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Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Devils logo
Devils
New Jersey
2
vs
Predators logo
Predators
Nashville
4
NJD 57%43% NSH
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

New Jersey Devils 57% to win. The top 2 signals favoring Devils:

  • Home Field Advantage. Devils are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency. Devils defense (3.0 Opp PPG) better than Predators (3.4 Opp PPG)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: NJD 52% (−5)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: NJD 55% (−2)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: NJD 57% (0)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: NJD 56% (−1)

Win probability movement

NJD home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement62%57%52%Mar 11Mar 12

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

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VenueTD Garden
Boston, MA

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Predators (away)
Devils (home)
43%
Win probability
57%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Predators defeated the Devils 4-2.

Our model predicted the Devils would win with 57% confidence, but the Predators 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 Devils and was a notable factor: Devils 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.

Predators won 2-4

Predators won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Devils at 57%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

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

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

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

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/12/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Predators

Juuse SarosG
Isak PoschG
Justus AnnunenG
Mavrik BourqueC
Ross ColtonC

Devils

Remi PoirierG
Jake AllenG
David RittichG
Nico DawsG
Dawson MercerC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Devils has a 57% win probability, while Predators has a 43% 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 TD Garden in Boston, MA.

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