Despite trailing most of the game the Devils did a good job of limiting Nashville's scoring chances. They held them to 4 or less chances each period and less than 3 chances per period as even strength. The Devils had a total of 17 scoring chances but thanks to Pekka Rinne only managed to score on one. Nashville had 11 total chances and converted on 2.
Ilya Kovalchuk finished the night +4 at even strength, along with his linemates Josefson and Palmieri. Kovalchuk had 3 chances on goal as well as 3 chance assists. Parise and Elias also had strong nights, even though they finished -2 and -1 respectively. Parise led the team with 4 chances on goal and Elias set up 4 scoring chances. David Clarkson was another forward who stood out. He had 2 strong chances early in the 2nd and scored on a beautifully set up chance from Tedenby.
Mark Fayne and Henrik Tallinder led among the defensemen. Not only did they each finish at +6 or higher but they also combined for 3 chances on goal. I would also like to note the strong play of Nashville's top defensive pair Weber and Suter. They did a good job of shutting down the Elias line and the Larsson-Greene pairing.
Continue after the jump for all the tables and graphs.
Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20057
| Team | Period | Time | Note | NJD | Opponent | |||||||||||
| NJD | 1 | 16:37 | Parise from Elias | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 35 | 38 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 1 | 13:54 | Josefson | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 1 | 13:35 | Tallinder from Parise | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 35 | 74 | 5v5 |
| NSH | 1 | 11:22 | Halischuk | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 1 | 9:37 | Parise from Elias | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 38 | 4v3 | |||
| NJD | 1 | 9:18 | Kovalchuk from Elias | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 38 | 4v3 | |||
| NSH | 1 | 8:07 | Kostitsyn Penalty Shot | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 74 | 4v5 | |
| NSH | 1 | 7:39 | Wilson from Kostitsyn, Goal | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 35 | 74 | 4v5 | |
| NSH | 1 | 6:07 | Smithson from Tootoo | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 1 | 0:45 | Kovalchuk off Palmieri rebound | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 38 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 1 | 0:06 | Kovalchuk | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 33 | 35 | 5v4 | |
| NJD | 2 | 19:23 | Parise | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 5v4 | |
| NJD | 2 | 19:09 | Clarkson from Elias, Post | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 5v4 | |
| NJD | 2 | 19:00 | Clarkson from Parise | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 5v4 | |
| NSH | 2 | 15:30 | Suter from Kostitsyn | 1 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 35 | 74 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 2 | 15:05 | Palmieri deflection from Kovalchuk, Miss | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 5v5 |
| NSH | 2 | 12:27 | Hornqvist from Geoffrion | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 2 | 9:32 | Palmieri from Kovalchuk, Miss | 1 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 2 | 7:23 | Fayne from Kovalchuk | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 38 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 2 | 7:14 | Tedenby | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 35 | 5v5 |
| NSH | 2 | 1:55 | Wilson from O'Reilly | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 4v4 | ||
| NSH | 2 | 0:59 | Weber from Kostitsyn | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 74 | 4v5 | |
| NJD | 3 | 12:56 | Parise tip from Zubrus | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 3 | 12:03 | Clarkson from Tedenby, Goal | 1 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 38 | 5v5 |
| NSH | 3 | 8:42 | Wilson from Kostitsyn, Miss | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 35 | 74 | 5v5 |
| NSH | 3 | 6:24 | Kostitsyn | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 74 | 5v5 |
| NSH | 3 | 3:48 | Weber | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 35 | 74 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 4 | 0:03 | Fayne | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 74 | 4v4 | ||
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 1 | J. HEDBERG | 54:25 | 11 | 8 | 7:18 | 6 | 0 | 2:55 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | A. LARSSON | 21:42 | 1 | 6 | 3:38 | 4 | 0 | 0:17 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | A. GREENE | 20:33 | 1 | 5 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:53 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | H. TALLINDER | 17:22 | 8 | 1 | 2:27 | 2 | 0 | 1:07 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | D. ZUBRUS | 14:48 | 3 | 4 | 1:15 | 1 | 0 | 2:04 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Z. PARISE | 17:56 | 3 | 5 | 5:28 | 6 | 0 | 0:34 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | B. MILLS | 7:27 | 0 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:47 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | N. PALMIERI | 14:24 | 4 | 0 | 1:50 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | P. SYKORA | 13:49 | 3 | 2 | 1:50 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | J. JOSEFSON | 14:49 | 4 | 0 | 0:37 | 0 | 0 | 1:34 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | I. KOVALCHUK | 24:25 | 6 | 2 | 7:15 | 6 | 0 | 0:17 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | M. TEDENBY | 10:50 | 3 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | E. BOULTON | 6:27 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | D. CLARKSON | 12:28 | 3 | 2 | 2:54 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | B. SALVADOR | 16:27 | 4 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:31 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | C. JANSSEN | 2:44 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | P. ELIAS | 16:58 | 3 | 4 | 5:28 | 6 | 0 | 0:34 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | A. VOLCHENKOV | 15:30 | 2 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:24 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | M. FAYNE | 16:23 | 6 | 0 | 1:16 | 0 | 0 | 0:38 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Player | Chances | Chance On Goal | Chance Assist |
| 5 | Larsson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Tallinder | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Zubrus | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Parise | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Palmieri | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Sykora | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Josefson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Kovalchuk | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Tedenby | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Boulton | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Clarkson | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Salvador | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Janssen | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Elias | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Volchenkov | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Fayne | 2 | 2 | 0 |
