Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the New Jersey Devils 5–1 on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Nashville Predators 5 41-29-12
at New Jersey Devils 1 28-40-14

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Nashville Predators 2 1 2 5
New Jersey Devils 0 0 1 1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Nashville Predators 10 12 10 32
New Jersey Devils 11 9 8 28

Three stars

  1. V. Arvidsson, Nashville Predators (3 assists)
  2. J. Neal, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
  3. J. Saros, Nashville Predators (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:43 Nashville Predators James Neal (13) Viktor Arvidsson (12), Mattias Ekholm (10) Even strength NSH 1, NJD 0
1st 07:15 Nashville Predators James Neal (14) Roman Josi (13), Viktor Arvidsson (13) Even strength NSH 2, NJD 0
2nd 05:55 Nashville Predators Mattias Ekholm (1) Craig Smith (6) Even strength NSH 3, NJD 0
3rd 08:12 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (5) Roman Josi (14), Ryan Johansen (16) Power play NSH 4, NJD 0
3rd 13:40 Nashville Predators Ryan Johansen (7) Viktor Arvidsson (14), Ryan Ellis (7) Shorthanded NSH 5, NJD 0
3rd 14:11 New Jersey Devils Sergey Kalinin (1) Andy Greene (5), Damon Severson (14) Even strength NSH 5, NJD 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils
Stat Nashville Predators New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 32 28
Power play 1 of 1 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 2
Hits 23 18
Blocked shots 6 8
Giveaways 1 14
Takeaways 5 5
Faceoffs won 30/56 (53.6%) 26/56 (46.4%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 16:47
Number 10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11:27
Number 12 M. Fisher C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 62.5% 17:48
Number 15 C. Smith C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 50% 12:01
Number 18 J. Neal L 2 0 2 +2 0 5 1 0 0 17:54
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 46.2% 12:37
Number 33 C. Wilson C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 13:12
Number 38 V. Arvidsson L 0 3 3 +3 0 3 1 0 0 16:29
Number 51 A. Watson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 12:43
Number 56 K. Fiala L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:12
Number 63 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 22.2% 14:15
Number 92 R. Johansen C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 1 0 0 76.9% 17:09
Number 4 R. Ellis D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 21:58
Number 5 A. Pardy D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 13:47
Number 7 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:57
Number 14 M. Ekholm D 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 1 0 23:30
Number 52 M. Irwin D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 5 2 0 22:07
Number 59 R. Josi D 0 2 2 +1 0 4 1 1 0 25:07
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 74 J. Saros 28 27 1 .964 60:00 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 B. Bennett R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 0 15:50
Number 9 T. Hall L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 100% 18:35
Number 11 P. Parenteau R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:57
Number 13 M. Cammalleri L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 18:32
Number 14 A. Henrique C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 2 0 26.7% 15:10
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 53.8% 17:36
Number 21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 11:24
Number 36 N. Lappin R 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 14:42
Number 37 P. Zacha C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 50% 14:54
Number 38 V. Fiddler C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 66.7% 11:16
Number 44 M. Wood L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 14:05
Number 51 S. Kalinin C 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 50% 13:25
Number 2 J. Moore D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 18:03
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 20:33
Number 7 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 3 0 19:20
Number 12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:05
Number 22 K. Quincey D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 0 18:11
Number 28 D. Severson D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 21:19
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 C. Schneider 32 27 5 .844 59:25 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 16:04 Nashville Predators Colton Sissons High sticking 2
3rd 06:34 New Jersey Devils Nick Lappin Slashing 2
3rd 12:07 Nashville Predators Adam Pardy Hooking 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
New Jersey Devils head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Ghislain Hebert, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Steve Miller, Mark Shewchyk
Nashville Predators scratches
P.K. Subban, Petter Granberg, Reid Boucher
New Jersey Devils scratches
Luke Gazdic, Jacob Josefson, Devante Smith-Pelly

2016-2017 season series

Other NHL games on Dec 20

Sources and further reading

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