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2025-12-31 · Nationwide Arena

3 – 2Final

NJD beat CBJ 3–2. NJD lost the expected-goals battle 2.1 to 4.0 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Luke Hughes scored at 4:45 of the third, moving NJD’s win probability from 48% to 75%. Jake Allen saved 1.6 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
33 – 35
Expected goals
2.1 – 4.0
xG share
CBJ 66%
Home-ice start
CBJ 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 goalCBJ goal

Expected goals

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

NJDCBJ

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
59:41 TOI
GSAx +1.61
+1.61
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 19:39 TOI
On-ice +0.19 · Finishing +0.61
+0.83
CBJ
1 G, 0 A · 17:51 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.40 · Penalties +0.19
+0.73

Rough nights

NJD
0 G, 0 A · 21:04 TOI
On-ice −0.11 · Finishing −0.19 · Penalties −0.39
−0.68
CBJ
0 G, 1 A · 25:11 TOI
Finishing −0.46 · Penalties −0.19
−0.66
CBJ
58:13 TOI
GSAx −0.52
−0.52

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNJD–CBJWin prob.
P1 6:18 CBJMason Marchment
from Kirill Marchenko, Dysin Mayo
0–153% → 70%
P2 13:41 CBJCharlie Coyle
from Boone Jenner, Cole Sillinger
0–275% → 90%
P3 2:49 NJDNico HischierPP
from Luke Hughes, Jack Hughes
1–27% → 22%
P3 3:44 NJDArseny Gritsyuk
from Timo Meier, Jonas Siegenthaler
2–221% → 48%
P3 4:45 NJDLuke Hughes
from Connor Brown, Ondrej Palat
3–248% → 75%

Every player

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NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nico Hischier C19:391+0.83+0.19+0.61+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.01
Luke Hughes D21:2711+0.72+0.02+0.76−0.03−0.03+0.00+0.00
Arseny Gritsyuk R14:071+0.67−0.20+0.90−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Colton White D11:32+0.13−0.07+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Paul Cotter C6:54−0.08−0.07+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L17:41−0.11+0.06−0.17+0.03−0.02+0.00−0.01
Stefan Noesen R6:53−0.15+0.06−0.20−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Pesce D25:18−0.15−0.02−0.16+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ondrej Palat L14:191−0.15−0.15−0.05+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.02
Jonas Siegenthaler D22:581−0.20−0.20−0.01−0.02+0.03+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D18:08−0.20+0.00+0.00−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Connor Brown R18:351−0.20−0.16−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Cody Glass C13:18−0.21−0.09−0.16−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.06
Timo Meier R14:511−0.22−0.15−0.06+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01
Dawson Mercer C16:28−0.24−0.14−0.09−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Luke Glendening C11:41−0.32−0.13−0.13−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.05
Jack Hughes C19:261−0.41+0.02−0.44+0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
Dougie Hamilton D21:04−0.68−0.11−0.19+0.01−0.00−0.39+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Allen G59:41+1.61

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Charlie Coyle C17:511+0.73+0.13+0.40−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.01
Mason Marchment L21:151+0.65−0.04+0.48+0.02−0.00+0.19+0.00
Jake Christiansen D10:13+0.20+0.19+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ivan Provorov D29:33+0.14+0.25−0.09−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kent Johnson C12:29+0.12+0.12+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dmitri Voronkov L12:53+0.08+0.08+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Dysin Mayo D9:361+0.08+0.12−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dante Fabbro D22:41+0.06+0.16−0.09−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Mathieu Olivier R16:28+0.05+0.07−0.01−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Zachary Aston-Reese C8:48+0.01+0.06−0.27−0.01+0.02+0.19+0.01
Miles Wood L2:51−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Brendan Gaunce C13:27−0.16−0.06−0.08−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Fantilli C20:45−0.19−0.08−0.12+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.02
Damon Severson D22:54−0.21−0.05−0.11−0.02−0.03+0.00+0.00
Cole Sillinger C14:541−0.30+0.11−0.33−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.05
Denton Mateychuk D21:32−0.38−0.20−0.19−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Boone Jenner C18:221−0.50+0.16−0.66+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.01
Kirill Marchenko R25:111−0.66−0.03−0.46+0.00+0.01−0.19+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jet Greaves G58:13−0.52

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.