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Nashville Predators vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Sunday, December 20, 2026 · Prudential Center

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MSGSN · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Nashville Predators visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Sunday, December 20, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MSGSN and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Predators

Game 2 of a road trip: NY Rangers, now New Jersey.

  1. 102026-12-10: at VAN
  2. 112026-12-11: no game
  3. 122026-12-12: at SEA
  4. 132026-12-13: no game
  5. 142026-12-14: no game
  6. 152026-12-15: vs SEA
  7. 162026-12-16: no game
  8. 172026-12-17: no game
  9. 182026-12-18: at NYR
  10. 192026-12-19: no game
  11. 202026-12-20: at NJD
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~10 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~770 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Devils

Another game at home.

  1. 102026-12-10: no game
  2. 112026-12-11: no game
  3. 122026-12-12: at BOS
  4. 132026-12-13: no game
  5. 142026-12-14: no game
  6. 152026-12-15: vs NYR
  7. 162026-12-16: no game
  8. 172026-12-17: vs TOR
  9. 182026-12-18: no game
  10. 192026-12-19: vs BOS
  11. 202026-12-20: vs NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35
New Jersey DevilsDevilsTue, Oct 13 at DET
  1. L1NewBratt#63Hughes#86Gritsyuk#81
    16:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewHischier#13Mercer#91Meier#28
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewRodrigues#17Noesen#11Mantha#39
    9:16 together at 5v5
  4. L4Glass#12Boqvist#70Lombardi#93
    7:45 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pesce#22Hughes#43
    21:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2Hamilton#7Siegenthaler#71
    16:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKovacevic#8Chisholm#47
    14:32 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bratt LRodrigues CHischier CHughes CHughes D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Rodrigues CHischier CHamilton DSiegenthaler D1:13
  2. 2Glass CMercer CPesce DHughes D0:33

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NSHNJD

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NSH 43% (most shuffled)NJD 72% (8th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NSH 48.7s (14th longest)NJD 49.6s (8th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NSH 30% (15th most often)NJD 35% (5th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series