Nashville Predators vs. San Jose SharksMar 16, 2019

FinalSaturday, Mar 16, 2019· SAP Center at San Jose

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Nashville PredatorsNSH

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San Jose SharksSJS

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	1	1	2	4		NSH	14	6	10	30
SJS	0	2	0	2		SJS	10	11	5	26

: NSH 55SJS 65
: NSH 3.00SJS 3.58
PP goals: NSH 0SJS 0
Hits: NSH 19SJS 23
Blocks: NSH 18SJS 19
PIM: NSH 15SJS 13
: NSH 55%SJS 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at SJS. Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for SJS: Nyquist–Kane–Hertl skated 10:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Viktor Arvidsson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:06.Arvidsson
Points
Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:50.Forsberg
New line
New look for SJS: Nyquist–Kane–Hertl skated 10:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Nyquist Kane Hertl
Luck
SJS scored 2 goals on 3.58 expected goals (65 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Viktor Arvidsson (NSH) played 15:06, −4:07 down on his 19:13 season average over 57 games.Arvidsson
Usage
Ryan Johansen (NSH) played 16:05, −3:31 down on his 19:36 season average over 79 games.Johansen
Usage
Joakim Ryan (SJS) played 15:49, +3:07 up on his 12:42 season average over 43 games.Ryan
Usage
P.K. Subban (NSH) played 25:56, +3:19 up on his 22:37 season average over 62 games.Subban

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)SJS attacks right (top on phones) →

SJS
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · SJS 65 · NSH 55

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

SJS
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

SJS 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 27% of the game, SJS 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

SJS

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	SJS
	52	66
	1.89	3.12
	1.88	2.99
	7	16
	6	7
	17	17
	+0.035	−0.035
	27%	37%

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

L1Bonino – Simmonds – Granlund
9:5333% CF
L2Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
8:1350% CF
L3Smith – Jarnkrok – Sissons
7:1862% CF
L4Boyle – Grimaldi – Gaudreau
7:0344% CF
D1Subban – Ekholm
15:4841% CF
D2Josi – Ellis
13:1552% CF
D3Weber – Irwin
6:5245% CF

PP1Bonino – Simmonds – Josi – Granlund – Forsberg
1:06100% CF
PP2Boyle – Subban – Smith – Johansen – Arvidsson
0:37100% CF
PK1FJohansen – Arvidsson
1:07
PK2FBonino – Sissons
0:53
PK1DJosi – Ellis
2:05
PK2DSubban – Ekholm
1:27

Current NSH line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

L1Nyquist – Kane – Hertl
10:1852% CF
L2Thornton – Sorensen – Labanc
9:1364% CF
L3Pavelski – Couture – Meier
8:1754% CF
L4Haley – Goodrow – Karlsson
6:4860% CF
D1Burns – Ryan
12:2866% CF
D2Vlasic – Braun
8:0738% CF
D3Dillon – Heed
5:1436% CF

PP1Burns – Pavelski – Couture – Hertl – Labanc
2:17100% CF
PP2Thornton – Nyquist – Kane – Heed – Meier
1:20100% CF
PK1FCouture – Hertl
1:07
PK2FPavelski – Sorensen
0:17
PK1DVlasic – Braun
1:24
PK2DBurns – Dillon
0:46

Current SJS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:07
NSHColton Sissons (Craig Smith, Calle Jarnkrok)wrist0.12 xG
NSH: Subban, Ekholm, Smith, Jarnkrok, SissonsSJS: Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Ryan, Meier
NSH 1 – 0 SJS

2nd period

4:09
SJSTimo Meier (Joe Pavelski, Joakim Ryan)wrist0.10 xG
NSH: Josi, Ellis, Smith, Jarnkrok, SissonsSJS: Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Ryan, Meier
NSH 1 – 1 SJS
4:33
NSHViktor Arvidsson (Filip Forsberg)deflected0.12 xG
NSH: Subban, Ekholm, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonSJS: Pavelski, Braun, Couture, Dillon, Meier
NSH 2 – 1 SJS
17:36
SJSJoe Thornton (Brent Burns, Marc-Edouard Vlasic)wrist0.18 xG
NSH: Subban, Ekholm, Granlund, ArvidssonSJS: Thornton, Burns, Vlasic, Labanc
NSH 2 – 2 SJS

3rd period

7:02
NSHFilip Forsberg (Matt Irwin, Ryan Johansen)backhand0.55 xG
NSH: Weber, Irwin, Johansen, Forsberg, ArvidssonSJS: Pavelski, Couture, Dillon, Heed, Meier
NSH 3 – 2 SJS
18:54
NSHViktor ArvidssonEN (Nick Bonino)wrist0.96 xG
NSH: Bonino, Josi, Ellis, Johansen, ArvidssonSJS: Burns, Pavelski, Couture, Kane, Heed, Hertl
NSH 4 – 2 SJS

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
Mikael Granlund C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	0	0	0	18:28	—	—	31	47
Nick Bonino C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	18:12	—	—	30	37
Wayne Simmonds R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.25	3	0	5	14:35	—	—	37	59
Filip Forsberg L	L2	1	1	2	+2	3	0.61	1	3	0	17:50	—	—	48	37
Ryan Johansen C	L2	0	1	1	+3	1	0.02	0	0	2	16:05	—	—	45	40
Viktor Arvidsson L	L2	2	0	2	+2	2	1.11	1	1	0	15:06	—	—	52	43
Calle Jarnkrok C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:53	—	—	52	30
Colton Sissons C	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.29	2	0	4	13:51	—	—	57	47
Craig Smith C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	2	1	0	12:45	—	—	54	55
Brian Boyle C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	2	0	0	11:49	—	—	44	33
Frederick Gaudreau C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	9:45	—	—	37	24
Rocco Grimaldi R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	9:05	—	—	24	8
P.K. Subban D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.07	1	3	0	25:56	—	—	39	30
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.22	1	0	0	25:22	—	—	40	29
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.13	1	2	2	24:47	—	—	43	23
Ryan Ellis D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.04	2	2	0	22:37	—	—	56	41
Matt Irwin D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	0	2	2	9:32	—	—	42	46
Yannick Weber D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:22	—	—	50	57

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	26	24	2	.923	3.58	60:00

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tomas Hertl C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.83	0	1	0	21:45	—	—	53	77
Evander Kane L	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.28	3	0	0	19:44	—	—	53	77
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.55	1	0	0	15:58	—	—	55	83
Joe Thornton C	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.30	1	0	2	15:16	—	—	64	47
Kevin Labanc R	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	0	1	2	13:46	—	—	53	35
Marcus Sorensen L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	3	0	0	10:46	—	—	64	43
Logan Couture C	L3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.02	0	0	0	17:24	—	—	53	55
Joe Pavelski C	L3	0	1	1	-3	1	0.65	0	1	0	17:02	—	—	53	55
Timo Meier R	L3	1	0	1	-2	2	0.36	0	1	2	16:44	—	—	55	51
Melker Karlsson C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	1	0	10:02	—	—	67	68
Barclay Goodrow C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	2	2	9:51	—	—	62	64
Micheal Haley L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.22	2	2	5	8:06	—	—	59	65
Brent Burns D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.13	2	1	0	26:42	—	—	64	72
Joakim Ryan D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	3	0	0	15:49	—	—	63	66
Justin Braun D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	0	0	20:47	—	—	53	64
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	5	0	18:17	—	—	50	82
Brenden Dillon D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.03	3	2	0	18:38	—	—	50	47
Tim Heed D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	1	2	0	15:57	—	—	52	50

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Martin Jones(start)	L	29	26	3	.897	2.04	59:26

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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.