Nashville Predators vs. Minnesota WildDec 29, 2017

FinalFriday, Dec 29, 2017· Xcel Energy Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NSH	1	0	1	2		NSH	9	18	16	43
MIN	2	1	1	4		MIN	18	11	9	38

: NSH 81MIN 59
: NSH 3.90MIN 4.75
PP goals: NSH 1MIN 1
Hits: NSH 24MIN 13
Blocks: NSH 11MIN 17
PIM: NSH 15MIN 11
: NSH 57%MIN 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild beat Nashville Predators 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Nashville Predators 4–2 at home. Mikael Granlund (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Suter, Spurgeon, Zucker and Granlund) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:54 together.

Points
Mikael Granlund had a hat trick (3 points) on 7 shots in 18:39.Granlund
Points
Mathew Dumba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:13.Dumba
Points
P.K. Subban had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 26:53.Subban
PP1
MIN's first power-play unit (Koivu, Suter, Spurgeon, Zucker and Granlund) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 4:54 together.Koivu Suter Spurgeon Zucker Granlund
Goalie
Devan Dubnyk (MIN) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +14 against a season average of 29.5; the win.Dubnyk
Goalie
Pekka Rinne (NSH) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +6 against a season average of 31.2; the loss.Rinne
New line
New look for NSH: Bonino–Watson–Salomaki skated 4:04 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bonino Watson Salomaki
New line
New look for NSH: Jarnkrok–Aberg–Sissons skated 5:05 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Jarnkrok Aberg Sissons

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)MIN attacks right (top on phones) →

MIN
NSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 140 of 140 attempts · MIN 59 · NSH 81

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MIN
NSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MIN 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 36% of the game, MIN 34%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MIN

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	MIN
	73	48
	3.08	3.37
	3.05	3.20
	10	16
	5	2
	4	7
	+0.053	−0.053
	36%	34%

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.