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Nashville Predators vs. Minnesota WildNov 4, 2025

Final / OT· Grand Casino Arena
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NSH
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MIN
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
NSH01102NSH10149134
MIN11013MIN948425
NSH 75MIN 57
NSH 3.51MIN 3.96
PP goals
NSH 0MIN 2
Hits
NSH 13MIN 22
Blocks
NSH 11MIN 22
PIM
NSH 6MIN 4
NSH 54%MIN 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Tarasenko, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:37 together.

  1. Points
    Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:14.Kaprizov
  2. Points
    Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist (2 points) in 15:14.Johansson
  3. Points
    Brock Faber had 2 assists (2 points) in 27:24.Faber
  4. PP1
    MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Tarasenko, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:37 together.SpurgeonTarasenkoEriksson EkKaprizovBoldy
  5. Usage
    Zeev Buium (MIN) played 13:02, −6:38 down on his 19:40 season average over 75 games.Buium
  6. Usage
    Nick Blankenburg (NSH) played 22:51, +6:09 up on his 16:42 season average over 60 games.Blankenburg
  7. Luck
    NSH scored 2 goals on 3.51 expected goals (75 attempts), well short of its chances.
  8. Usage
    Vinnie Hinostroza (MIN) played 17:35, +6:45 up on his 10:50 season average over 64 games.Hinostroza

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.

Shot map, NSH at MIN: 132 attempts, 59 on goal, 5 goals, 7.47 expected goals; best chance Marcus Johansson at 0.65 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NSH attacks left (bottom on phones)MIN attacks right (top on phones) →
  • MIN
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 132 of 132 attempts · MIN 57 · NSH 75

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NSH at MIN: expected goals 3.96 to 3.51 (MIN led the chances), shot attempts 57 to 75, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTMINNSHKWBSJnet xGcumulative expected goals · 63:38
  • MIN
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MINNSHcontrol2nd3rdOTKaprizov · 1st 10:44Wood · 2nd 5:16Buium · 2nd 16:01Stamkos · 3rd 19:59Johansson · OT 3:38
  • 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 34% of the game, MIN 26%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NSH at MIN: 38 players over 63:38; most ice Filip Gustavsson (63:03) for MIN and Justus Annunen (61:12) for NSH, 5 goals.

MIN
NSH
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

MIN skaters (rows) against NSH skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the MIN side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, MIN rows versus NSH columns: 250 matchups; most common Kaprizov vs Jost, 9:32 at 77% xGF.

MIN ↓ · NSH →ForsbergO'ReillyEvangelistaMcCarronJostWiesblattMarchessaultHaulaStamkosBuntingWoodSvechkovSkjeiPerbixBlankenburgHagueStastneyBarronL1 HartmanL1 HinostrozaL1 FolignoL2 KaprizovL2 RossiL2 JohanssonL3 EkL3 BoldyL3 TarasenkoL4 TreninL4 JonesL4 PitlickD1 FaberD1 BrodinD2 MiddletonD2 SpurgeonD3 BuiumD3 Jiricek
MIN xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatNSHMIN
6852
2.812.25
2.462.08
1210
14
2322
+0.037−0.037
34%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

Current NSH line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 10:44
    MINKirill KaprizovPP (Jared Spurgeon, Vladimir Tarasenko)wrist0.07 xG
    NSH: Skjei, McCarron, Jost, PerbixMIN: Spurgeon, Tarasenko, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy
    NSH 0 – 1 MIN

2nd period

  1. 5:16
    NSHMatthew Wood (Michael McCarron, Tyson Jost)tip-in0.28 xG
    NSH: Skjei, McCarron, Jost, Perbix, WoodMIN: Pitlick, Trenin, Jones, Jiricek, Buium
    NSH 1 – 1 MIN
  2. 16:01
    MINZeev BuiumPP (Brock Faber, Marcus Johansson)tip-in0.09 xG
    NSH: McCarron, Perbix, Stastney, BlankenburgMIN: Johansson, Hartman, Rossi, Faber, Buium
    NSH 1 – 2 MIN

3rd period

  1. 19:59
    NSHSteven Stamkos (Nick Blankenburg)slap0.07 xG
    NSH: Stamkos, O'Reilly, Marchessault, Forsberg, Bunting, BlankenburgMIN: Middleton, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy, Faber
    NSH 2 – 2 MIN

OT period

  1. 3:38
    MINMarcus Johansson (Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber)unknown0.65 xG
    NSH: Haula, Skjei, ForsbergMIN: Johansson, Kaprizov, Faber
    NSH 2 – 3 MIN

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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Filip Forsberg LL1000010.3801020:16——6776
Ryan O'Reilly CL1000+140.5900019:53——5754
Luke Evangelista RL1000010.0200017:38——5341
Michael McCarron CL2011+100.0010016:40——4741
Tyson Jost CL2011+100.0010015:51——4033
Ozzy Wiesblatt CL2000020.2610011:43——6268
Jonathan Marchessault RL3000+120.1900019:59——6255
Erik Haula LL3000-140.4500016:26——6062
Steven Stamkos CL3101+120.2011215:42——5958
Michael Bunting LL4000+120.2110212:13——5875
Matthew Wood RL4101+140.4201012:07——5879
Fedor Svechkov CL4000000.0923011:36——5980
Brady Skjei DD1000040.2000024:54——5163
Nick Perbix DD1000+130.1200019:56——5577
Nick Blankenburg DD2011+120.1000022:51——6356
Nicolas Hague DD2000000.0041019:06——6157
Spencer Stastney DD3000010.0221017:06——5330
Justin Barron DD3000020.2603214:55——6048
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Justus Annunen(start)O24223.9173.8161:12

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan Hartman RL1000010.2910018:34——3329
Vinnie Hinostroza CL1000010.1411017:35——4237
Marcus Foligno LL1000000.1483016:02——6070
Kirill Kaprizov LL2112040.1700225:14——5660
Marco Rossi CL2000010.2910018:07——6469
Marcus Johansson LL2112+101.1900015:14——5040
Joel Eriksson Ek CL3000-130.3911020:21——4751
Matt Boldy LL3000-110.2201019:38——3723
Vladimir Tarasenko RL3011020.0901015:10——2519
Yakov Trenin CL4000-110.011208:29——2126
Ben Jones CL4000-120.481107:02——2635
Tyler Pitlick CL4000-100.002105:43——3356
Brock Faber DD1022000.0716027:24——4046
Jonas Brodin DD1000030.1900023:27——3944
Jake Middleton DD2000-130.0624022:29——4962
Jared Spurgeon DD2011010.1010022:02——5058
Zeev Buium DD3101-110.0900013:02——5038
David Jiricek DD3000-100.0421211:56——3324
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)W34322.9413.5163:03

Goal anatomy

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

Kirill Kaprizov (MIN PP) 1st 10:44 · assists Jared Spurgeon, Vladimir Tarasenko · Forecheck turnover · 68.8 mph shot.

Zeev Buium · 2nd 16:01 · MIN PP

Play
deflection
Passes
3
Shot
31.4 mph
Distance
12 ft
Type
deflection

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Steven Stamkos · 3rd 19:59 · NSH

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
75.0 mph
Distance
42 ft
Type
one-timer

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Marcus Johansson · OT 3:38 · MIN

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
9.3 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
4.8 s
Type
rebound

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