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Nashville Predators vs. New Jersey DevilsJan 29, 2026

Final / OT· Prudential Center
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
NSH10102NSH7139029
NJD01113NJD13138135
NSH 69NJD 72
NSH 2.73NJD 3.29
PP goals
NSH 0NJD 0
Hits
NSH 17NJD 27
Blocks
NSH 14NJD 19
PIM
NSH 6NJD 4
NSH 50%NJD 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Nashville Predators 3–2 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Nashville Predators 3–2 in overtime at home. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Jack Hughes (NJD) played 2:27, −19:11 down on his 21:38 season average over 60 games.

  1. Usage
    Jack Hughes (NJD) played 2:27, −19:11 down on his 21:38 season average over 60 games.Hughes
  2. New line
    New look for NJD: Meier–Bratt–Mercer skated 4:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MeierBrattMercer
  3. Usage
    Nico Hischier (NJD) played 26:09, +5:30 up on his 20:39 season average over 81 games.Hischier
  4. Goalie
    Justus Annunen (NSH) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +10 against a season average of 25.4; the overtime loss.Annunen
  5. Usage
    Arseny Gritsyuk (NJD) played 18:46, +3:39 up on his 15:07 season average over 65 games.Gritsyuk
  6. Usage
    Brady Skjei (NSH) played 28:27, +5:55 up on his 22:32 season average over 81 games.Skjei
  7. Usage
    Lenni Hameenaho (NJD) played 15:48, +3:44 up on his 12:04 season average over 32 games.Hameenaho
  8. Usage
    Matthew Wood (NSH) played 7:52, −4:31 down on his 12:23 season average over 70 games.Wood

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: 141 attempts, 64 on goal, 5 goals, 6.02 expected goals; best chance Michael McCarron at 0.38 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 141 of 141 attempts · NJD 72 · NSH 69

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 3.29 to 2.73 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 72 to 69, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTNJDNSHMHFBHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:42
  • NJD
  • NSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NJDNSHcontrol2nd3rdOTMcCarron · 1st 5:07Hamilton · 2nd 10:01Forsberg · 3rd 1:34Bratt · 3rd 10:42Hischier · OT 0:42
  • 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 27% of the game, NJD 37%.

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: 38 players over 60:42; most ice Jacob Markstrom (60:38) for NJD and Justus Annunen (60:42) for NSH, 5 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

NJD skaters (rows) against NSH skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NJD side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, NJD rows versus NSH columns: 225 matchups; most common Kovacevic vs Skjei, 11:50 at 59% xGF.

NJD ↓ · NSH →O'ReillyForsbergEvangelistaMcCarronSmithMarchessaultHaulaStamkosBuntingJostWiesblattWoodSkjeiJosiPerbixWilsbyBlankenburgBarronL1 HischierL1 GritsyukL1 HameenahoL2 BrattL2 MeierL2 MercerL3 BrownL3 CotterL3 GlendeningD1 KovacevicD1 SiegenthalerD2 HamiltonD2 PesceD3 NemecD3 Dillon
NJD xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatNSHNJD
6772
2.233.15
2.103.03
117
108
2324
−0.014+0.014
27%37%

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. 5:07
    NSHMichael McCarron (Jonathan Marchessault, Cole Smith)wrap-around0.38 xG
    NSH: Marchessault, McCarron, Perbix, Smith, WilsbyNJD: Dillon, Hischier, Gritsyuk, Nemec, Tsyplakov
    NSH 1 – 0 NJD

2nd period

  1. 10:01
    NJDDougie Hamilton (Lenni Hameenaho, Arseny Gritsyuk)snap0.16 xG
    NSH: Stamkos, Haula, Bunting, Perbix, WilsbyNJD: Hamilton, Pesce, Hischier, Gritsyuk, Hameenaho
    NSH 1 – 1 NJD

3rd period

  1. 1:34
    NSHFilip Forsberg (Adam Wilsby)snap0.16 xG
    NSH: O'Reilly, Forsberg, Perbix, Evangelista, WilsbyNJD: Hamilton, Pesce, Meier, Bratt, Mercer
    NSH 2 – 1 NJD
  2. 10:42
    NJDJesper Brattwrist0.13 xG
    NSH: Marchessault, McCarron, Perbix, Smith, WilsbyNJD: Pesce, Bratt, Gritsyuk, Mercer, Nemec
    NSH 2 – 2 NJD

OT period

  1. 0:42
    NJDNico Hischier (Dawson Mercer)slap0.11 xG
    NSH: Stamkos, Josi, EvangelistaNJD: Hamilton, Hischier, Mercer
    NSH 2 – 3 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+120.4000022:04——6969
Filip Forsberg LL1101+140.6011019:26——6970
Luke Evangelista RL1000020.1510018:30——6466
Michael McCarron CL2101010.5034016:28——2729
Cole Smith RL2011000.0011416:00——3130
Jonathan Marchessault RL2011030.2910015:14——3737
Erik Haula LL3000-110.0410015:58——4528
Steven Stamkos CL3000-250.2821014:08——5340
Michael Bunting LL3000-120.0201012:50——4729
Tyson Jost CL4000020.0200010:10——4415
Ozzy Wiesblatt CL4000000.003109:20——3311
Matthew Wood RL4000000.001007:52——3914
Brady Skjei DD1000000.0100028:27——4329
Roman Josi DD1000-130.1903028:08——4829
Nick Perbix DD2000000.0200016:57——6163
Adam Wilsby DD2011020.0901216:03——5457
Nick Blankenburg DD3000010.0810016:52——3620
Justin Barron DD3000010.0321011:39——5134
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Justus Annunen(start)O35323.9143.2960:42

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nico Hischier CL1101+170.6111026:09——5260
Arseny Gritsyuk RL1011+140.0933218:46——5856
Lenni Hameenaho RL1011+120.2702015:48——5062
Jesper Bratt LL2101010.1721020:51——5060
Timo Meier RL2000-150.5410019:41——5161
Dawson Mercer CL2011+120.2600016:10——5449
Connor Brown RL3000020.3500019:12——5675
Paul Cotter LL3000020.4261013:30——5375
Luke Glendening CL3000010.050208:36——4151
Johnathan Kovacevic DD1000010.0231021:25——4964
Jonas Siegenthaler DD1000000.0103021:20——4253
Dougie Hamilton DD2101+150.3210220:43——5869
Brett Pesce DD2000+120.0702018:51——5567
Simon Nemec DD3000000.0003016:59——5146
Brenden Dillon DD3000-100.0450016:13——6054
Evgenii Dadonov L—000010.0400013:11——4745
Maxim Tsyplakov R—000-100.005008:18——3921
Jack Hughes C—000000.020002:27——100100
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)W29272.9312.7360:38

Goal anatomy

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

Michael McCarron (NSH) 1st 5:07 · assists Jonathan Marchessault, Cole Smith · Rebound · 28.0 mph shot.

Dougie Hamilton · 2nd 10:01 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
67.6 mph
Distance
27 ft
Entry to goal
4.0 s

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Nico Hischier · OT 0:42 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
68.8 mph
Distance
39 ft
Entry to goal
1.5 s

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