Sun, Feb 23, 2025·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
New Jersey Devils 5, Nashville Predators 0
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 57% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 112 | 214 | 210 | 536 |
| NSH | 08 | 08 | 013 | 029 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 13:45NJDOndrej PalatGWGAssists: Luke Hughes, Dougie Hamilton · Snap, 0.20 xG1–0
- P2 9:14NJDDougie HamiltonAssists: Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt · Snap, 0.03 xG2–0
- P2 14:28NJDSeamus CaseyAssists: Luke Hughes, Jack Hughes · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–0
- P3 5:06NJDStefan NoesenPPAssists: Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt · Wrist, 0.10 xG4–0
- P3 9:27NJDTomas TatarAssists: Nico Hischier · Wrist, 0.10 xG5–0
Penalties (5)
- P1 1:04NJDJohnathan Kovacevic: Hooking2 min
- P1 10:49NJDLuke Hughes: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P3 3:58NSHMichael McCarron: Cross checking2 min · PPG
- P3 5:34NJDJustin Dowling: High sticking2 min
- P3 14:51NJDBrett Pesce: Hooking2 min
Replay
Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Hischier won the faceoff against McCarron
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
New Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestPalat – Bratt – Hughes8:31
xG 1.03–0.12 (90%)attempts 13–7goals 2–0
- Tatar – Noesen – Hischier9:01
xG 0.40–0.11 (79%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0
- Dowling – Meier – Mercer8:07
xG 0.19–0.31 (38%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0
- Meier – Hischier – Mercer2:10
xG 0.00–0.27 (0%)attempts 0–8goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestPesce – Casey4:37
xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0
- Pesce – Kovacevic11:01
xG 0.62–0.44 (59%)attempts 13–15goals 0–0
- Kovacevic – Hughes3:35
xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
Nashville Predators
Forward lines
- bestStamkos – Nyquist – Svechkov6:25
xG 0.56–0.13 (81%)attempts 14–5goals 0–0
- Jankowski – Novak – Evangelista4:36
xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
- O'Reilly – Marchessault – Forsberg7:08
xG 0.45–0.42 (52%)attempts 12–9goals 0–2
- Stamkos – Nyquist – O'Reilly2:32
xG 0.02–0.10 (16%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestJosi – Barron16:26
xG 1.01–0.63 (62%)attempts 28–13goals 0–1
- Skjei – Blankenburg16:20
xG 1.00–0.73 (58%)attempts 24–16goals 0–1
- Schenn – Englund10:53
xG 0.20–0.39 (34%)attempts 7–10goals 0–2
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NSH's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NSH is favoured, below it NJD. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 57% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NSH − NJD), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).