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2026-01-20 · Rogers Place

2 – 1Final

NJD beat EDM 2–1. NJD lost the expected-goals battle 2.5 to 3.0 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Cody Glass scored at 8:32 of the second, moving NJD’s win probability from 47% to 68%. Jake Allen saved 2.0 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
17 – 23
Expected goals
2.5 – 3.0
xG share
EDM 54%
Home-ice start
EDM 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 goalEDM goal

Expected goals

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

NJDEDM

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
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.98
+1.98
NJD
Arseny Gritsyuk
1 G, 1 A · 13:05 TOI
On-ice +0.20 · Finishing +0.73
+0.92
EDM
Matt Savoie
1 G, 0 A · 16:42 TOI
Finishing +0.69 · Penalties +0.19
+0.89

Rough nights

EDM
0 G, 0 A · 24:27 TOI
On-ice +0.28 · Finishing −0.82
−0.54
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 16:22 TOI
On-ice −0.11 · Finishing −0.34
−0.48
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 18:27 TOI
Finishing −0.32
−0.35

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNJD–EDMWin prob.
P2 5:23 NJDArseny Gritsyuk
from Cody Glass, Dougie Hamilton
1–047% → 67%
P2 7:02 EDMMatt Savoie
from Jake Walman, Isaac Howard
1–133% → 53%
P2 8:32 NJDCody Glass
from Arseny Gritsyuk, Connor Brown
2–147% → 68%

Every player

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NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Arseny Gritsyuk R13:0511+0.92+0.20+0.73−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C14:3411+0.72+0.15+0.55−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.03
Johnathan Kovacevic D13:27+0.15−0.04+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Lenni Hameenaho R9:56+0.05+0.05+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Simon Nemec D16:20−0.02−0.02+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D24:14−0.09+0.09+0.00−0.01+0.02−0.19+0.00
Paul Cotter C10:57−0.10−0.09−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Jack Hughes C19:04−0.11−0.12+0.00+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L17:09−0.12−0.13+0.00+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Evgenii Dadonov L9:25−0.14−0.12+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nico Hischier C20:03−0.14−0.05+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.10
Brett Pesce D24:03−0.15+0.01−0.17+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor Brown R16:441−0.22−0.06−0.13−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Ondrej Palat L15:18−0.23−0.16−0.09+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Dougie Hamilton D19:551−0.26−0.12−0.14+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D20:47−0.30−0.09+0.00−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Dawson Mercer C18:27−0.35−0.00−0.32−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Timo Meier R16:22−0.48−0.11−0.34+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Allen G60:00+1.98

EDM

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Matt Savoie C16:421+0.89−0.00+0.69−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.01
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C23:36+0.14+0.08−0.02+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.05
Evan Bouchard D26:48+0.09+0.12−0.02+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Darnell Nurse D18:32+0.04+0.10−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alec Regula D5:12+0.01+0.02+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mattias Ekholm D23:55−0.02+0.12−0.17+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ty Emberson D14:53−0.03−0.02+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Andrew Mangiapane L9:54−0.05−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Spencer Stastney D12:51−0.08−0.08+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Isaac Howard L12:461−0.09−0.08+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Trent Frederic C13:55−0.12−0.13+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Connor McDavid C25:17−0.12+0.34−0.58+0.12−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mattias Janmark C12:42−0.13−0.14+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Curtis Lazar C8:41−0.17−0.03−0.16−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.03
Jack Roslovic C18:37−0.19−0.06−0.15+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.03
Jake Walman D19:121−0.25+0.04−0.28+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Vasily Podkolzin R15:16−0.34+0.13−0.28−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.01
Zach Hyman L24:27−0.54+0.28−0.82+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Tristan Jarry G58:29−0.07

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.