NSH 4–1 SJS Final · W
Predators/Schedule/Recap Fri, Oct 7, 2022 · 2022-23 regular season
Nashville Predators
NSH · 1-0-0
4–1
FinalW
San Jose Sharks
SJS · 0-1-0
1ST2ND3RDT NSH 11121516432 SJS 1130909131 goals · shots on goal
Season opener for both teams ·First meeting this season — the Predators lead the season series 1–0
NSH 1-0-0 · SJS 0-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Predators lead the season series 1–0

Predators beat the Sharks

The Predators earned it: 3.6 expected goals to 2.3, and a 4–1 win to show for it. Juuse Saros stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Predators created the better chances: 3.6 expected goals to 2.3, on 32 and 31 shots on goal.

NSH 3.6 xG · 32 shots SJS 2.3 xG · 31 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 1.0 · 1.1
2nd · the swing 1.6 · 0.7
3rd 1.0 · 0.5
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Predators win 70.
NSH 70%SJS 30%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 0 penalties
← Predators shoot this way Sharks shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
01:01 Kiefer Sherwood
Mattias Ekholm, Ryan McDonagh · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (21%)
1–0
2
08:36 Tomas Hertl
Timo Meier, Luke Kunin · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
1–1
2nd period
3
01:24 Eeli Tolvanen GWG
Cole Smith, Cody Glass · slap shot, a good chance (20%)
2–1
4
15:14 Nino Niederreiter
Dante Fabbro, Kiefer Sherwood · wrist shot, a good chance (10%)
3–1
3rd period
5
19:28 Matt Duchene EN
Mikael Granlund, Filip Forsberg · wrist shot, into an empty net
4–1
No penalties
Goaltending
+1.3
vs expected
30/31 saves · 1 GA · 2.3 xGA Stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+0.6
vs expected
28/31 saves · 3 GA · 3.6 xGA Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team NSHSJS
Shots on goal
32
31
Expected goals
3.6
2.3
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
0/0
0/0
Penalty minutes
0
0