Thursday, January 8, 2026
Final (SO)
- Expected goals, NYI–NSH
- 2.9–2.9
- all situations, empty nets out
- NSH share of xG
- 50.4%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 31–27
- NYI–NSH
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Predators edged the Islanders 2-1 in a shootout. Expected goals had it close, 3.0 to 2.9. Steven Stamkos had 10 shot attempts. Emil Heineman played 22:45, about 6 minutes more than his average this season.
- Steven StamkosVolume
Steven Stamkos had 10 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.6 attempts a game. The Predators beat the Islanders 2-1 in a shootout.
- Emil HeinemanIce time
Emil Heineman played 22:45, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 20 points in 44 games this season. The Islanders lost 2-1 to the Predators in a shootout.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
2 goals from 89 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
New York Islanders
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Schaefer D | 28:53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| Mathew Barzal C | 24:51 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| Emil Heineman L | 22:45 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.47 | 2 | 2 | 48 |
| Tony DeAngelo D | 22:34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Adam Pelech D | 21:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 3 | 63 |
| Ryan Pulock D | 20:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| Jonathan Drouin L | 17:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| Scott Mayfield D | 17:01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
| Anders Lee L | 16:27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Simon Holmstrom R | 16:10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Maxim Shabanov R | 15:48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau C | 15:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 3 | 37 |
| Casey Cizikas C | 13:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 3 | 2 | 32 |
| Anthony Duclair L | 13:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| Cole McWard D | 11:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 3 | 40 |
| Kyle MacLean C | 9:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Marc Gatcomb C | 9:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
| Calum Ritchie C | 8:52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Nashville Predators
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly C | 23:52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| Roman Josi D | 23:11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.31 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| Nick Blankenburg D | 21:55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.38 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| Brady Skjei D | 21:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.27 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| Steven Stamkos C | 20:24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.37 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| Nicolas Hague D | 19:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| Adam Wilsby D | 19:22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| Nick Perbix D | 19:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 1 | 3 | 56 |
| Filip Forsberg L | 18:48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| Erik Haula L | 17:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| Luke Evangelista R | 16:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Michael Bunting L | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Cole Smith R | 15:17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.04 | 3 | 0 | 68 |
| Michael McCarron C | 14:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| Fedor Svechkov C | 11:46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 | 97 |
| Reid Schaefer L | 11:04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Matthew Wood R | 7:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| Tyson Jost C | 7:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
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