Tonight: 3 gamesModel estimates, not official NHL statistics
puckmodel
← All recaps

2025-12-19 · Delta Center

2 – 1Final

NJD beat UTA 2–1. NJD lost the expected-goals battle 2.2 to 3.5 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Stefan Noesen scored on the power play at 4:20 of the third, moving NJD’s win probability from 49% to 75%. Jacob Markstrom saved 2.9 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
22 – 33
Expected goals
2.2 – 3.5
xG share
UTA 62%
Home-ice start
UTA 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.

NJD goalUTA goal

Expected goals

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

NJDUTA

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.

NJD
59:35 TOI
GSAx +2.92
+2.92
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 22:16 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing +0.75
+0.84
UTA
57:41 TOI
GSAx +0.48
+0.48

Rough nights

NJD
0 G, 0 A · 18:52 TOI
On-ice −0.22 · Finishing −0.41 · Penalties −0.19
−0.85
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 20:06 TOI
Finishing −0.42 · Penalties −0.19
−0.60
UTA
0 G, 0 A · 14:08 TOI
On-ice +0.16 · Finishing −0.65
−0.52

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNJD–UTAWin prob.
P1 9:35 UTADaniil ButPP
from Sean Durzi
0–154% → 70%
P2 11:21 NJDConnor Brown
from Nico Hischier
1–126% → 47%
P3 4:20 NJDStefan NoesenPP
from Nico Hischier, Luke Hughes
2–149% → 75%

Every player

Show both lineups

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Connor Brown R22:161+0.84+0.11+0.75−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Stefan Noesen R15:251+0.47+0.04+0.45−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Jesper Bratt L20:43+0.31+0.07+0.00+0.05−0.01+0.19+0.00
Ondrej Palat L16:29+0.25+0.05−0.00−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D21:01+0.12−0.08−0.00−0.01+0.02+0.19+0.00
Luke Hughes D20:331−0.04−0.09−0.12+0.00−0.03+0.19+0.00
Colton White D12:57−0.07−0.07+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Xavier Parent C5:37−0.11−0.08−0.03−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C17:23−0.12−0.13+0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.03
Luke Glendening C9:02−0.23−0.19+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.04
Juho Lammikko C11:29−0.24−0.22+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02
Paul Cotter C15:53−0.27−0.27+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Angus Crookshank C6:37−0.27−0.07+0.00−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Nico Hischier C22:082−0.28+0.19−0.69+0.02−0.00+0.19+0.01
Brenden Dillon D17:07−0.33−0.13−0.01−0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
Brett Pesce D20:01−0.35−0.36+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dougie Hamilton D20:06−0.60+0.01−0.42+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Dawson Mercer C18:52−0.85−0.22−0.41−0.01−0.00−0.19−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jacob Markstrom G59:35+2.92

UTA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Daniil But L14:061+0.45+0.03+0.62−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Kevin Stenlund C13:34+0.23+0.23+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.02
Nick DeSimone D12:05+0.23+0.18−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Ian Cole D16:08+0.14+0.15−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael Carcone L14:21+0.08+0.18−0.08−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Liam O'Brien C7:22+0.06+0.07+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexander Kerfoot C8:14+0.05+0.08−0.22−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Nick Schmaltz C21:18+0.00+0.05−0.09+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.01
Mikhail Sergachev D25:40−0.08+0.23−0.13+0.02−0.01−0.19+0.00
Clayton Keller R20:12−0.10+0.14−0.26+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
JJ Peterka R18:59−0.12+0.08−0.20+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Barrett Hayton C15:17−0.16+0.08−0.32−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.09
Dylan Guenther R17:33−0.17+0.19−0.33−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Sean Durzi D19:001−0.20+0.26−0.45+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Nate Schmidt D19:55−0.28−0.10+0.00−0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
John Marino D20:12−0.35−0.20−0.14−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack McBain C15:06−0.45−0.03−0.38−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.04
Lawson Crouse L14:08−0.52+0.16−0.65−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Karel Vejmelka G57:41+0.48

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.