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New Jersey Devils vs. Nashville PredatorsFeb 23, 2025

Final· Bridgestone Arena
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NJD
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NSH
0
Goals123TShots123T
NJD1225NJD12141036
NSH0000NSH881329
NJD 52NSH 84
NJD 3.12NSH 3.37
PP goals
NJD 1NSH 0
Hits
NJD 39NSH 21
Blocks
NJD 25NSH 6
PIM
NJD 8NSH 2
NJD 41%NSH 59%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

New Jersey Devils rout Nashville Predators 5–0

New Jersey Devils beat Nashville Predators 5–0 at NSH. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:08 together.

  1. Points
    Nico Hischier had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.Hischier
  2. Points
    Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:44.Hamilton
  3. Points
    Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:35.Bratt
  4. Points
    Luke Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:15.Hughes
  5. PP1
    NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:08 together.HamiltonNoesenBrattHischierHughes
  6. New line
    New look for NJD: Tatar–Noesen–Hischier skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.TatarNoesenHischier
  7. Luck
    NSH scored 0 goals on 3.37 expected goals (84 attempts), well short of its chances.
  8. Goalie
    Justus Annunen (NSH) faced 36 shots and stopped 31 (.861), +12 against a season average of 23.9; the loss.Annunen

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, NJD at NSH: 136 attempts, 65 on goal, 5 goals, 6.48 expected goals; best chance Ondrej Palat at 0.22 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NJD attacks left (bottom on phones)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NSH
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 136 of 136 attempts · NSH 84 · NJD 52

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at NSH: expected goals 3.37 to 3.12 (NSH led the chances), shot attempts 84 to 52, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdNSHNJDPHCNTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NSH
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NSHNJDcontrol2nd3rdPalat · 1st 13:45Hamilton · 2nd 9:14Casey · 2nd 14:28Noesen · 3rd 5:06Tatar · 3rd 9:27
  • NSH pressure
  • NJD pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NJD 21% of the game, NSH 32%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, NJD at NSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Justus Annunen (60:00) for NSH and Nico Daws (60:00) for NJD, 5 goals.

NSH
NJD
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatNJDNSH
5577
2.952.96
2.872.86
1117
66
1823
−0.074+0.074
21%32%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Nashville Predators

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 13:45
    NJDOndrej Palat (Luke Hughes, Dougie Hamilton)snap0.22 xG
    NJD: Palat, Hamilton, Bratt, Hughes, HughesNSH: Josi, Sissons, McCarron, Smith, Barron
    NJD 1 – 0 NSH

2nd period

  1. 9:14
    NJDDougie Hamilton (Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt)snap0.02 xG
    NJD: Tatar, Dillon, Hamilton, Bratt, HischierNSH: O'Reilly, Marchessault, Skjei, Forsberg, Blankenburg
    NJD 2 – 0 NSH
  2. 14:28
    NJDSeamus Casey (Luke Hughes, Jack Hughes)wrist0.03 xG
    NJD: Palat, Bratt, Hughes, Hughes, CaseyNSH: Schenn, O'Reilly, Marchessault, Forsberg, Englund
    NJD 3 – 0 NSH

3rd period

  1. 5:06
    NJDStefan NoesenPP (Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt)wrist0.11 xG
    NJD: Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier, HughesNSH: Schenn, Sissons, Englund, Smith
    NJD 4 – 0 NSH
  2. 9:27
    NJDTomas Tatar (Nico Hischier)wrist0.15 xG
    NJD: Tatar, Noesen, Pesce, Hischier, CaseyNSH: Stamkos, Schenn, Marchessault, Englund, Svechkov
    NJD 5 – 0 NSH

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nico Hischier CL1033+220.3200017:50——3962
Stefan Noesen RL1101+140.4501014:25——5076
Tomas Tatar LL1101+210.1513012:02——5888
Jack Hughes CL2011+280.6700017:10——5877
Jesper Bratt LL2022+320.1411015:35——5576
Ondrej Palat LL2101+210.3140010:30——5472
Erik Haula LL3000020.0510014:52——1910
Paul Cotter LL3000010.0941012:45——2312
Nathan Bastian RL3000010.0131012:08——2313
Dawson Mercer CL4000010.2103018:06——4242
Timo Meier RL4000010.1221015:32——3636
Justin Dowling CL4000000.0020211:23——5539
Brenden Dillon DD1000+110.0344024:16——3940
Dougie Hamilton DD1112+250.3462018:44——4257
Brett Pesce DD2000+100.0014221:45——4962
Johnathan Kovacevic DD2000010.0282221:36——4357
Luke Hughes DD3022+220.1312219:15——3539
Seamus Casey DD3101+230.0810014:06——4645
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Nico Daws(start)W29290.10003.3760:00

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Cole Smith RL1000-110.1610013:40——5428
Colton Sissons CL1000-110.1330013:02——5428
Michael McCarron CL1000-130.1010212:45——6040
Filip Forsberg LL2000-240.6810020:35——6266
Jonathan Marchessault RL2000-310.1820020:22——4743
Ryan O'Reilly CL2000-210.1300020:06——5452
Steven Stamkos CL3000-150.6410021:22——6670
Gustav Nyquist RL3000010.2010017:50——6268
Fedor Svechkov CL3000-110.2310012:41——5855
Luke Evangelista RL4000010.0510014:42——6857
Tommy Novak CL4000000.0001013:42——5851
Mark Jankowski LL4000000.000005:47——50100
Roman Josi DD1000-140.3403026:23——6048
Justin Barron DD1000-120.2321018:51——7063
Brady Skjei DD2000-120.0901021:07——5951
Nick Blankenburg DD2000-110.1400017:14——6153
Andreas Englund DD3000-200.0020014:23——4538
Luke Schenn DD3000-210.0650014:20——3833
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Justus Annunen(start)L36315.8613.1260:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Ondrej Palat (NJD) 1st 13:45 · assists Luke Hughes, Dougie Hamilton · Rebound · 57.7 mph shot.

Dougie Hamilton · 2nd 9:14 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
50.8 mph
Distance
38 ft
Entry to goal
5.3 s
Type
one-timer

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Seamus Casey · 2nd 14:28 · NJD

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
56.9 mph
Distance
40 ft
Entry to goal
7.7 s

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Tomas Tatar · 3rd 9:27 · NJD

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
33.0 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
7.5 s

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