Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils NHL Predictions

2026-01-29 • Prudential Center

New Jersey Devils 3 - 2 Nashville Predators (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

NJD: 57.0%

NSH: 43.0%

Expected Goals

NJD: 3.21

NSH: 3.21

Total Goals

Median: 5.9

Over 5.5: 58%

Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NJD

Jacob Markstrom - 9-9-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.32 GAA

NSH

Justus Annunen - 3-5-1 | 0.875 SV% | 3.29 GAA

Stat	NJD	NSH
Season SV%	0.884	0.875
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	3.32	3.29

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
NJD	Jacob Markstrom	29	27	2	93.1%	3.03	1	1.03
NSH	Justus Annunen	35	32	3	91.4%	3.05	1	0.05

SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 50% • NJD at home vs NSH: 2-1

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-03-26	NSH 2 - 4 NJD	NJD	NJD
2026-01-29	NJD 3 - 2 NSH	NJD	NJD
2025-02-23	NSH 0 - 5 NJD	NJD	NSH
2024-11-25	NJD 5 - 2 NSH	NJD	NJD
2024-04-07	NJD 2 - 3 NSH	NSH	NJD

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	NJD	20	0	0.79
1	NSH	13	1	1.03
2	NJD	22	1	1.35
2	NSH	22	0	1.29
3	NJD	15	0	0.87
3	NSH	14	0	0.71
4	NJD	1	0	0.04
4	NSH	0	0	0.00

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 57.0%

Total Goals

Actual: 5.0

Expected: 6.4

Score Breakdown

New Jersey Devils 3 - 2 Nashville Predators

Expected: 3.2 - 3.2