Nashville Predators vs. New York RangersOct 21, 2017

FinalSaturday, Oct 21, 2017· Madison Square Garden

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Nashville PredatorsNSH

2

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New York RangersNYR

4

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	0	2	0	2		NSH	9	7	9	25
NYR	2	1	1	4		NYR	9	3	3	15

: NSH 62NYR 38
: NSH 3.15NYR 1.98
PP goals: NSH 0NYR 1
Hits: NSH 19NYR 25
Blocks: NSH 16NYR 18
PIM: NSH 12NYR 12
: NSH 48%NYR 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Rangers beat Nashville Predators 4–2

New York Rangers beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Tony DeAngelo (NYR) played 5:20, −11:35 down on his 16:55 season average over 31 games.

Points
Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:56.Forsberg
Points
Jimmy Vesey had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:30.Vesey
Points
Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:55.Hayes
Usage
Tony DeAngelo (NYR) played 5:20, −11:35 down on his 16:55 season average over 31 games.DeAngelo
Usage
Brady Skjei (NYR) played 13:18, −7:49 down on his 21:07 season average over 81 games.Skjei
Luck
NYR scored 4 goals on 1.98 expected goals (38 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Ryan Johansen (NSH) played 22:36, +4:06 up on his 18:30 season average over 78 games.Johansen
Usage
Filip Forsberg (NSH) played 20:56, +3:31 up on his 17:25 season average over 66 games.Forsberg

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)NYR attacks right (top on phones) →

NYR
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 100 of 100 attempts · NYR 38 · NSH 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NYR
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NYR 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 46% of the game, NYR 22%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NYR

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	NYR
	52	28
	2.71	0.79
	2.42	0.78
	12	8
	4	6
	17	17
	−0.022	+0.022
	46%	22%

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

L1Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
8:0971% CF
L2Smith – Sissons – Fiala
6:0667% CF
L3Hartnell – Jarnkrok – Salomaki
4:3881% CF
L4McLeod – Watson – Gaudreau
3:370% CF
D1Josi – Ekholm
11:5868% CF
D2Emelin – Subban
11:2247% CF
D3Weber – Irwin
7:4878% CF

PP1Hartnell – Subban – Josi – Johansen – Forsberg
5:15100% CF
PP2Ekholm – Smith – Sissons – Fiala – Arvidsson
2:23100% CF
PK1FWatson – Sissons
3:12
PK2FJarnkrok – Arvidsson
2:10
PK1DJosi – Ekholm
3:28
PK2DEmelin – Subban
2:24

Current NSH line combinations →

New York Rangers

L1Hayes – Fast – Vesey
10:1244% CF
L2Nash – Zuccarello – Zibanejad
9:1650% CF
L3Desharnais – Kreider – Miller
7:5014% CF
D1Staal – Shattenkirk
13:0550% CF
D2Smith – McDonagh
10:1638% CF
D3Holden – Skjei
7:4519% CF

PP1Nash – Shattenkirk – Zuccarello – Zibanejad – Buchnevich
4:4289% CF
PP2Desharnais – McDonagh – Kreider – Miller – DeAngelo
3:52100% CF
PK1FNash – Zuccarello
2:15
PK2FGrabner – Zibanejad
1:38
PK1DStaal – McDonagh
2:55
PK2DSmith – Holden
2:05

Current NYR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

14:58
NYRJesper Fast (Kevin Hayes)tip-in0.24 xG
NSH: Hartnell, Emelin, Subban, Jarnkrok, SalomakiNYR: Holden, Hayes, Fast, Skjei, Vesey
NSH 0 – 1 NYR
19:34
NYRChris KreiderPP (J.T. Miller, David Desharnais)snap0.35 xG
NSH: Emelin, Irwin, Watson, JohansenNYR: Desharnais, McDonagh, Kreider, Miller, DeAngelo
NSH 0 – 2 NYR

2nd period

1:44
NSHMattias Ekholm (Filip Forsberg)slap0.22 xG
NSH: Josi, Ekholm, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonNYR: Nash, Smith, McDonagh, Zuccarello, Zibanejad
NSH 1 – 2 NYR
12:46
NYRKevin Hayes (Jimmy Vesey, Brady Skjei)wrist0.05 xG
NSH: Weber, Irwin, Johansen, Salomaki, ForsbergNYR: Smith, Hayes, Fast, Skjei, Vesey
NSH 1 – 3 NYR
15:30
NSHFilip Forsberg (Roman Josi, Ryan Johansen)deflected0.17 xG
NSH: Emelin, Josi, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonNYR: Desharnais, Holden, Miller, Skjei, Vesey
NSH 2 – 3 NYR

3rd period

19:21
NYRJimmy VeseyEN (Brendan Smith)wrist0.25 xG
NSH: Hartnell, Subban, Josi, Johansen, Forsberg, FialaNYR: Staal, Smith, Hayes, Fast, Vesey
NSH 2 – 4 NYR

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
Ryan Johansen C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.13	2	0	0	22:36	—	—	77	91
Filip Forsberg L	L1	1	1	2	0	2	0.38	0	0	0	20:56	—	—	67	89
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.29	0	1	2	18:41	—	—	57	69
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	3	0	0	17:44	—	—	60	64
Kevin Fiala L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.56	0	0	0	15:25	—	—	69	82
Craig Smith C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	0	2	13:37	—	—	62	54
Scott Hartnell L	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.12	0	1	0	15:49	—	—	79	72
Calle Jarnkrok C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.24	0	1	0	13:15	—	—	70	67
Miikka Salomaki R	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.34	0	1	0	8:01	—	—	78	68
Austin Watson L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	2	0	12:20	—	—	29	0
Frederick Gaudreau C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	1	1	2	8:28	—	—	47	87
Cody McLeod L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	2	5:07	—	—	29	75
Roman Josi D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.12	0	0	2	27:31	—	—	71	89
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	1	0	1	+1	3	0.49	2	1	2	23:57	—	—	66	83
P.K. Subban D	D2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.24	1	3	0	27:55	—	—	55	57
Alexei Emelin D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	17:23	—	—	50	62
Matt Irwin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	3	0	10:25	—	—	79	95
Yannick Weber D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:23	—	—	74	92

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	L	14	11	3	.786	1.73	58:55

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kevin Hayes R	L1	1	1	2	+3	2	0.09	0	1	0	16:55	—	—	48	38
Jimmy Vesey L	L1	1	1	2	+2	1	0.26	1	2	0	16:30	—	—	46	41
Jesper Fast R	L1	1	0	1	+3	1	0.24	2	0	4	14:43	—	—	38	25
Mats Zuccarello R	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.11	1	0	0	19:56	—	—	50	19
Mika Zibanejad C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.10	1	0	0	19:53	—	—	32	14
Rick Nash L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	1	0	0	17:20	—	—	50	16
J.T. Miller C	L3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	16:40	—	—	24	2
David Desharnais C	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.02	0	0	2	14:03	—	—	19	9
Chris Kreider L	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.49	3	0	2	13:57	—	—	25	28
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	21:46	—	—	47	23
Marc Staal D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	0	2	0	18:42	—	—	47	23
Ryan McDonagh D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	22:40	—	—	35	7
Brendan Smith D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	4	4	16:15	—	—	40	23
Nick Holden D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	5	0	0	16:36	—	—	25	33
Brady Skjei D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.05	1	6	0	13:18	—	—	19	25
Pavel Buchnevich L	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.32	1	0	0	11:50	—	—	27	35
Michael Grabner L	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	3	1	0	11:36	—	—	28	9
Tony DeAngelo D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	0	0	0	5:20	—	—	50	—

NYR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Henrik Lundqvist(start)	W	25	23	2	.920	3.15	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.