Nashville's 6-1 loss to Edmonton: Inside the Numbers

by Dirk Hoag on Oct 14, 2009 12:50 AM EDT in Statistical Analysis

What's that you say? You want to relive the magic of Monday night's 6-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, but in a detailed, statistical manner? Well then, you've come to the right place!

Follow after the jump for the breakdown by Even Strength, Power Play and Penalty Kill to see which Nashville Predators fared better or worse across a number of categories...

FYI, I'm hoping to add some aspect of Shot Quality to these tables in the near future, as it occasionally sheds extra light on a given game. In this particular one, for example, Nashville had a massive shooting advantage but Edmonton's shots tended to come from closer in, and were more dangerous.

Even Strength

Even Strength		Individual Totals					Team Totals While Player Is On Ice
Player	Pos	EV TOI	Shots	Shts Blkd	Missed Shts	Blocks	SOG For	SOG Ag	SOG +/-	Tot SF	Tot SA	Corsi
Jason Arnott	C	14:07	2	0	1	1	10	6	+4	16	14	+2
Steve Sullivan	L	14:02	1	1	0	1	10	5	+5	15	11	+4
Patric Hornqvist	R	13:36	1	0	1	1	9	8	+1	14	14	0
Martin Erat	R	13:48	2	0	1	0	8	3	+5	11	5	+6
David Legwand	C	9:20	1	1	0	1	6	7	-1	12	8	+4
Michael Santorelli	C	9:27	2	1	0	0	8	6	+2	13	9	+4
Ryan Jones	L	9:05	0	1	0	0	1	5	-4	8	7	+1
Joel Ward	R	14:01	2	0	1	1	4	5	-1	7	9	-2
Colin Wilson	C	13:42	1	1	0	2	4	3	+1	6	7	-1
Marcel Goc	C	7:18	0	0	0	0	4	2	+2	6	4	+2
Triston Grant	L	5:25	1	0	0	0	4	2	+2	5	3	+2
Jerred Smithson	R	6:26	0	0	1	0	4	2	+2	5	4	+1
Shea Weber	D	16:45	4	0	0	1	11	5	+6	15	11	+4
Ryan Suter	D	14:58	2	0	0	0	10	4	+6	12	10	+2
Dan Hamhuis	D	14:41	1	1	1	0	9	7	+2	16	10	+6
Kevin Klein	D	14:07	0	0	0	2	8	9	-1	13	14	-1
Teemu Laakso	D	13:43	3	1	1	1	4	5	-1	10	9	+1
Francis Bouillon	D	15:20	0	0	1	0	6	6	0	12	14	-2

Obviously we all knew that Kevin Klein had a rough night, and these numbers back that up. He was one of just 5 Preds with a negative Shots On Goal +/-, which is something considering Nashville outshot Edmonton 23-13 at even strength.

Amidst all the noise of that loss, however, another quiet effort by Ryan Jones jumps out when you look here. Mike Santorelli, on the other hand, drove pucks to the net in his limited ice time.

Power Play

Power Play				Team Totals While On Ice
Player	Pos	PP TOI	SOG	Goals For	SOG For	Tot Shots For
Ryan Suter	D	7:19	1	0	9	12
Shea Weber	D	6:41	4	0	9	12
Jason Arnott	C	6:27	2	0	9	12
Patric Hornqvist	R	6:27	1	0	9	12
Steve Sullivan	L	6:07	1	0	9	12
Martin Erat	R	5:17	1	0	8	10
Kevin Klein	D	4:39	1	0	7	9
Ryan Jones	L	3:58	3	0	6	7
Dan Hamhuis	D	3:06	2	0	6	7
Colin Wilson	C	2:59	0	0	4	5
David Legwand	C	2:08	0	0	4	5
Joel Ward	R	1:15	0	0	1	2
Teemu Laakso	D	0:54	0	0	1	2
Francis Bouillon	D	0:49	1	0	2	2
Triston Grant	L	0:24	0	0	1	1
Marcel Goc	C	0:10	0	0	0	0

The Preds now stand at 29th in the league on the power play. All that time, all those shots, and no goals.

Penalty Kill

Penalty Kill				Team Totals While On Ice
Player	Pos	PK TOI	Blkd Shts	Goals Ag	SOG Ag	Tot Shots Ag
Jerred Smithson	R	2:27	0	1	1	1
David Legwand	C	2:20	0	1	1	2
Dan Hamhuis	D	2:00	0	0	0	1
Kevin Klein	D	2:00	0	0	0	1
Joel Ward	R	1:16	1	0	1	2
Shea Weber	D	1:08	0	1	2	2
Ryan Suter	D	1:08	0	1	2	2
Martin Erat	R	0:48	0	0	1	1
Teemu Laakso	D	0:47	0	0	0	0
Francis Bouillon	D	0:47	0	0	0	0
Marcel Goc	C	0:35	0	0	0	0
Jason Arnott	C	0:12	0	0	0	0
Steve Sullivan	L	0:12	0	0	0	0