Nashville PredatorsNSH 2–1 Final/OT Florida PanthersFLA

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Final/OT 1st2nd3rdOT T SOG
Nashville PredatorsNSH 0011 2 29
Florida PanthersFLA 1000 1 31

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
16:26 FLA Carter Verhaeghe (5) Sam Bennett (7), A.J. Greer (5) · wrist xG 0.13 0–1 ▶
2nd Period
No scoring
3rd Period
13:41 NSH Ryan O'Reilly (9) Michael Bunting (10), Nicolas Hague (6) · backhand xG 0.36 1–1 ▶
Overtime
4:03 NSH Steven Stamkos (8) Ryan O'Reilly (12), Roman Josi (8) · wrist xG 0.23 2–1 ▶

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

NSH 51%Deserve to win49% FLA
NSHFLA
4.64Expected goals4.57
2Goals (no shootout)1
2.55Expected goals, 5 on 51.76
60Shot attempts57
48Unblocked attempts45
29Shots on goal31

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

2nd Period
14:07 FLA Deserve to win Deserve to win · FLA takes the lead, 61–39%
NSH had led since 3:45 of the 1st, by as much as 74%
14:10 FLA xG swing xG swing · Out-chanced NSH 2.01–0.02
In xG over 10 minutes, 7:00 to 17:00 of the 2nd; neither team scored
19:34 NSH Goalie Goalie · Saros +2.2 goals saved
1 goal on 3.21 xG, 24 shots on goal
3rd Period
1:46 FLA Goalie Goalie · Bobrovsky +2.1 goals saved
0 goals on 2.06 xG, 15 shots on goal

Shot map

NSH shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ FLA shoots
Nicolas Hague: snap, 55 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 0:36) Filip Forsberg: backhand, 17 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 0:38) Brady Skjei: snap, 61 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 1:20) Carter Verhaeghe: snap, 42 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 1:57) Donovan Sebrango: wrist, 51 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 2:00) Luke Kunin: slap, 48 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 2:17) Fedor Svechkov: snap, 19 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 2:27) Filip Forsberg: snap, 10 ft, xG 0.17 (P1 3:45) Filip Forsberg: snap, 34 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 3:59) Jonathan Marchessault: snap, 22 ft, xG 0.22 (P1 5:29) Luke Evangelista: snap, 49 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 5:48) Anton Lundell: snap, 32 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 10:32) Michael Bunting: snap, 23 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 11:21) Niko Mikkola: tip-in, 13 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 11:33) Carter Verhaeghe: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.26 (P1 11:35) Carter Verhaeghe: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 11:59) Gustav Forsling: snap, 56 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 13:06) Seth Jones: wrist, 40 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 14:06) Jack Studnicka: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 15:24) Fedor Svechkov: snap, 39 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 15:46) Roman Josi: snap, 72 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 15:52) Matthew Wood: snap, 23 ft, xG 0.22 (P1 16:13) Adam Wilsby: snap, 68 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 16:42) Luke Evangelista: snap, 34 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 17:22) Nick Blankenburg: snap, 65 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 17:36) Nick Blankenburg: snap, 59 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 17:44) Mackie Samoskevich: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 1:13) Spencer Stastney: wrist, 68 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 1:43) Niko Mikkola: slap, 61 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 2:50) Filip Forsberg: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 3:19) Jonathan Marchessault: tip-in, 16 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 3:48) Niko Mikkola: snap, 26 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 4:40) Michael Bunting: snap, 29 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 4:50) Matthew Wood: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 4:51) Gustav Forsling: snap, 50 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 5:31) Carter Verhaeghe: wrist, 71 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 6:30) Luke Kunin: snap, 44 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 8:49) Luke Kunin: snap, 23 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 8:50) Roman Josi: snap, 45 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 8:58) Brad Marchand: snap, 26 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 10:13) Brad Marchand: tip-in, 8 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 11:09) Sam Reinhart: wrist, 31 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 11:18) Sam Reinhart: wrist, 13 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 11:44) Jesper Boqvist: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.15 (P2 12:05) Aaron Ekblad: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 13:06) Seth Jones: snap, 59 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 13:52) Sam Bennett: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.16 (P2 14:07) Carter Verhaeghe: wrap-around, 4 ft, xG 0.21 (P2 14:10) Sam Bennett: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.27 (P2 14:12) Sam Reinhart: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 16:46) Sam Bennett: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.35 (P2 16:48) Sam Reinhart: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.17 (P2 17:00) Erik Haula: snap, 43 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 17:44) Filip Forsberg: tip-in, 18 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 18:28) Filip Forsberg: cradle, 5 ft, xG 0.56 (P2 18:51) Nicolas Hague: slap, 59 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 19:11) A.J. Greer: snap, 18 ft, xG 0.22 (P2 19:34) A.J. Greer: snap, 7 ft, xG 0.36 (P2 19:36) Brad Marchand: backhand, 29 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 1:09) Anton Lundell: snap, 22 ft, xG 0.17 (P3 1:11) Matthew Wood: snap, 33 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 1:46) Erik Haula: snap, 6 ft, xG 0.30 (P3 1:48) Erik Haula: snap, 33 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 2:04) Adam Wilsby: snap, 55 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 2:12) Michael Bunting: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.13 (P3 2:14) Michael Bunting: snap, 30 ft, xG 0.13 (P3 2:22) Anton Lundell: snap, 31 ft, xG 0.11 (P3 2:56) Matthew Wood: snap, 27 ft, xG 0.13 (P3 3:34) Matthew Wood: snap, 16 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 3:35) Filip Forsberg: slap, 41 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 4:19) Steven Stamkos: snap, 20 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 6:39) Sam Bennett: backhand, 12 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 10:03) Sam Bennett: wrap-around, 5 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 10:04) Ryan O'Reilly: snap, 28 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 10:24) Roman Josi: snap, 34 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 10:54) Ryan O'Reilly: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.10 (P3 11:03) Mackie Samoskevich: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 11:18) Nick Blankenburg: snap, 66 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 11:39) Michael Bunting: snap, 35 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 13:38) Jonathan Marchessault: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 14:03) Erik Haula: snap, 61 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 15:03) Sam Reinhart: wrist, 44 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 15:58) Aaron Ekblad: wrist, 61 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 17:55) Ryan O'Reilly: wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.14 (P3 18:12) Seth Jones: backhand, 17 ft, xG 0.08 (OT 0:40) Evan Rodrigues: snap, 37 ft, xG 0.09 (OT 1:02) Anton Lundell: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.04 (OT 1:13) Fedor Svechkov: snap, 18 ft, xG 0.21 (OT 2:15) Jonathan Marchessault: snap, 14 ft, xG 0.16 (OT 2:31) Gustav Forsling: snap, 26 ft, xG 0.16 (OT 3:53) Carter Verhaeghe: GOAL, wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 16:26) Ryan O'Reilly: GOAL, backhand, 5 ft, xG 0.36 (P3 13:41) Steven Stamkos: GOAL, wrist, 14 ft, xG 0.23 (OT 4:03)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

Nashville Predators

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
56 Erik Haula 000 0 40.42 2122:56
90 Ryan O'Reilly 112 +2 40.70 0122:27
9 Filip Forsberg 000 -1 81.06 3119:20
47 Michael McCarron 000 0 00.00 6018:29
91 Steven Stamkos 101 +1 40.39 2017:38
81 Jonathan Marchessault 000 0 60.57 1017:31
77 Luke Evangelista 000 +1 30.02 0014:50
9 Fedor Svechkov 000 -1 40.35 1012:42
71 Matthew Wood 000 -1 50.50 0112:21
58 Michael Bunting 011 +1 50.40 1112:17
49 Reid Schaefer 000 0 00.00 1108:41
89 Ozzy Wiesblatt 000 0 00.00 0000:15
Defense
59 Roman Josi 011 +1 50.11 0227:08
41 Nicolas Hague 011 0 20.05 1223:22
76 Brady Skjei 000 0 10.02 1023:05
2 Adam Wilsby 000 0 30.04 0016:43
3 Nick Blankenburg 000 0 40.01 0016:30
24 Spencer Stastney 000 0 20.01 0211:54
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Juuse Saros 31130 .968 4.57 +3.57

Florida Panthers

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
13 Sam Reinhart 000 0 60.55 1122:13
63 Brad Marchand 000 0 30.21 0122:00
17 Evan Rodrigues 000 0 10.09 3021:21
9 Sam Bennett 011 0 70.98 1021:19
23 Carter Verhaeghe 101 0 70.65 0017:43
15 Anton Lundell 000 0 40.41 2017:42
11 Mackie Samoskevich 000 0 20.23 0016:13
70 Jesper Boqvist 000 0 10.15 2014:07
18 A.J. Greer 011 +1 20.58 2010:59
71 Luke Kunin 000 -1 40.12 1008:34
23 Jack Studnicka 000 -1 20.01 0007:03
73 Noah Gregor 000 -1 20.00 2006:27
Defense
3 Seth Jones 000 0 40.13 0026:29
5 Aaron Ekblad 000 0 20.05 0224:12
42 Gustav Forsling 000 -1 30.23 0223:49
77 Niko Mikkola 000 0 50.17 4319:23
26 Uvis Balinskis 000 0 00.00 1010:30
73 Donovan Sebrango 000 0 20.00 0010:05
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Sergei Bobrovsky 29227 .931 4.64 +2.64

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

Nashville Predators

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
74 Juuse Saros G +3.57 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +3.57 64:03
90 Ryan O'Reilly C +2.06 +1.45 +0.45 +0.09 0.00 +0.02 +0.05 — 22:27
58 Michael Bunting L +1.35 +0.70 +0.26 +0.04 +0.30 0.00 +0.05 — 12:17
9 Filip Forsberg L +1.27 0.00 +0.69 +0.57 0.00 0.00 +0.01 — 19:20
59 Roman Josi D +1.22 +0.55 +0.07 +0.52 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 27:08
77 Luke Evangelista R +1.04 0.00 +0.02 +1.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 14:50
81 Jonathan Marchessault R +0.96 0.00 +0.37 +0.58 0.00 +0.01 0.00 — 17:31
40 Fedor Svechkov C +0.89 0.00 +0.23 +0.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 12:42
56 Erik Haula L +0.77 0.00 +0.27 +0.43 0.00 +0.02 +0.05 — 22:56
41 Nicolas Hague D +0.76 +0.55 +0.03 -0.03 +0.15 0.00 +0.06 — 23:22
83 Adam Wilsby D +0.74 0.00 +0.02 +0.72 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 16:43
91 Steven Stamkos C +0.53 +0.75 +0.25 -0.35 -0.15 +0.03 0.00 — 17:38
76 Brady Skjei D +0.25 0.00 +0.01 +0.16 +0.15 0.00 -0.08 — 23:05
71 Matthew Wood R +0.19 0.00 +0.33 -0.02 -0.15 0.00 +0.03 — 12:21
49 Reid Schaefer L +0.10 0.00 0.00 -0.06 +0.15 0.00 +0.01 — 8:41
89 Ozzy Wiesblatt C 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 0:15
24 Spencer Stastney D -0.01 0.00 +0.01 +0.18 -0.30 0.00 +0.10 — 11:54
37 Nick Blankenburg D -0.13 0.00 +0.01 +0.17 -0.30 -0.01 0.00 — 16:30
47 Michael McCarron C -0.26 0.00 0.00 -0.36 0.00 +0.12 -0.02 — 18:29

Florida Panthers

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
72 Sergei Bobrovsky G +2.64 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +2.64 64:03
10 A.J. Greer L +1.97 +0.55 +0.38 +1.21 -0.15 0.00 -0.02 — 10:59
9 Sam Bennett C +1.72 +0.70 +0.64 +0.43 0.00 -0.04 0.00 — 21:19
23 Carter Verhaeghe C +1.54 +0.75 +0.42 +0.43 0.00 -0.02 -0.04 — 17:43
15 Anton Lundell C +1.31 0.00 +0.27 +0.49 +0.60 -0.07 +0.02 — 17:42
63 Brad Marchand L +0.31 0.00 +0.14 +0.36 -0.15 -0.01 -0.03 — 22:00
42 Gustav Forsling D +0.30 0.00 +0.15 +0.20 -0.15 0.00 +0.10 — 23:49
11 Mackie Samoskevich R +0.06 0.00 +0.15 -0.07 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 16:13
5 Aaron Ekblad D +0.03 0.00 +0.03 -0.10 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 24:12
26 Uvis Balinskis D -0.04 0.00 0.00 -0.06 0.00 0.00 +0.02 — 10:30
6 Donovan Sebrango D -0.09 0.00 0.00 -0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 10:05
13 Sam Reinhart C -0.18 0.00 +0.36 -0.55 0.00 -0.01 +0.01 — 22:13
17 Evan Rodrigues C -0.38 0.00 +0.06 -0.58 +0.15 +0.01 -0.02 — 21:21
70 Jesper Boqvist C -0.49 0.00 +0.10 -0.55 0.00 -0.02 -0.02 — 14:07
3 Seth Jones D -0.67 0.00 +0.08 -0.73 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 26:29
77 Niko Mikkola D -0.80 0.00 +0.11 -0.91 -0.15 0.00 +0.15 — 19:23
71 Luke Kunin C -1.24 0.00 +0.08 -1.30 0.00 -0.02 0.00 — 8:34
18 Noah Gregor L -1.27 0.00 0.00 -1.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 6:27
53 Jack Studnicka C -1.28 0.00 +0.01 -1.25 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 — 7:03

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.