Nashville Predators vs. San Jose SharksJan 23, 2025

FinalThursday, Jan 23, 2025· SAP Center at San Jose

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PP goals: NSH —SJS —
Hits: NSH 13SJS 23
Blocks: NSH 16SJS 14
PIM: NSH 36SJS 27
: NSH 52%SJS 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge San Jose Sharks 6–5

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 6–5 at SJS. Brady Skjei (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A.

Points
Brady Skjei had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 24:32.Skjei
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Mikael Granlund had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:24.Granlund
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Filip Forsberg had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 14:47.Forsberg
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Fedor Svechkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:56.Svechkov
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Mario Ferraro had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:03.Ferraro
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Tommy Novak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:24.Novak
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Nikolai Kovalenko had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:36.Kovalenko
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Zachary L'Heureux had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:39.L'Heureux

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 40% of the game, SJS 26%.

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	NSH	SJS
	58	46
	2.68	1.66
	2.56	1.62
	13	5
	6	4
	10	13
	+0.002	−0.002
	40%	26%

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

L1Nyquist – O'Reilly – Hinostroza
6:3850% CF
L2Stamkos – Marchessault – Forsberg
6:2650% CF
L3Novak – L'Heureux – Svechkov
5:5589% CF
L4Sissons – McCarron – Smith
5:2433% CF
D1Skjei – Blankenburg
13:3750% CF
D2Josi – Barron
13:2456% CF
D3Schenn – Wilsby
9:3771% CF

PP1Stamkos – Josi – O'Reilly – Marchessault – Forsberg
4:4879% CF
PP2Nyquist – Skjei – Novak – L'Heureux – Svechkov
1:34100% CF
PK1FO'Reilly – L'Heureux
0:59
PK2FSissons – McCarron
0:49
PK1DSkjei – Blankenburg
2:30
PK2DSchenn – Wilsby
1:45

Current NSH line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

L1Toffoli – Eklund – Celebrini
8:4563% CF
L2Granlund – Zetterlund – Smith
8:4545% CF
L3Wennberg – Kovalenko – Duehr
6:4467% CF
L4Goodrow – Kunin – Dellandrea
6:426% CF
D1Ferraro – Liljegren
11:4755% CF
D2Rutta – Thrun
11:1024% CF
D3Ceci – Walman
11:0650% CF

PP1Toffoli – Granlund – Walman – Eklund – Celebrini
4:2092% CF
PP2Wennberg – Zetterlund – Kovalenko – Thrun – Smith
3:10
PK1FGoodrow – Kunin
3:02
PK2FGranlund – Eklund
2:02
PK1DCeci – Walman
3:59
PK2DFerraro – Rutta
1:30

Current SJS line combinations →

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 O'Reilly C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	19:52	—	—	41
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	1	0	1	-2	1	0	0	0	16:54	—	—	41
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	9:38	—	—	44
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	16:08	—	—	52
Steven Stamkos C	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	4	16:03	—	—	61
Filip Forsberg L	L2	2	0	2	+1	6	0	0	0	14:47	—	—	61
Zachary L'Heureux L	L3	0	2	2	0	4	2	1	5	16:39	—	—	70
Fedor Svechkov C	L3	1	1	2	-1	3	1	1	0	13:56	—	—	81
Tommy Novak C	L3	1	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	12:24	—	—	85
Colton Sissons C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	1	1	0	17:23	—	—	38
Michael McCarron C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	14:26	—	—	27
Cole Smith R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	20	7:39	—	—	22
Brady Skjei D	D1	0	3	3	0	2	1	3	0	24:32	—	—	50
Nick Blankenburg D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	20:50	—	—	51
Roman Josi D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	25:31	—	—	55
Justin Barron D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	0	16:23	—	—	54
Adam Wilsby D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	14:21	—	—	64
Luke Schenn D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	13:39	—	—	72

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA		TOI
Justus Annunen(start)	W	35	30	5	.857	59:55

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-		Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Eklund L	L1	0	1	1	-2	1	1	0	0	20:12	—	—	62
Macklin Celebrini C	L1	1	0	1	-2	8	0	0	0	19:37	—	—	63
Tyler Toffoli C	L1	0	0	0	-2	4	1	1	0	17:44	—	—	61
Mikael Granlund C	L2	0	3	3	+2	2	1	0	2	20:24	—	—	48
Will Smith C	L2	0	1	1	+3	1	0	0	0	16:17	—	—	60
Fabian Zetterlund L	L2	1	0	1	+2	2	0	0	2	14:27	—	—	45
Alexander Wennberg C	L3	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	17:18	—	—	64
Nikolai Kovalenko R	L3	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	13:36	—	—	53
Walker Duehr R	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	0	8:52	—	—	50
Luke Kunin C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	14:48	—	—	8
Barclay Goodrow C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	2	2	7	13:28	—	—	5
Ty Dellandrea C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	5	7:49	—	—	6
Mario Ferraro D	D1	1	1	2	+3	2	4	0	0	18:03	—	—	54
Timothy Liljegren D	D1	0	1	1	+3	2	1	2	2	17:13	—	—	56
Henry Thrun D	D2	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	15:05	—	—	35
Jan Rutta D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	13:49	—	—	24
Jake Walman D	D3	0	0	0	-2	4	1	1	0	24:51	—	—	49
Cody Ceci D	D3	0	0	0	-2	4	1	2	0	20:32	—	—	44

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA		TOI
Yaroslav Askarov(start)	L	38	32	6	.842	58:08

Goal anatomy

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

Gustav Nyquist () · unassisted · Forecheck turnover · carried in · 4-on-3 at the blue line · 40.3 mph shot · 9.3 s from entry to goal.

Gustav Nyquist

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 0
Shot: 40.3 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 9.3 s
Type: one-timer

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Tommy Novak

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 34.8 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 8.3 s
Type: rebound

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Filip Forsberg

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 39.3 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Type: deflection

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Walker Duehr

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.1 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Mario Ferraro

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 48.4 mph
Distance: 26 ft

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Filip Forsberg

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 6.2 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Type: rebound

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Steven Stamkos

Play: rebound
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 24.0 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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Henry Thrun

Play: cycle
Passes: 1
Shot: 57.7 mph
Distance: 32 ft

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Fabian Zetterlund

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 30.2 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 3.3 s

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Macklin Celebrini

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 62.4 mph
Distance: 26 ft

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Fedor Svechkov

Play: cycle
Entry: carry
Odd man: 5-on-4
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 56.5 mph
Distance: 39 ft
Entry to goal: 8.7 s

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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.