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2026-01-23 · Rogers Arena

5 – 4Final

NJD beat VAN 5–4. Expected goals were close to even (NJD 2.6, VAN 2.8), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Zeev Buium scored at 18:12 of the second, moving VAN’s win probability from 12% to 28%. Kevin Lankinen allowed 2.2 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
24 – 25
Expected goals
2.6 – 2.8
xG share
VAN 51%
Home-ice start
VAN 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 goalVAN goal

Expected goals

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

NJDVAN

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
2 G, 1 A · 12:28 TOI
On-ice −0.11 · Finishing +1.38
+1.23
VAN
1 G, 0 A · 20:26 TOI
Finishing +0.73
+0.73
NJD
1 G, 1 A · 19:57 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing +0.55
+0.71

Rough nights

VAN
64:24 TOI
GSAx −2.16
−2.16
NJD
60:00 TOI
GSAx −1.54
−1.54
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 11:32 TOI
On-ice −0.13 · Penalties −0.19
−0.35

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNJD–VANWin prob.
P1 1:41 NJDLenni Hameenaho
from Simon Nemec, Cody Glass
1–047% → 62%
P2 2:34 NJDNico HischierPP
from Jack Hughes, Dougie Hamilton
2–067% → 81%
P2 3:14 NJDCody Glass
from Lenni Hameenaho, Jonas Siegenthaler
3–081% → 93%
P2 9:47 VANLinus Karlsson
from Nils Hoglander, Marcus Pettersson
3–15% → 16%
P2 11:59 VANTeddy BluegerSH
from Drew O'Connor
3–214% → 30%
P2 15:12 NJDConnor BrownPP
from Arseny Gritsyuk, Nico Hischier
4–271% → 87%
P2 18:12 VANZeev Buium
from Elias Pettersson
4–312% → 28%
P3 11:03 NJDCody Glass
from Timo Meier, Johnathan Kovacevic
5–381% → 96%
P3 18:48 VANBrock BoeserPP
from Linus Karlsson, Tom Willander
5–40% → 5%

Every player

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NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Cody Glass C12:2821+1.23−0.11+1.38−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.03
Nico Hischier C19:5711+0.71+0.12+0.55+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.03
Lenni Hameenaho R10:0311+0.62+0.08+0.56−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Connor Brown R18:371+0.57−0.16+0.76−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Arseny Gritsyuk R13:141+0.15−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Ondrej Palat L13:27+0.12+0.09−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D20:23+0.06+0.07+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dougie Hamilton D21:221+0.05+0.06−0.03+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Johnathan Kovacevic D14:281−0.00+0.02−0.02−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dawson Mercer C19:03−0.00+0.03+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Brett Pesce D23:56−0.04−0.06+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Timo Meier R17:021−0.09+0.07−0.18+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.02
Paul Cotter C13:38−0.17−0.06−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.03
Simon Nemec D13:101−0.21+0.03−0.23−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L15:26−0.26+0.02−0.10+0.02−0.01−0.19+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D22:461−0.27−0.13−0.15−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jack Hughes C18:541−0.34+0.02−0.37+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Evgenii Dadonov L11:32−0.35−0.13+0.00−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jacob Markstrom G60:00−1.54

VAN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Brock Boeser R20:261+0.73+0.03+0.73−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01
Teddy Blueger C14:251+0.65−0.15+0.80−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.01
Zeev Buium D23:591+0.61+0.06+0.59−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Linus Karlsson C14:3811+0.42+0.04+0.38−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Elias Pettersson C14:181+0.30+0.10+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.19−0.02
Filip Hronek D27:27+0.10+0.15−0.05+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nils Hoglander L12:251+0.01+0.06−0.05−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Conor Garland R15:29−0.02−0.04+0.00+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Elias Pettersson D16:08−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
David Kampf C14:48−0.03+0.04+0.00−0.04−0.00+0.00−0.03
Jake DeBrusk L12:44−0.05−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Drew O'Connor L18:111−0.09+0.03−0.29−0.02−0.01+0.19+0.00
Liam Ohgren L12:33−0.11−0.08−0.01−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Marcus Pettersson D17:341−0.15−0.01−0.15+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Filip Chytil C18:29−0.16+0.01−0.20+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.03
Evander Kane L15:33−0.18−0.03−0.14+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Tyler Myers D19:18−0.19−0.13−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tom Willander D13:151−0.26−0.06+0.00−0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Kevin Lankinen G64:24−2.16

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.