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2026-01-27 · Prudential Center

4 – 3Final

WPG beat NJD 4–3. WPG lost the expected-goals battle 2.3 to 2.9 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Gabriel Vilardi scored at 3:23 of the second, moving WPG’s win probability from 47% to 66%. Jake Allen allowed 1.1 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
26 – 29
Expected goals
2.3 – 2.9
xG share
NJD 56%
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.

WPG goalNJD goal

Expected goals

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

WPGNJD

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.

WPG
1 G, 0 A · 15:35 TOI
On-ice −0.06 · Finishing +0.78 · Penalties +0.19
+0.91
WPG
1 G, 1 A · 18:48 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing +0.75
+0.87
NJD
1 G, 1 A · 20:00 TOI
Finishing +0.61 · Penalties +0.19
+0.85

Rough nights

NJD
69:15 TOI
GSAx −1.11
−1.11
NJD
0 G, 2 A · 25:14 TOI
Finishing −0.62
−0.61
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 17:53 TOI
Finishing −0.47
−0.52

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalWPG–NJDWin prob.
P1 1:33 WPGMark Scheifele
from Kyle Connor, Gabriel Vilardi
1–047% → 62%
P1 8:02 NJDLenni Hameenaho
from Arseny Gritsyuk
1–137% → 53%
P2 3:23 WPGGabriel Vilardi
from Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor
2–147% → 66%
P2 7:51 WPGCole Koepke
from Alex Iafallo, Morgan Barron
3–168% → 83%
P2 16:42 WPGNino Niederreiter
from Vladislav Namestnikov, Adam Lowry
4–188% → 97%
P2 19:24 NJDJesper BrattPP
from Jack Hughes, Dougie Hamilton
4–23% → 11%
P3 18:14 NJDNico HischierPP
from Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes
4–30% → 7%

Every player

Show both lineups

WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nino Niederreiter R15:351+0.91−0.06+0.78−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Gabriel Vilardi C18:4811+0.87+0.12+0.75+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Koepke L10:001+0.69−0.06+0.76−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Scheifele C20:3511+0.40+0.09+0.27+0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dylan Samberg D21:25+0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Dylan DeMelo D24:16+0.00−0.02−0.04+0.04+0.02+0.00+0.00
Adam Lowry C16:281−0.01−0.07+0.00−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.06
Elias Salomonsson D17:49−0.01+0.02−0.03−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tanner Pearson L11:59−0.04−0.02−0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Morgan Barron C11:531−0.09−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.05
Cole Perfetti C12:34−0.10−0.02−0.06−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Luke Schenn D14:04−0.11−0.11+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Logan Stanley D15:06−0.11+0.00−0.12−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Iafallo L13:021−0.15−0.06−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Toews C13:03−0.22+0.07−0.31+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02
Josh Morrissey D23:43−0.30+0.05−0.15−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Kyle Connor L20:352−0.39+0.07−0.43−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Vladislav Namestnikov C15:431−0.41−0.10−0.31−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Connor Hellebuyck G69:26+0.18

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jesper Bratt L20:0011+0.85+0.02+0.61+0.04−0.01+0.19+0.00
Lenni Hameenaho R15:461+0.73−0.08+0.81−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nico Hischier C21:071+0.61−0.05+0.64+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Evgenii Dadonov L13:41+0.08+0.08+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D16:33+0.04+0.04+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Pesce D21:32−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Arseny Gritsyuk R17:411−0.02+0.01−0.22−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Brenden Dillon D18:11−0.04−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C7:27−0.04−0.00+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.03
Paul Cotter C7:50−0.05−0.02+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Luke Glendening C5:28−0.11+0.02−0.16−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.04
Johnathan Kovacevic D15:55−0.14+0.06+0.00−0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
Dawson Mercer C15:18−0.17−0.02−0.15−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Connor Brown R17:35−0.23+0.10−0.31−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dougie Hamilton D23:071−0.24−0.02−0.23+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Simon Nemec D18:52−0.32−0.05−0.07−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Timo Meier R17:53−0.52−0.05−0.47+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jack Hughes C25:142−0.61+0.02−0.62+0.04−0.02+0.00−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Allen G69:15−1.11

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.