Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks — April 4, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Nashville Predators defeated the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on April 4, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (SJS 2.19, NSH 2.35), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The Nashville Predators created 7 high-danger scoring chances compared to 5 from the San Jose Sharks at 5-on-5. Filip Forsberg scored 2 goals. Erik Haula was the most dangerous skater with 0.44 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The Nashville Predators outshot the San Jose Sharks 34-27 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Nashville Predators vs San Jose Sharks progressed on Apr 4, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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NSH6 - 3SJS

Apr 4, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
SJS	P1	15	18	45.5	9	14	39.1	5	12	29.4	10	12	45.5	4	3	57.1	0.72	0.91	43.9	0	3	0.0
	P2	19	18	51.4	16	12	57.1	13	9	59.1	16	15	51.6	4	1	80.0	1.53	0.83	64.9	2	0	100.0
	P3	22	29	43.1	13	21	38.2	9	13	40.9	13	18	41.9	3	5	37.5	0.91	1.47	38.1	1	3	25.0
	Total	56	65	46.3	38	47	44.7	27	34	44.3	39	45	46.4	11	9	55.0	3.15	3.21	49.5	3	6	33.3
NSH	P1	18	15	54.5	14	9	60.9	12	5	70.6	12	10	54.5	3	4	42.9	0.91	0.72	56.1	3	0	100.0
	P2	18	19	48.6	12	16	42.9	9	13	40.9	15	16	48.4	1	4	20.0	0.83	1.53	35.1	0	2	0.0
	P3	29	22	56.9	21	13	61.8	13	9	59.1	18	13	58.1	5	3	62.5	1.47	0.91	61.9	3	1	75.0
	Total	65	56	53.7	47	38	55.3	34	27	55.7	45	39	53.6	9	11	45.0	3.21	3.15	50.5	6	3	66.7

Win Probability

SJS Favored

NSH Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

SJS

NSH

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

NSH Attempts

SJS Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

NSH ShootSJS Shoot

Missed Shot

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (SJS) performed against every skater on the away team (NSH) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = SJS players, Columns = NSH players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the SJS player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

SJS ↓ / NSH →	O'Reilly	Jost	Stamkos	Svechkov	L'Heureux	Forsberg	Haula	Schaefer	Marchessault	Evangelista	Wood	Kemell	Skjei	Josi	Perbix	Wilsby	Barron	Hague
Celebrini	52	40	38	33	43	43	50	40	38	38	50	50	58	64	55	13	50	17
Wennberg	80	57	78	67	73	50	56	71	75	57	63	71	61	76	77	50	55	100
Smith	45	50	33	33	45	33	46	50	36	33	43	50	55	57	50	8	36	20
Toffoli	60	43	25	0	50	33	46	0	43	36	33	0	29	47	56	36	40	0
Goodrow	18	0	33	0	25	20	43	0	20	0	14	0	0	15	33	42	30	0
Misa	33	37	33	0	50	40	43	0	50	28	38	0	23	36	38	45	43	—
Ostapchuk	17	0	31	0	25	14	40	0	11	0	14	0	0	14	20	40	30	0
Chernyshov	43	31	43	25	40	30	37	25	33	32	30	25	25	38	37	33	60	17
Eklund	70	50	73	67	73	36	58	71	75	57	63	71	60	64	82	50	55	100
Sherwood	88	63	88	75	86	50	67	83	75	57	57	83	73	75	89	55	63	100
Graf	36	33	29	17	29	67	100	25	63	29	63	33	69	65	56	17	20	—
Gaudette	20	0	50	0	25	30	30	0	20	0	0	0	0	14	13	33	25	—
Orlov	63	50	59	25	65	29	46	25	43	43	50	25	38	65	62	33	50	100
Leddy	55	33	50	63	45	56	55	56	56	42	60	63	64	57	60	53	80	17
Desharnais	43	75	48	17	56	28	50	0	33	29	57	0	33	48	50	36	70	67
Dickinson	57	33	40	64	17	60	55	64	56	36	50	64	62	50	62	53	80	17
Ferraro	21	26	33	0	20	20	40	0	30	23	33	0	17	32	45	25	33	0
Mukhamadullin	17	25	43	20	25	33	44	25	50	30	31	25	27	44	50	18	28	—