabbro, Sherwood, SmithPIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Pettersson, O'Connor
    NSH 0 – 2 PIT

2nd period

  1. 7:24
    NSHGustav Nyquist (Ryan O'Reilly, Ryan McDonagh)wrist0.17 xG
    NSH: McDonagh, Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, ForsbergPIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Pettersson, O'Connor
    NSH 1 – 2 PIT
  2. 8:21
    PITReilly Smith (Lars Eller, Kris Letang)wrist0.15 xG
    NSH: McDonagh, Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, ForsbergPIT: Letang, Eller, Smith, Joseph, Puustinen
    NSH 1 – 3 PIT
  3. 17:36
    NSHFilip Forsberg (Ryan McDonagh)snap0.05 xG
    NSH: McDonagh, Jankowski, Forsberg, Sissons, FabbroPIT: Crosby, Letang, Smith, Rust, Pettersson
    NSH 2 – 3 PIT

3rd period

  1. 2:42
    PITEmil Bemstrom (Erik Karlsson, Marcus Pettersson)slap0.13 xG
    NSH: Novak, Beauvillier, Lauzon, Fabbro, EvangelistaPIT: Carter, Karlsson, Pettersson, Harkins, Bemstrom
    NSH 2 – 4 PIT

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 CL1011010.0400022:54——4463
Filip Forsberg LL1101+130.4932019:25——5361
Gustav Nyquist RL1101020.4800018:55——4957
Luke Evangelista RL2000-120.1000015:31——5347
Tommy Novak CL2000-110.3301013:46——5548
Anthony Beauvillier RL2000-140.2002212:26——4832
Colton Sissons CL3000+140.4400215:44——5247
Mark Jankowski LL3000+110.1200212:18——5252
Jason Zucker LL3000000.00201210:01——4847
Michael McCarron CL4000-110.0030012:21——3916
Cole Smith RL4000-110.1820012:19——3935
Kiefer Sherwood LL4000-120.114009:44——4152
Roman Josi DD1000040.1005026:11——5275
Ryan McDonagh DD1022+110.0401025:52——4655
Jeremy Lauzon DD2000-220.0892021:17——5660
Dante Fabbro DD2000-100.0012017:25——4835
Spencer Stastney DD3000000.0201013:47——4125
Luke Schenn DD3000010.0224213:28——4325
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)L38344.8954.1656:54

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Evgeni Malkin CL1000040.4201020:10——3251
Michael Bunting LL1011010.1411018:34——3040
Rickard Rakell RL1000010.2320014:45——3753
Bryan Rust RL2011-151.5601022:00——7158
Sidney Crosby CL2112-170.9500020:53——7460
Drew O'Connor LL2000010.5101017:47——7662
Lars Eller CL3011+100.0011018:26——3628
Reilly Smith RL3101030.2603217:19——4138
Valtteri Puustinen RL3000+100.001008:30——5032
Jeff Carter CL4000+100.0412012:28——4253
Jansen Harkins CL4000+100.001005:38——5050
Emil Bemstrom CL4101+120.160005:16——5038
Kris Letang DD1011040.3911023:48——5660
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD1000+110.0101217:55——5459
Erik Karlsson DD2112+170.3711025:49——5546
Marcus Pettersson DD2022020.0103021:10——5445
Jack St. Ivany DD3000000.0321014:00——4444
Ryan Shea DD3000000.0001011:32——3935
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)W30282.9332.7560:00

Goal anatomy

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

Sidney Crosby (PIT PP) 1st 7:02 · assists Michael Bunting, Bryan Rust · Forecheck turnover · 5.1 mph shot.

Erik Karlsson · 1st 13:50 · PIT

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
78.7 mph
Distance
57 ft
Type
one-timer

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Filip Forsberg · 2nd 17:36 · NSH

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
66.8 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Emil Bemstrom · 3rd 2:42 · PIT

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
78.7 mph
Distance
21 ft
Type
one-timer

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