Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils

Sunday, April 7, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the New Jersey Devils 3–2 in a shootout on Sunday, April 7, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Nashville Predators	3	47-30-5
at New Jersey Devils	2	38-39-5

News about this game

Predators Seek to Halt Road Losing Streak Against Devils in Key Central Division Matchup

Sun, Apr 7, 2024

Sunday at 7 PM EDT: Predators (44-29-4) vs. Devils (37-36-4). Devils favored at -120, Predators at -101. O/U 6.5. Nashville aims to end 3-game loss streak.
Predators Edge Devils 3-2 as Kahkonen Exits Game Early with Injury

Sun, Apr 7, 2024

At 8:39, Roman Josi's slap shot tied it, leading to Devils goalie Kahkonen's exit due to injury. Allen subbed in, but Nashville won 3-2 in a shootout.
Ryan O'Reilly's Decisive Shootout Goal Leads Nashville Predators to a 3-2 Victory Over New Jersey Devils

Sun, Apr 7, 2024

Ryan O'Reilly's shootout goal led the Predators to a 3-2 win against the Devils. Evangelista tied it late, with goals from Josi and Tierney. Saros saved 23; Allen had 29 saves.

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Nashville Predators	12	13	8	2	0	35
New Jersey Devils	8	9	5	3	0	25

Three stars

R. O'Reilly, Nashville Predators (2 assists)
J. Allen, New Jersey Devils (goaltender)
L. Evangelista, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:49	New Jersey Devils	Jack Hughes (27)	Luke Hughes (36), Jesper Bratt (54)	Even strength	NSH 0, NJD 1
1st	08:39	Nashville Predators	Roman Josi (21)	Filip Forsberg (45), Ryan O'Reilly (39)	Even strength	NSH 1, NJD 1
3rd	02:11	New Jersey Devils	Chris Tierney (4)	Tomas Nosek (4)	Even strength	NSH 1, NJD 2
3rd	12:45	Nashville Predators	Luke Evangelista (16)	Ryan O'Reilly (40), Filip Forsberg (46)	Power play	NSH 2, NJD 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	New Jersey Devils	Timo Meier	Saved
1	Nashville Predators	Gustav Nyquist	Saved
2	New Jersey Devils	Jesper Bratt	Saved
2	Nashville Predators	Ryan O'Reilly	Goal (winner)
3	New Jersey Devils	Jack Hughes	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils
Stat	Nashville Predators	New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal	35	25
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	17	13
Blocked shots	9	16
Giveaways	5	12
Takeaways	17	17
Faceoffs won	35/63 (55.6%)	28/63 (44.4%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	1	0		21:03
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0	61.5%	12:40
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		19:07
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		14:00
Number 17 M. Jankowski	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	15:51
Number 21 A. Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		10:34
Number 36 C. Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		15:17
Number 44 K. Sherwood	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0		14:30
Number 47 M. McCarron	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	70%	13:46
Number 77 L. Evangelista	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1		15:42
Number 82 T. Novak	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	15:17
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	53.8%	22:31
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		14:38
Number 3 J. Lauzon	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		19:07
Number 24 S. Stastney	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:00
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		23:16
Number 45 A. Carrier	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		20:42
Number 59 R. Josi	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		28:29

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 74 J. Saros	25	23	2	.920	65:00	Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Holtz	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		09:57
Number 11 C. Tierney	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	37.5%	08:04
Number 13 N. Hischier	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	54.5%	20:49
Number 15 S. Bowers	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		12:33
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		16:28
Number 28 T. Meier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0		18:57
Number 48 B. Halonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		06:47
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	3	47.1%	18:01
Number 63 J. Bratt	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1		20:35
Number 86 J. Hughes	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		22:22
Number 91 D. Mercer	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		17:48
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	41.7%	17:02
Number 2 B. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		21:47
Number 17 S. Nemec	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2		20:29
Number 43 L. Hughes	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	2		24:43
Number 57 N. DeSimone	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		17:22
Number 71 J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	1		19:11
Number 88 K. Bahl	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:51

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 K. Kahkonen	5	4	1	.800	08:39
Number 34 J. Allen	30	29	1	.967	56:21	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	06:37	Nashville Predators	Colton Sissons	Tripping	2
2nd	10:51	New Jersey Devils	Jonas Siegenthaler	Tripping	2
2nd	19:57	Nashville Predators	Jeremy Lauzon	Holding	2
3rd	10:32	New Jersey Devils	Kevin Bahl	High sticking	2
3rd	12:32	New Jersey Devils	Simon Nemec	Delaying game puck over glass	2
OT	04:30	New Jersey Devils	Luke Hughes	Tripping	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Andrew Brunette
New Jersey Devils head coach: Travis Green
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, David Brisebois
Nashville Predators scratches: Tyson Barrie, Dante Fabbro, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Cody Glass
New Jersey Devils scratches: Kurtis MacDermid, Curtis Lazar, John Marino, Nolan Foote

2023-2024 season series

Every Nashville Predators and New Jersey Devils game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators, Tue, Feb 13, 2024
Nashville Predators 3 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Apr 7, 2024

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