Nashville Predators vs. Dallas StarsDec 23, 2017

Final / SOSaturday, Dec 23, 2017· American Airlines Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NSH	2	0	1	0	0	3		NSH	8	8	11	5	32
DAL	1	2	0	0	1	4		DAL	10	13	4	1	28

: NSH 67DAL 65
: NSH 2.76DAL 2.46
PP goals: NSH 1DAL 1
Hits: NSH 22DAL 23
Blocks: NSH 17DAL 18
PIM: NSH 6DAL 8
: NSH 39%DAL 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars edge Nashville Predators 4–3 (SO)

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 4–3 in a shootout at home. Ryan Johansen (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Radulov, Benn, Seguin and Klingberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:38 together.

Points
Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:12.Johansen
Points
John Klingberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:34.Klingberg
PP1
DAL's first power-play unit (Spezza, Radulov, Benn, Seguin and Klingberg) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:38 together.Spezza Radulov Benn Seguin Klingberg
New line
New look for DAL: Radulov–Benn–Janmark skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (35.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Radulov Benn Janmark
New line
New look for NSH: Hartnell–Jarnkrok–Sissons skated 4:14 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hartnell Jarnkrok Sissons
Usage
Alexei Emelin (NSH) played 20:10, +3:20 up on his 16:50 season average over 75 games.Emelin
Usage
Tyler Pitlick (DAL) played 17:11, +3:33 up on his 13:38 season average over 79 games.Pitlick
Usage
Dan Hamhuis (DAL) played 24:34, +4:26 up on his 20:08 season average over 79 games.Hamhuis

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)DAL attacks right (top on phones) →

DAL
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · DAL 65 · NSH 67

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DAL
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DAL 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 33% of the game, DAL 23%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DAL

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	DAL
	58	62
	2.02	1.89
	1.97	1.85
	7	13
	6	10
	18	7
	−0.106	+0.106
	33%	23%

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.