The Nashville Predators will face the New Jersey Devils tonight. The Predators are coming off a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night, while New Jersey is coming off a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals, also on Saturday.
Nashville Predators (7-11-1, 15 Points) vs. New Jersey Devils (14-7-2, 30 Points)
When: Monday, November 25
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Prudential Center (Newark, NJ)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South
Scoring Leaders
Nashville Predators
Points: Filip Forsberg – 16
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 8
Assists: Roman Josi – 12
New Jersey Devils
Points: Jesper Bratt – 28
Goals: Nico Hischier – 10
Assists: Jesper Bratt – 18
Team Stats
Nashville Predators
Power-Play: 22.7
Penalty Kill: 91.7
GF: 2.38
GA: 3.10
Faceoff: 53.3
New Jersey Devils
Power-Play: 31.0
Penalty Kill: 82.3
GF: 3.43
GA: 2.61
Faceoff: 50.8
Expected Line Combinations
Nashville Predators
Filip Forsberg – Ryan O’Reilly – Gustav Nyquist
Steven Stamkos – Fedor Svechkov – Luke Evangelista
Mark Jankowski – Tommy Novak – Jonathan Marchessault
Cole Smith – Colton Sissons – Zachary L’Heureux
Roman Josi – Jeremy Lauzon
Brady Skjei – Alexandre Carrier
Marc Del Gaizo – Luke Schenn
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New Jersey Devils
Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Stefan Noesen
Ondrej Palat – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt
Paul Cotter – Erik Haula – Dawson Mercer
Shane Bowers – Justin Dowling – Tomas Tatar
Brenden Dillon – Dougie Hamilton
Luke Hughes – Brett Pesce
Jonas Siegenthaler – Johnathan Kovacevic
Between The Pipes
Nashville: Juuse Saros (6-9-2, 2.43 GAA) / Scott Wedgewood (1-1-0, 3.54 GAA)
The Predators haven’t announced a starting goalie as of publishing
Saros will start as he is 6-9-2 with a 2.43 goals against average and a .918 save percentage, he got the win on Saturday stopping 23 of the 24 shots he faced. In his career against the Devils, he is 8-1-1 with a .928 save percentage and a 2.24 goals-against average. Last season he went 1-1-0 against New Jersey posting a 2.42 goals-against average and a .930 save percentage.
Wedgewood got the start last Saturday, picking up his first win of the season stopping 25 of the 28 shots. This season he is 1-1-0 with a 3.54 goals-against average and a .854 save percentage. He’s 3-0-0 against the Devils in his career with a .952 save percentage and a 1.39 goals-against average. Last season in his lone start he got the win stopping 37 of the 41 shots he faced.
New Jersey: Jacob Markstrom (9-5-1, 2.55 GAA)
Markstrom gets the start he is 9-5-1 with a 2.55 goals against average and an .907 save percentage, his last start came on Thursday and he got the win stopping 20 of the 22 shots he faced.. He is 4-6-3 in his career against Nashville with a 2.92 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage. Last season against the Predators he went 1-1-0 with a 3.01 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage.
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Players To Watch
Nashville: Ryan O’Reilly (3-8-11)
O’Reilly this season has 11 points on three goals and eight assists; he is third on the team in points, tied for fourth in goals, and second in assists. In his career against New Jersey, he has 20 points in 25 games on seven goals and 13 assists. Last season in two games against the Devils he had three points on a goal and two assists.
New Jersey: Jack Hughes (8-17-25)
Hughes this season has 25 points on eight goals and 17 assists; he is second on the team in points and assists as well as fourth in goals. In his career against Nashville, he has eight points in seven games on three goals and five assists. Last season in two games against the Predators he had two points coming on goals.
Head to Head
Last season the Predators split the season series against the Devils with each team winning on the road and being outscored 6-5. In their last ten meetings, Nashville is 9-1-0 against New Jersey and has outscored them 40-30 in that span.
Next Up
Nashville: vs. Philadelphia Flyers – Wednesday
New Jersey: vs. St. Louis Blues – Wednesday
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