GRIT & GF

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Chicago Blackhawks

Nashville Predators

Expected goals, CHI–NSH
2.8–2.1
all situations, empty nets out
NSH share of xG
43.0%
50% is even
Shots on goal
23–26
CHI–NSH
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Predators beat the Blackhawks 4-2 while losing the expected-goals count 2.1 to 2.8. Erik Haula has a point in 5 straight games. Ryan O'Reilly scored the winner with under five minutes left.

  • Erik Haula has a point in 5 straight games. He has 30 points in 58 games this season. He played 15:56 and had no shots on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Predators.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

CHINSH

Where the shots came from

6 goals from 66 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← CHI shootingNSH shooting →

Chicago Blackhawks

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Alex Vlasic D22:390000.000129
Connor Bedard C21:291050.730061
Sam Rinzel D20:530130.220144
Teuvo Teravainen C19:490120.45007
Frank Nazar C18:130040.460065
Tyler Bertuzzi L17:561030.540162
Artyom Levshunov D17:470000.002152
Louis Crevier D17:110010.021129
Andre Burakovsky L17:080010.090060
Ryan Greene C16:440110.170053
Matt Grzelcyk D16:160010.020243
Connor Murphy D15:120010.063052
Nick Foligno L14:550010.10306
Ilya Mikheyev R14:070000.00009
Jason Dickinson C13:440000.003011
Oliver Moore C12:540000.000072
Ryan Donato C11:550000.002017
Landon Slaggert L9:580000.00107

Nashville Predators

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Roman Josi D25:250100.040263
Nicolas Hague D22:030010.031175
Nick Perbix D19:570000.040037
Nick Blankenburg D19:520010.024150
Ryan O'Reilly C18:401030.590067
Filip Forsberg L17:401040.372053
Brady Skjei D17:170010.012451
Cole Smith R16:200000.002124
Erik Haula L15:560100.006025
Steven Stamkos C14:541041.170055
Michael McCarron C14:400020.112188
Jonathan Marchessault R14:230020.050157
Luke Evangelista R14:200030.250064
Adam Wilsby D14:020010.011258
Tyson Jost C13:200010.031169
Michael Bunting L11:280020.180066
Matthew Wood R10:071010.112047
Zachary L'Heureux L9:450000.003191

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.