New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the New Jersey Devils 2–1 in a shootout on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
New Jersey Devils 1 31-41-10
at Nashville Predators 2 47-29-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
New Jersey Devils 9 12 9 4 0 34
Nashville Predators 8 6 12 2 0 28

Three stars

  1. J. Saros, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
  2. R. Johansen, Nashville Predators
  3. F. Gaudreau, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 18:43 Nashville Predators Frederick Gaudreau (2) Miikka Salomaki (3), Mattias Ekholm (18) Even strength NJD 0, NSH 1
3rd 18:29 New Jersey Devils Brian Boyle (9) Marcus Johansson (9), Jesper Bratt (11) Even strength NJD 1, NSH 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Nashville Predators Kyle Turris Saved
1 New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri Goal
2 Nashville Predators Ryan Ellis Goal
2 New Jersey Devils Drew Stafford Saved
3 Nashville Predators Calle Jarnkrok Saved
3 New Jersey Devils Brian Boyle Saved
4 Nashville Predators Kevin Fiala Saved
4 New Jersey Devils Jesper Bratt Saved
5 Nashville Predators Craig Smith Saved
5 New Jersey Devils Nico Hischier Saved
6 Nashville Predators Ryan Johansen Goal (winner)
6 New Jersey Devils John Quenneville Saved

Team stats

Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators
Stat New Jersey Devils Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 34 28
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 12 34
Blocked shots 10 15
Giveaways 12 15
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 35/73 (47.9%) 38/73 (52.1%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 B. Boyle C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 50% 14:30
Number 13 N. Hischier C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 38.5% 21:47
Number 18 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 11:19
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 65.2% 21:01
Number 20 B. Coleman L 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 25% 17:16
Number 21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 33.3% 20:27
Number 37 P. Zacha C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 53.8% 15:05
Number 43 B. Seney L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 20% 07:26
Number 44 M. Wood L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 13:57
Number 47 J. Quenneville C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 13:27
Number 63 J. Bratt L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 14:04
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 20% 20:42
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 22:02
Number 8 W. Butcher D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:57
Number 12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 15:33
Number 25 M. Mueller D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15:30
Number 28 D. Severson D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 22:32
Number 45 S. Vatanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 1 25:28
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 K. Kinkaid 28 27 1 .964 63:57 OT loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 K. Turris C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 15:33
Number 10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 33.3% 19:38
Number 13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 56.3% 18:10
Number 15 C. Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:47
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 33.3% 14:13
Number 20 M. Salomaki R 0 1 1 +1 0 4 2 1 08:23
Number 22 K. Fiala L 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 17:32
Number 23 R. Grimaldi R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 07:43
Number 38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 20:27
Number 51 A. Watson L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 5 2 17:14
Number 89 F. Gaudreau C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 66.7% 07:56
Number 92 R. Johansen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 60% 21:26
Number 4 R. Ellis D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 3 26:21
Number 5 D. Hamhuis D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 22:10
Number 7 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 12:01
Number 14 M. Ekholm D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 24:33
Number 52 M. Irwin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:30
Number 59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 26:25
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 74 J. Saros 34 33 1 .971 64:58 Win

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:19 New Jersey Devils Brett Seney High sticking 2
1st 19:26 Nashville Predators Kevin Fiala High sticking 2
2nd 04:06 Nashville Predators Austin Watson Tripping 2
2nd 08:12 Nashville Predators Kyle Turris Interference 2
2nd 10:37 New Jersey Devils Ben Lovejoy Hooking 2
2nd 14:00 Nashville Predators Colton Sissons Tripping 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
John Hynes
Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
James Tobias, Lonnie Cameron
New Jersey Devils scratches
Taylor Hall, Steven Santini, Egor Yakovlev
Nashville Predators scratches
Zac Rinaldo, Anthony Bitetto

2018-2019 season series

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Sources and further reading

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