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Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers

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Recap

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The Nashville Predators beat the Florida Panthers 2-1. The Predators scored first and never trailed. The Predators led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was John Leonard's goal at 19:49 of the first period, which took the Predators' chances from 62% to 79%. Expected goals favored the Panthers, 3.7 to 2.6; shots on goal were NSH 23, FLA 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Panthers win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Kevin Lankinen stopped 30 of 31 (.968), 2.7 goals saved above expected; Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 21 of 23 (.913). Three stars: 1. Kevin Lankinen (30 saves, .968), 2. Roman Josi (2 A), 3. Brandon Montour (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NSH
    K. Lankinen30 saves, .968
  2. ★★
    NSH
    R. Josi2 A
  3. ★★★
    FLA
    B. Montour1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NSHNSH2120704223
FLAFLA0711608131

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. NSH
    M. Duchene(19)PPG
    wristxG 0.05win prob +10 pts
    1-0
    13:40
  2. NSH
    R. Josi (39), C. Glass (16)
    backhandxG 0.06win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    19:49

2nd period

  1. FLA
    slapxG 0.22win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    3:21

Penalties

NSH 0 PIM·FLA 2 PIM

1st

  • 13:33FLARadko Gudas · Trippingdrawn by Luke Evangelista2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
FLA goalNSH goalFinal: FLA 0%

Biggest swing: John Leonard, 1st 19:49 — NSH 62% → 79%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.33M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.24B. Montour · Goal · xG 0.22M. Tkachuk · Missed · xG 0.19A. Duclair · On goal · xG 0.19A. Duclair · On goal · xG 0.15A. Duclair · On goal · xG 0.15S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.14A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.13S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.12S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.11S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.10E. Luostarinen · On goal · xG 0.10N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.10B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.10A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.09A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.09C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.08M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.08E. Luostarinen · On goal · xG 0.07B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.06Z. Dalpe · On goal · xG 0.05G. Forsling · Missed · xG 0.05C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.05C. White · On goal · xG 0.05C. Verhaeghe · Missed · xG 0.05M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.04N. Cousins · Missed · xG 0.04A. Lundell · Missed · xG 0.04R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.04N. Cousins · Missed · xG 0.04B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.03G. Forsling · On goal · xG 0.03R. Lomberg · Missed · xG 0.03B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.02A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.02J. Mahura · On goal · xG 0.02A. Ekblad · Missed · xG 0.02A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.02R. Lomberg · Missed · xG 0.02A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.02R. Lomberg · Missed · xG 0.02J. Mahura · Missed · xG 0.02G. Forsling · Missed · xG 0.02M. Tkachuk · Missed · xG 0.02A. Ekblad · Missed · xG 0.01S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.01B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Dalpe · Missed · xG 0.01S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.01N. Cousins · Missed · xG 0.01J. Mahura · On goal · xG 0.01C. White · On goal · xG 0.01N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.01
FLA1 G · 3.7 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NSHvsFLA
2.62 G
All situations
1 G3.7
2.21 G
Even strength
1 G3.6
0.11 G
Power play
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NSH27%73%FLA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.18 – 3.62

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

NSHvsFLA
23
Shots on goal
31
57%
Faceoffs
43%
1/1
Power play
0/0
0
Penalty minutes
2
33
Hits
18
28
Blocked shots
10
10
Giveaways
9
7
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Nashville Predators skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
59R. JosiD022030.11310—28:11
27R. McDonaghD000000.03360—25:09
22T. BarrieD000-110.00010—21:58
13Y. TreninC000040.86100019:44
3J. LauzonD000010.02310—19:03
57D. FabbroD000010.03130—18:42
36C. SmithR000010.03510—17:55
95M. DucheneC101+120.131205017:03
10C. SissonsC000000.003004616:26
8C. GlassC011+100.040306016:25
43J. LeonardL101+110.06110—14:37
17M. JankowskiL000-110.001205314:10
12Z. SanfordL000-130.30140—13:26
77L. EvangelistaR011000.08000—12:53
82T. NovakC000010.121008012:42
26P. TomasinoR000-120.27000—12:19
44K. SherwoodL000010.51810—12:03
45A. CarrierD000+110.05120—07:14
Nashville Predators goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32K. Lankinen(W)31301.9683.67+2.6760:00

Season series

NSH leads 2-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).