San Jose Sharks vs. Nashville PredatorsMar 29, 2018

FinalThursday, Mar 29, 2018· Bridgestone Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
SJS	2	0	1	3		SJS	9	9	24	42
NSH	2	1	2	5		NSH	14	11	7	32

: SJS 83NSH 52
: SJS 4.53NSH 2.75
PP goals: SJS 0NSH 0
Hits: SJS 12NSH 14
Blocks: SJS 10NSH 25
PIM: SJS 10NSH 10
: SJS 56%NSH 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 5–3 at home. Filip Forsberg (NSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +11 against a season average of 31.2; the win.

Points
Filip Forsberg had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:53.Forsberg
Points
Craig Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 11:57.Smith
Points
Mikkel Boedker had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:26.Boedker
Points
Ryan Ellis had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:07.Ellis
Points
Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:36.Arvidsson
Goalie
Juuse Saros (NSH) faced 42 shots and stopped 39 (.929), +11 against a season average of 31.2; the win.Saros
New line
New look for SJS: Couture–Boedker–Meier skated 9:53 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Couture Boedker Meier
Luck
NSH scored 5 goals on 2.74 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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

← SJS attacks left (bottom on phones)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →

NSH
SJS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 135 of 135 attempts · NSH 52 · SJS 83

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NSH
SJS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NSH pressure
SJS pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: SJS 41% of the game, NSH 22%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NSH

SJS

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	SJS	NSH
	54	46
	2.52	1.59
	2.37	1.54
	14	11
	5	2
	23	22
	+0.041	−0.041
	41%	22%

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.

San Jose Sharks

L1Pavelski – Kane – Tierney
10:4750% CF
L2Couture – Boedker – Meier
9:5347% CF
L3Hertl – Karlsson – Labanc
6:4857% CF
L4Ward – Hansen – Sorensen
5:4956% CF
D1Martin – Burns
12:5660% CF
D2Dillon – DeMelo
10:1741% CF
D3Vlasic – Braun
9:5647% CF

PP1Burns – Pavelski – Couture – Kane – Labanc
5:2494% CF
PP2Burns – Boedker – Hertl – Tierney – Meier
2:54100% CF
PK1FTierney – Karlsson
1:37
PK2FCouture – Hertl
1:35
PK1DVlasic – Braun
4:25
PK2DBurns – Dillon
0:58

Current SJS line combinations →

Nashville Predators

L1Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
9:2259% CF
L2Bonino – Salomaki – Sissons
7:3224% CF
L3Turris – Smith – Fiala
6:4968% CF
L4Fisher – Hartnell – Hartman
5:0125% CF
D1Subban – Ekholm
15:0747% CF
D2Josi – Ellis
13:0943% CF
D3Emelin – Irwin
9:4750% CF

PP1Bonino – Turris – Josi – Ellis – Fiala
3:2175% CF
PP2Subban – Smith – Johansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson
2:11100% CF
PK1FBonino – Sissons
4:24
PK2FFisher – Hartman
1:59
PK1DJosi – Ellis
5:32
PK2DSubban – Ekholm
2:19

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Evander Kane L	L1	0	0	0	-1	7	0.48	2	0	2	22:48	—	—	56	67
Joe Pavelski C	L1	0	0	0	-2	4	0.71	1	0	2	21:42	—	—	52	66
Chris Tierney C	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.43	0	1	0	18:36	—	—	55	67
Logan Couture C	L2	1	0	1	-1	3	0.40	0	2	2	21:55	—	—	52	48
Timo Meier R	L2	0	1	1	-1	5	0.87	0	0	0	18:34	—	—	50	37
Mikkel Boedker L	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.18	0	0	0	13:26	—	—	55	49
Tomas Hertl C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.32	0	0	0	16:56	—	—	58	52
Kevin Labanc R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	0	0	0	15:46	—	—	50	39
Melker Karlsson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	1	0	2	9:35	—	—	57	58
Joel Ward R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:11	—	—	60	83
Jannik Hansen R	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.14	1	0	0	7:15	—	—	55	69
Marcus Sorensen L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.36	0	0	0	7:02	—	—	58	73
Brent Burns D	D1	0	1	1	-1	5	0.41	2	2	2	27:31	—	—	68	82
Paul Martin D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:24	—	—	58	60
Brenden Dillon D	D2	1	0	1	-1	1	0.03	2	2	0	15:44	—	—	43	52
Dylan DeMelo D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:03	—	—	41	42
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	0	1	0	22:13	—	—	56	71
Justin Braun D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	17:15	—	—	50	45

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Martin Jones(start)	L	31	27	4	.871	2.01	58:04

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan Johansen C	L1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	0	0	2	20:43	—	—	44	39
Viktor Arvidsson L	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.20	0	1	0	17:36	—	—	46	38
Filip Forsberg L	L1	0	3	3	+3	3	0.19	1	1	0	16:53	—	—	53	49
Nick Bonino C	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.74	0	2	0	17:56	—	—	22	25
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:20	—	—	28	26
Miikka Salomaki R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.23	0	0	0	11:19	—	—	29	25
Kyle Turris C	L3	1	0	1	+2	3	0.08	0	1	0	15:14	—	—	66	69
Kevin Fiala L	L3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.10	0	0	2	14:23	—	—	65	90
Craig Smith C	L3	1	1	2	+2	3	0.60	1	3	0	11:57	—	—	68	69
Ryan Hartman R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	2	0	2	11:03	—	—	40	15
Mike Fisher C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	1	0	10:38	—	—	36	14
Scott Hartnell L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	1	0	0	7:10	—	—	20	3
P.K. Subban D	D1	0	1	1	+3	4	0.09	0	4	2	24:50	—	—	47	41
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	0	0	+2	3	0.07	1	1	2	20:35	—	—	44	37
Roman Josi D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.15	0	3	0	25:26	—	—	41	45
Ryan Ellis D	D2	1	1	2	0	3	0.20	0	5	0	25:07	—	—	43	47
Alexei Emelin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	4	2	0	11:22	—	—	50	26
Matt Irwin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	1	0	10:33	—	—	50	26

NSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Juuse Saros(start)	W	42	39	3	.929	4.53	59:55

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.

San Jose Sharks vs. Nashville PredatorsMar 29, 2018

Fantasy takeaways

Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks 5–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

San Jose Sharks

Nashville Predators

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

San Jose Sharks

Nashville Predators