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Nashville Predators at Seattle Kraken

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Nashville Predators
▸4
Seattle Kraken
1
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Recap

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The Nashville Predators beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1. The Predators scored first and never trailed. The Predators led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Andre Burakovsky's goal at 1:24 of the third period, which took the Kraken's chances from 29% to 52%. Expected goals favored the Predators, 3.1 to 1.7; shots on goal were NSH 30, SEA 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Predators win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Juuse Saros stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 of 29 (.897), 0.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Roman Josi (2 G), 2. Mark Jankowski (2 A), 3. Philipp Grubauer (26 saves, .897).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NSH
    R. Josi2 G
  2. ★★
    NSH
    M. Jankowski2 A
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    P. Grubauer26 saves, .897

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NSHNSH11008312430
SEASEA0507112124

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. NSH
    T. Novak(14)
    R. McDonagh (21), M. Jankowski (4)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-0
    15:36

3rd period

  1. SEA
    A. Burakovsky(4)PPG
    R. Evans (6), O. Bjorkstrand (30)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +23 ptsVideo
    1-1
    1:24
  2. NSH
    R. Josi(16)PPG
    F. Forsberg (36), G. Nyquist (41)
    wristxG 0.37win prob +21 ptsVideo
    2-1
    3:59
  3. NSH
    R. Josi(17)
    R. McDonagh (22), M. Jankowski (5)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-1
    9:03
  4. NSH
    F. Forsberg(35)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.94win prob +1 ptsVideo
    4-1
    18:40

Penalties

NSH 4 PIM·SEA 6 PIM

1st

  • 8:34SEATomas Tatar · Trippingdrawn by Anthony Beauvillier2 min

2nd

  • 2:44SEARyker Evans · Trippingdrawn by Luke Evangelista2 min
  • 5:23NSHMichael McCarron · Interferencedrawn by Brian Dumoulin2 min
  • 19:28NSHJeremy Lauzon · Holdingdrawn by Brandon Tanev2 min

3rd

  • 3:50SEAYanni Gourde · Trippingdrawn by Cole Smith2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Andre Burakovsky, 3rd 1:24 — SEA 29% → 52%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Oleksiak · Missed · xG 0.14O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.11T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.11B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.10T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.10J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.08J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.07J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.06M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.06Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.06K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.06A. Burakovsky · Goal · xG 0.05B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.05M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.05A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.05J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.05M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.05A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.04J. Oleksiak · Missed · xG 0.04J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.04T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.04M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.03M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.03J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.02B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.02Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.02E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.02J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.02J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.01J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.01J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.01O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.01J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.01J. Oleksiak · Missed · xG 0.01M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.01J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.00B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA1 G · 1.7 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NSHvsSEA
3.13 G
All situations
1 G1.7
1.52 G
Even strength
0 G1.3
0.71 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NSH59%41%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.12 – 1.68

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

NSHvsSEA
30
Shots on goal
24
53%
Faceoffs
47%
1/3
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
26
Hits
33
17
Blocked shots
13
1
Giveaways
3
8
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Nashville Predators skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27R. McDonaghD022+300.03110—23:19
59R. JosiD202+240.45020—21:46
45A. CarrierD000+130.15020—21:12
3J. LauzonD000020.05512—20:14
90R. O'ReillyC000+110.040104118:33
9F. ForsbergL112+131.08020—18:06
14G. NyquistR011+110.04110—16:57
10C. SissonsC000000.001007015:28
22T. BarrieD000020.21110—15:18
47M. McCarronC000010.014027814:55
82T. NovakC101+220.10030014:51
36C. SmithR000010.08300—14:45
2L. SchennD000020.07310—14:36
16J. ZuckerL000030.36310—14:16
21A. BeauvillierR000020.11100—13:48
77L. EvangelistaR000+220.14000—13:25
44K. SherwoodL000000.0130010012:20
17M. JankowskiL022+210.170107512:15
Nashville Predators goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
74J. Saros(W)24231.9581.69+0.6960:00

Season series

NSH leads 2-1

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