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New Jersey Devils vs Nashville Predators prediction

New Jersey Devils8–5–0 · Home Nashville Predators4–3–5 · Away07:00 PMDec 20

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

New Jersey Devils

Last game: Oct 28

GDawsProjected

63BrattLW

86HughesC AG81GritsyukRW

1st line

11:31 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
63	Jesper Bratt LW	14:54	2	8	10
86	Jack Hughes C	18:54	4	10	14
81	Arseny Gritsyuk RW	14:57	6	4	10

34 points this season

28MeierLW

13HischierC

77EvangelistaRW

2nd line

9:54 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
28	Timo Meier LW	12:02	1	4	5
13	Nico Hischier C	14:55	7	2	9
77	Luke Evangelista RW	15:30	3	4	7

21 points this season

AL93LombardiLW

12GlassC

16BrownRW

3rd line

7:54 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
93	Amadeus Lombardi LW	9:53	0	4	4
12	Cody Glass C	10:12	1	1	2
16	Connor Brown RW	12:12	2	2	4

10 points this season

70BoqvistLW

17RodriguesC

39ManthaRW

4th line

6:22 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
70	Jesper Boqvist LW	8:16	4	2	6
17	Evan Rodrigues C	12:04	2	3	5
39	Anthony Mantha RW	10:14	3	2	5

16 points this season

43HughesD

22PesceD

1st pair

12:52 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
43	Luke Hughes D	21:35	4	2	6
22	Brett Pesce D	16:16	1	4	5

11 points this season

71SiegenthalerD

7HamiltonD

2nd pair

12:40 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
71	Jonas Siegenthaler D	18:00	0	2	2
7	Dougie Hamilton D	16:26	1	5	6

8 points this season

5DillonD

47ChisholmD

3rd pair

11:16 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
5	Brenden Dillon D	13:57	0	0	0
47	Declan Chisholm D	13:56	1	1	2

2 points this season

Power play unit 1

2:19 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
86	Jack Hughes F	18:54	4	10	14
77	Luke Evangelista F	15:30	3	4	7
13	Nico Hischier F	14:55	7	2	9
63	Jesper Bratt F	14:54	2	8	10
43	Luke Hughes D	21:35	4	2	6

46 points this season

Power play unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Penalty kill unit 1

0:55 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
81	Arseny Gritsyuk F	14:57	6	4	10
17	Evan Rodrigues F	12:04	2	3	5
43	Luke Hughes D	21:35	4	2	6
22	Brett Pesce D	16:16	1	4	5

26 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:47 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
13	Nico Hischier F	14:55	7	2	9
17	Evan Rodrigues F	12:04	2	3	5
71	Jonas Siegenthaler D	18:00	0	2	2
7	Dougie Hamilton D	16:26	1	5	6

22 points this season

Goalies: Nico Daws (Projected) · Jake Allen #34 (Backup)

Nashville Predators

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

8:31 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
91	Steven Stamkos LW	20:18	7	7	14
90	Ryan O'Reilly C	24:10	7	6	13
22	Mavrik Bourque RW	17:12	0	2	2

29 points this season

9ForsbergLW

14KerfootC

81MarchessaultRW

2nd line

3:10 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
9	Filip Forsberg LW	22:47	3	9	12
14	Alexander Kerfoot C	16:30	2	2	4
81	Jonathan Marchessault RW	17:27	1	3	4

20 points this season

AE84EdströmLW

18DruryC

79ColtonRW

3rd line

7:58 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
84	Adam Edström LW	16:32	4	0	4
18	Jack Drury C	20:05	2	1	3
79	Ross Colton RW	13:48	1	2	3

10 points this season

4th line: No such unit in that game.

59JosiD AW2WilsbyD

1st pair

12:47 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
59	Roman Josi D	26:07	1	10	11
2	Adam Wilsby D	22:40	0	4	4

15 points this season

76SkjeiD

48PerbixD

2nd pair

6:55 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
76	Brady Skjei D	19:47	0	3	3
48	Nick Perbix D	18:44	0	0	0

3 points this season

DH52HuntD

41HagueD

3rd pair

7:08 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
52	Daemon Hunt D	14:45	0	0	0
41	Nicolas Hague D	12:13	0	1	1

1 points this season

Power play unit 1

4:30 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
90	Ryan O'Reilly F	24:10	7	6	13
9	Filip Forsberg F	22:47	3	9	12
91	Steven Stamkos F	20:18	7	7	14
81	Jonathan Marchessault F	17:27	1	3	4
59	Roman Josi D	26:07	1	10	11

54 points this season

Power play unit 2

0:33 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Mavrik Bourque F	17:12	0	2	2
14	Alexander Kerfoot F	16:30	2	2	4
79	Ross Colton F	13:48	1	2	3
71	Matthew Wood F	10:39	1	2	3
76	Brady Skjei D	19:47	0	3	3

15 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

3:00 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
18	Jack Drury F	20:05	2	1	3
14	Alexander Kerfoot F	16:30	2	2	4
76	Brady Skjei D	19:47	0	3	3
48	Nick Perbix D	18:44	0	0	0

10 points this season

90O'ReillyF AE84EdströmF

59JosiD AW2WilsbyD

Penalty kill unit 2

1:01 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
90	Ryan O'Reilly F	24:10	7	6	13
84	Adam Edström F	16:32	4	0	4
59	Roman Josi D	26:07	1	10	11
2	Adam Wilsby D	22:40	0	4	4

32 points this season

Goalies: Juuse Saros #74 (Projected) · Justus Annunen #29 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (33)

Jesper Bratt · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jack Hughes · YESNetwork, CC BY 3.0
Timo Meier · Djmelvis, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nico Hischier · 1815online, CC BY 4.0
Luke Evangelista · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Cody Glass · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Connor Brown · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jesper Boqvist · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Evan Rodrigues · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Anthony Mantha · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Luke Hughes · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brett Pesce · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jonas Siegenthaler · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Dougie Hamilton · Hugh Lee from Edmonton Alberta, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brenden Dillon · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Declan Chisholm · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jake Allen · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Steven Stamkos · Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ryan O'Reilly · Fanny Schertzer, CC BY 3.0
Mavrik Bourque · Cass, CC BY-SA 4.0
Filip Forsberg · JennG, CC BY-SA 2.0
Alexander Kerfoot · Quintin Soloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jonathan Marchessault · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jack Drury · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Ross Colton · U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hastings, Public domain
Roman Josi · Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brady Skjei · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nick Perbix · U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hastings, Public domain
Nicolas Hague · Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0
Matthew Wood · SecretName101, CC BY 4.0
Juuse Saros · Coordinator50, CC BY 4.0
Justus Annunen · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Nico Daws · Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Nico Daws NEW

.872 save percentage

2.78 GAA · 2–2–0 · 4 starts

Back-up expected: second night of a back-to-back

Juuse Saros NAS

.906 save percentage

2.81 GAA · 3–2–4 · 9 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)