Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils
TV MSGSN, SCRIPPS·Prudential Center
Our win probability
and the three reasons
52%Predators
to win
48%
Devils
- Expected goals
- 3.1–2.9
- Goes to overtime
- 22%
← favors favors →
favors →- Ability to win22% of the signaleven.486vs.485win rate (OT = tie)
- Scoring chances66% of the signalfavors NJD-.068vs-.0335v5 xG diff / 60
- Goaltending12% of the signalfavors NSH.017vs-.029GSAx / 60
- Home icefavors NJDNJD at home
- Back-to-backfavors NSHNJD played yesterday
Gridpex NHL model v2026.09.28 · ratings as of
Goaltending
projected startersPredators
Juuse Saros+0.01 GSAx/6076% to start490 career GP
Justus Annunen+0.03 GSAx/6024% to start80 career GP
Devils
Jake Allen0.00 GSAx/6051% to start526 career GP
David Rittich-0.08 GSAx/6038% to start264 career GP
Nico Daws-0.03 GSAx/6011% to start55 career GP
GSAx/60: goals saved above expected per 60 minutes, from our shot model — above zero is better than an average goalie facing the same shots.
Coaches: NSH Andrew Brunette · NJD Sheldon Keefe
Leaders
vs- Points
- Goals
- Assists
Season
2025-26 regular season · league rank of 32- 2.9520th
- Goals for / game
- 27th2.76
- 3.2626th
- Goals against / game
- 18th3.09
- 23.1%11th
- Power play
- 13th22.0%
- 81.7%5th
- Penalty kill
- 17th79.3%
- 50.5%15th
- Faceoffs
- 14th50.5%
Season series
first meeting- @this game
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).