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2025-11-06 · Prudential Center

3 – 4Final/OT

NJD beat MTL 4–3 in overtime. NJD also won the expected-goals battle 2.5 to 2.1: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Jesper Bratt scored at 1:33 of overtime, moving NJD’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Jakub Dobes allowed 1.2 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
19 – 28
Expected goals
2.1 – 2.5
xG share
NJD 55%
Home-ice start
NJD 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

MTL goalNJD goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

MTLNJD

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

MTL
1 G, 0 A · 18:01 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Finishing +0.89
+1.11
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 15:24 TOI
Finishing +0.73
+0.78
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 13:30 TOI
Finishing +0.77
+0.77

Rough nights

MTL
71:27 TOI
GSAx −1.20
−1.20
NJD
69:41 TOI
GSAx −0.66
−0.46
MTL
0 G, 0 A · 18:35 TOI
Finishing −0.41
−0.46

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalMTL–NJDWin prob.
P1 1:53 NJDCody Glass
unassisted
0–153% → 69%
P1 2:59 MTLKirby Dach
from Noah Dobson, Mike Matheson
1–131% → 47%
P2 8:05 NJDOndrej Palat
from Jack Hughes, Simon Nemec
1–253% → 73%
P3 0:59 MTLJake Evans
from Josh Anderson, Noah Dobson
2–223% → 48%
P3 10:33 MTLOliver Kapanen
from Alex Newhook
3–248% → 81%
P3 18:53 NJDTimo MeierPP
from Dawson Mercer, Jack Hughes
3–36% → 50%
OT 1:33 NJDJesper Bratt
unassisted
3–452% → 100%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jake Evans C18:011+1.11+0.21+0.89−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02
Oliver Kapanen C12:111+0.58+0.08+0.69−0.00−0.02−0.19+0.02
Kirby Dach C13:231+0.54−0.04+0.73−0.00−0.00−0.19+0.05
Zachary Bolduc R11:09+0.22+0.01+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.01
Mike Matheson D27:161+0.14+0.16+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexandre Carrier D17:56+0.10+0.17−0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Noah Dobson D20:592+0.05+0.14−0.10−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Arber Xhekaj D10:54+0.03+0.05+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R13:23+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lane Hutson D26:52−0.03−0.03−0.18+0.02−0.03+0.19+0.00
Josh Anderson R15:561−0.06+0.15−0.19−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Newhook C15:171−0.07−0.01−0.06+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Joe Veleno C12:44−0.08+0.04−0.08−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Nick Suzuki C21:01−0.23−0.07−0.14+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Ivan Demidov R11:24−0.33−0.15+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Jayden Struble D16:08−0.36+0.03+0.00−0.00−0.01−0.39+0.00
Cole Caufield R18:08−0.41−0.04−0.36+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L18:35−0.46−0.03−0.41+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jakub Dobes G71:27−1.20

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ondrej Palat L15:241+0.78+0.02+0.73+0.03+0.01+0.00−0.01
Cody Glass C13:301+0.77−0.01+0.77−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02
Jesper Bratt L22:301+0.50+0.05+0.45+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Timo Meier R16:501+0.43+0.02+0.60+0.00−0.00−0.19+0.01
Paul Cotter C10:49+0.19+0.01+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.19+0.00
Dougie Hamilton D11:55+0.05+0.05+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D18:30+0.02+0.08−0.06−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Juho Lammikko C9:00−0.01+0.02−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Stefan Noesen R13:10−0.03−0.14−0.08−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Brenden Dillon D20:51−0.08−0.07+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Luke Hughes D28:56−0.09−0.07+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dennis Cholowski D14:41−0.13−0.12+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Arseny Gritsyuk R15:29−0.21+0.00−0.20−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dawson Mercer C20:511−0.21−0.22−0.19−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.01
Simon Nemec D19:441−0.27−0.07+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Nico Hischier C22:53−0.28−0.29+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Luke Glendening C8:29−0.29+0.01−0.28−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02
Jack Hughes C24:272−0.36+0.03−0.52+0.02−0.01+0.19−0.07
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jacob Markstrom G69:41−0.46

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.