New Jersey Devils 4, Nashville Predators 2: final score and stats
New Jersey Devils beat Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils 4 to Nashville Predators 2, on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Nashville Predators vs New Jersey Devils.
NHLThursday, March 26, 2026
DateMar 26, 2026
Start time8:00 PM ET
VenueBridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
TVESPN+
Attendance17,159
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Devils | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Nashville Predators | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
New Jersey DevilsNashville Predators
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
37-32-2Record34-29-9
2nd in Metropolitan DivisionStanding3rd in Central Division
5-4Road record / home record6-5
LWWWWLast 5WWWWW
L1StreakW5
Team stats
New Jersey DevilsNashville Predators
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
New Jersey Devils
Anthony Mantha RW · Neck
Injured ReserveSeamus Casey D · Knee
Injured ReserveJohnathan Kovacevic D · Undisclosed
Day-To-DayNashville Predators
Jonathan Marchessault RW · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox score
New Jersey Devils Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bjugstad | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 9:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:24 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:41 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 16:17 | 22 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:36 | 2:39 | 1:14 | 16:43 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cotter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:36 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evgenii Dadonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:06 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Glass | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:25 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 12:48 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenni Hameenaho | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:34 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 10:56 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hischier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:06 | 2:20 | 1:23 | 14:23 | 25 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:08 | 3:24 | 0:00 | 19:44 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Timo Meier | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18:39 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 16:38 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawson Mercer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 | 1:40 | 0:46 | 13:35 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:28 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Devils Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenden Dillon | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 19:31 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 18:10 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:38 | 2:21 | 0:40 | 19:37 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:21 | 2:01 | 0:40 | 17:40 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:25 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 16:06 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Nemec | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 16:01 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 20:03 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
New Jersey Devils Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markstrom | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .882 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Evangelista | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:44 | 0:30 | 0:00 | 15:14 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Filip Forsberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:21 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 18:50 | 25 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Haula | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:03 | 0:29 | 1:54 | 14:40 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Jost | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:36 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 12:23 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary L'Heureux | 1 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 14:08 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 11:49 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:45 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 16:14 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:39 | 1:31 | 2:13 | 16:55 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reid Schaefer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Stamkos | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:11 | 1:30 | 0:02 | 16:39 | 22 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Fedor Svechkov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:44 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ozzy Wiesblatt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 13:11 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nashville Predators Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Hague | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:35 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 19:45 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Josi | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:46 | 1:28 | 1:38 | 22:40 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Perbix | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 18:40 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 16:20 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Skjei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:48 | 0:29 | 2:55 | 18:24 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Ufko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:01 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 12:29 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Wilsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:08 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .897 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 58:18 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
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Mar 26, 2026NJ 4, NSH 2
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Frequently asked questions
Who won New Jersey Devils vs Nashville Predators?
New Jersey Devils won, 4-2, on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
What was the final score of New Jersey Devils vs Nashville Predators?
New Jersey Devils 4, Nashville Predators 2.
Who were the top performers?
New Jersey Devils: Nico Hischier (2 goals). Nashville Predators: Reid Schaefer (1 goals).
Where is New Jersey Devils vs Nashville Predators played?
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN.
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