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Nashville Predators vs. New Jersey DevilsNov 25, 2024

Final· Prudential Center
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NSH
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NJD
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Goals123TShots123T
NSH1012NSH910322
NJD1315NJD11191646
NSH 52NJD 73
NSH 2.21NJD 5.39
PP goals
NSH 0NJD 1
Hits
NSH 30NJD 32
Blocks
NSH 11NJD 18
PIM
NSH 2NJD 23
NSH 39%NJD 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Nashville Predators 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Nashville Predators 5–2 at home. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 2:01 together.

  1. Points
    Nico Hischier had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:03.Hischier
  2. Points
    Johnathan Kovacevic had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:54.Kovacevic
  3. PP1
    NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 2:01 together.HamiltonNoesenBrattHischierHughes
  4. Usage
    Jeremy Lauzon (NSH) played 9:11, −9:07 down on his 18:18 season average over 27 games.Lauzon
  5. Usage
    Luke Hughes (NJD) played 15:18, −5:57 down on his 21:15 season average over 70 games.Hughes
  6. Usage
    Timo Meier (NJD) played 13:37, −4:18 down on his 17:55 season average over 79 games.Meier
  7. Usage
    Marc Del Gaizo (NSH) played 12:52, −3:58 down on his 16:50 season average over 45 games.Del Gaizo
  8. Usage
    Jack Hughes (NJD) played 17:15, −3:43 down on his 20:58 season average over 61 games.Hughes

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, NSH at NJD: 125 attempts, 68 on goal, 7 goals, 7.60 expected goals; best chance Stefan Noesen at 0.76 xG.

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

Showing 125 of 125 attempts · NJD 73 · NSH 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NSH at NJD: expected goals 5.39 to 2.21 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 73 to 52, 7 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdNJDNSHFHHHHLDnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NJD
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NJDNSHcontrol2nd3rdForsberg · 1st 5:08Haula · 1st 11:29Hischier · 2nd 3:52Hischier · 2nd 10:01Hischier · 2nd 16:57L'Heureux · 3rd 7:39Dowling · 3rd 17:25
  • NJD pressure
  • NSH pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NSH 14% of the game, NJD 43%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NSH at NJD: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Jacob Markstrom (60:00) for NJD and Juuse Saros (39:53) for NSH, 7 goals.

NJD
NSH
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
StatNSHNJD
3565
0.903.79
0.893.67
420
17
2919
−0.055+0.055
14%43%

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.

Nashville Predators

Current NSH line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:08
    NSHFilip Forsbergwrist0.01 xG
    NSH: Schenn, Nyquist, Forsberg, Novak, Del GaizoNJD: Dillon, Hamilton, Noesen, Meier, Hischier
    NSH 1 – 0 NJD
  2. 11:29
    NJDErik Haula (Johnathan Kovacevic, Dawson Mercer)tip-in0.08 xG
    NSH: Schenn, Nyquist, Jankowski, Novak, Del GaizoNJD: Haula, Hamilton, Kovacevic, Cotter, Mercer
    NSH 1 – 1 NJD

2nd period

  1. 3:52
    NJDNico Hischier (Timo Meier, Luke Hughes)wrist0.26 xG
    NSH: Schenn, Nyquist, Novak, Parssinen, Del GaizoNJD: Noesen, Pesce, Meier, Hischier, Hughes
    NSH 1 – 2 NJD
  2. 10:01
    NJDNico HischierPPwrist0.18 xG
    NSH: Jankowski, Lauzon, Carrier, SmithNJD: Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes
    NSH 1 – 3 NJD
  3. 16:57
    NJDNico Hischier (Stefan Noesen)snap0.18 xG
    NSH: Nyquist, O'Reilly, Skjei, Forsberg, CarrierNJD: Noesen, Siegenthaler, Meier, Hischier, Kovacevic
    NSH 1 – 4 NJD

3rd period

  1. 7:39
    NSHZachary L'Heureux (Roman Josi)backhand0.13 xG
    NSH: Josi, Sissons, Carrier, Smith, L'HeureuxNJD: Tatar, Dowling, Hamilton, Pesce, Bowers
    NSH 2 – 4 NJD
  2. 17:25
    NJDJustin DowlingEN (Johnathan Kovacevic, Brenden Dillon)wrist0.53 xG
    NSH: Stamkos, Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Marchessault, ForsbergNJD: Dowling, Dillon, Hischier, Kovacevic, Mercer
    NSH 2 – 5 NJD

Box score

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

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1000-200.1501021:32——4726
Filip Forsberg LL1101-130.3000021:21——4521
Gustav Nyquist RL1000-320.2401018:16——3614
Cole Smith RL2000+100.0012012:39——3630
Colton Sissons CL2000+100.0001011:10——2518
Zachary L'Heureux LL2101+110.1350010:47——3026
Jonathan Marchessault RL3000-120.1420019:13——4737
Tommy Novak CL3000-130.2000016:45——3921
Mark Jankowski LL3000-110.0700014:42——5252
Steven Stamkos CL4000-120.5610019:44——52
Juuso Parssinen CL4000-100.0020013:22——170
Fedor Svechkov CL4000000.0021012:11——3110
Brady Skjei DD1000-140.1410023:44——3328
Alexandre Carrier DD1000010.0910217:43——3928
Luke Schenn DD2000-100.0081015:33——3714
Marc Del Gaizo DD2000-100.0021012:52——237
Roman Josi DD3011030.1912027:58——3316
Jeremy Lauzon DD3000000.004109:11——479
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)L30264.8673.9339:53
Scott Wedgewood—15150.10000.9318:56

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nico Hischier CL1303+260.7900018:03——7184
Stefan Noesen RL1011+141.0431016:05——7285
Timo Meier RL1011+150.40101713:37——7180
Dawson Mercer CL2011+220.1121016:14——6485
Erik Haula LL2101+170.3400415:13——6888
Paul Cotter LL2000+120.5230012:35——7181
Jack Hughes CL3000000.0601017:15——6180
Jesper Bratt LL3000000.0411016:04——4781
Ondrej Palat LL3000020.4623013:15——5784
Shane Bowers CL4000-120.0720010:54——6774
Tomas Tatar LL4000-120.0710010:24——6373
Justin Dowling CL4101020.600009:25——6470
Brenden Dillon DD1011000.0044020:40——5767
Dougie Hamilton DD1000-150.2441018:33——6164
Jonas Siegenthaler DD2000+100.0161021:37——7184
Johnathan Kovacevic DD2022+330.0230019:54——7384
Brett Pesce DD3000020.0504021:54——6385
Luke Hughes DD3011+120.5801215:18——6791
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)W22202.9092.2160:00

Goal anatomy

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

Filip Forsberg (NSH) 1st 5:08 · unassisted · Forecheck turnover · 53.2 mph shot.

Erik Haula · 1st 11:29 · NJD

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
21.3 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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Nico Hischier · 2nd 3:52 · NJD

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
24.2 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Nico Hischier · 2nd 16:57 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
39.4 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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