Nico Daws Earns First Career Shutout as New Jersey Devils Rout Nashville Predators, 5-0

The Nashville Predators snapped their two-game win streak with a 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils Sunday at Bridgestone Arena.

Devils goaltender Nico Daws made 29 saves in the win to earn his first career shutout. Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist, and Luke Hughes and Jesper Bratt each had two assists for the Devils. Justus Annunen made 31 saves for Nashville in the loss.

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After the Predators missed on two early chances on the man advantage, it was the Devils who struck first to take a 1-0 lead. Annunen stopped the initial shot from Hughes, but Ondrej Palat buried the rebound at 13:45 to give the Devils their first goal of the game.

Hamilton doubled New Jersey’s lead about halfway through the second period, beating Annunen with a laser from the face-off circle to make it 2-0. Seamus Casey padded the lead just over four minutes later, receiving a pass from Hughes and beating Annunen from the high slot to make it 3-0.

Stefan Noesen made it 4-0 at 5:06 of the third period with a one-timer on the power play. Tomas Tatar fired a wrist shot from the slot that went in off Predators defenseman Andreas Englund at 9:27 for the 5-0 final.

The Predators continue their four-game homestand Tuesday when they host the Florida Panthers at Bridgestone Arena. The puck drops at 7 p.m. CT, and the game will be broadcast regionally on FanDuel Sports Network South and on ESPN+ for out-of-market customers in the United States.

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