Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators

Oct 23, 2014 · Bridgestone Arena

Team	Goals	Shots
Chicago Blackhawks	2	32
Nashville Predators	3	27

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
1st Period
12:21	CHI	Ben Smith (1)	Marcus Kruger (1), Brandon Saad (5)	1 - 0
19:12	NSH	James Neal (3)	Seth Jones (3), Mike Ribeiro (3)	1 - 1
2nd Period
16:12	NSH	James Neal (4)	Filip Forsberg (5)	1 - 2
3rd Period
01:52	NSH	James Neal (5)	Ryan Ellis (4), Filip Forsberg (6)	1 - 3
12:36	CHI	Andrew Shaw (3)	Unassisted	2 - 3

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
14:56	CHI	Marcus Kruger	High sticking	2
2nd Period
08:36	CHI	Brent Seabrook	Slashing	2
13:07	NSH	Mattias Ekholm	Holding	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Chicago Blackhawks	57	41	32	2	2.7	48.9
Nashville Predators	52	40	27	3	1.7	51.1

How the game went

The gap in shot attempts as the game went on: how many more one team had taken than the other. The line is above the middle and red while Nashville Predators had taken more, and below it and blue while Chicago Blackhawks had.

Expected goals

Chicago Blackhawks: 2.7 expected, 2 scored · Nashville Predators: 1.7 expected, 3 scored

Each line climbs with every chance a team had: a small step for a shot from far out, a big one for a dangerous chance. A dot is a goal. Expected goals adds up how likely each shot was to go in, judged by where it was taken from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. Blocked shots and the shootout are not counted. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

Where the attempts came from

Chicago Blackhawks

Nashville Predators

There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from.

Chicago Blackhawks

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Marian Hossa · Patrick Sharp · Jonathan Toews	8:52	38.5	29.4	0-1
Brad Richards · Bryan Bickell · Brandon Saad	7:41	41.7	29.6	0-1
Kris Versteeg · Patrick Kane · Andrew Shaw	7:23	45.5	35.4	0-0
Kris Versteeg · Jonathan Toews · Patrick Kane	5:41	70.0	75.8	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Duncan Keith · Brent Seabrook	18:33	57.1	54.8	1-1
Johnny Oduya · Niklas Hjalmarsson	16:04	41.4	30.7	0-1
Michal Rozsival · Trevor van Riemsdyk	12:56	47.1	64.6	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

xG is the expected goals of a skater's own shots. CF-CA and xGF-xGA are the shot attempts and the expected goals for and against while he was on the ice at five-on-five. For a goalie, xGA is what the shots he faced were expected to produce, and the last column is how many of those he saved. What these numbers mean

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
18	Ben Smith	R	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	12:28	0.34	10-4	0.46-0.14
65	Andrew Shaw	R	1	0	1	1	0	4	1	17:12	0.70	13-18	0.85-0.51
16	Marcus Kruger	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	09:30	0.06	9-7	0.43-0.39
20	Brandon Saad	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	15:05	0.08	9-11	0.52-0.36
2	Duncan Keith	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	26:24	0.03	23-19	0.98-0.74
4	Niklas Hjalmarsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	20:19	0.05	13-19	0.37-0.60
7	Brent Seabrook	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	21:05	0.03	22-18	1.27-0.74
10	Patrick Sharp	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	19:15	0.07	13-17	0.87-0.63
10	Kris Versteeg	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	16:16	0.29	16-12	0.45-0.31
13	Daniel Carcillo	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	06:14		6-9	0.09-0.31
17	Brad Richards	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	11:42	0.07	8-11	0.20-0.32
19	Jonathan Toews	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	21:06	0.38	16-12	0.55-0.36
29	Johnny Oduya	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	19:59	0.06	13-19	0.29-0.66
29	Bryan Bickell	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	10:40	0.03	9-9	0.20-0.32
32	Michal Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15:33	0.02	9-12	0.34-0.24
57	Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	13:27	0.01	10-10	0.77-0.18
81	Marian Hossa	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	17:58	0.32	14-13	0.94-0.52
88	Patrick Kane	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	23:12	0.13	17-20	0.58-0.58

#	Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
32	Antti Raanta	27	24	3	58:35	1.70	-1.30

Nashville Predators

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Mike Ribeiro · James Neal · Filip Forsberg	13:00	66.7	48.1	3-1
Paul Gaustad · Eric Nystrom · Viktor Stalberg	11:05	47.6	45.4	0-0
Derek Roy · Colin Wilson · Craig Smith	10:47	57.9	78.7	0-0
Olli Jokinen · Taylor Beck · Calle Jarnkrok	10:20	50.0	40.0	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Shea Weber · Roman Josi	19:24	56.3	60.9	0-0
Ryan Ellis · Mattias Ekholm	15:31	66.7	40.8	1-1
Anton Volchenkov · Seth Jones	11:53	27.8	22.7	1-1

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
81	James Neal	L	3	0	3	1	0	6	1	16:22	0.52	17-11	0.65-1.15
9	Filip Forsberg	L	0	2	2	2	0	1	0	15:44	0.02	17-10	0.65-0.70
3	Seth Jones	D	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	17:31	0.08	9-18	0.37-0.61
63	Mike Ribeiro	C	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	16:44		17-12	0.65-1.17
94	Ryan Ellis	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	20:25	0.09	21-12	0.58-0.97
6	Shea Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	27:56	0.02	21-21	0.78-0.65
8	Derek Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14:25	0.08	13-12	0.52-0.21
13	Olli Jokinen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14:32	0.01	7-10	0.20-0.25
14	Mattias Ekholm	D	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	17:09		22-13	0.66-0.90
15	Craig Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	14:31	0.14	12-13	0.40-0.27
19	Calle Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:09		8-6	0.12-0.14
20	Anton Volchenkov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11:53		5-13	0.14-0.49
22	Colin Wilson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14:33	0.24	14-9	0.43-0.13
24	Eric Nystrom	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	17:22	0.01	10-17	0.30-0.96
24	Viktor Stalberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	12:15	0.08	10-12	0.30-0.36
28	Paul Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	17:00	0.18	10-16	0.30-0.51
28	Taylor Beck	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	12:04	0.21	9-8	0.22-0.20
59	Roman Josi	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	25:25	0.04	18-17	0.63-0.51

#	Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
35	Pekka Rinne	32	30	2	60:00	2.65	+0.65