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New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Predators logo
Predators
Nashville
2
vs
Devils logo
Devils
New Jersey
4
NSH 55%45% NJD
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Nashville Predators 55% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Predators:

  • Home Field Advantage. Predators are 0-0 at home this season
  • Offensive Efficiency. Predators offense (2.9 PPG) outpaces Devils (2.5 PPG)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: NSH 51% (−4)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: NSH 56% (+1)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: NSH 54% (−1)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: NSH 56% (+1)

Win probability movement

NSH home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%55%50%Mar 23Mar 26

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueBridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Devils (away)
Predators (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Devils defeated the Predators 4-2.

Our model predicted the Predators would win with 55% confidence, but the Devils won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Predators and was a notable factor: Predators are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Devils and was a contributing factor: Devils defense (3.0 Opp PPG) better than Predators (3.4 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Predators and was a contributing factor: Predators offense (2.9 PPG) outpaces Devils (2.5 PPG)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Devils won 2-4

Devils won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Predators at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Nashville Predators
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors New Jersey Devils
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Nashville Predators
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

NJD
NSH
Home Field Advantage
Defensive Efficiency
Offensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Favours NJD|Favours NSH

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/26/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Devils

Remi PoirierG
Jake AllenG
David RittichG
Nico DawsG
Dawson MercerC

Predators

Juuse SarosG
Isak PoschG
Justus AnnunenG
Mavrik BourqueC
Ross ColtonC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Predators has a 55% win probability, while Devils has a 45% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN.

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