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2026-03-14 · Prudential Center

4 – 6Final

NJD beat LAK 6–4. NJD lost the expected-goals battle 2.5 to 3.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Jack Hughes scored on the power play at 17:31 of the third, moving NJD’s win probability from 52% to 93%. Anton Forsberg allowed 2.4 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
31 – 28
Expected goals
3.7 – 2.5
xG share
LAK 59%
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.

LAK goalNJD goal

Expected goals

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

LAKNJD

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, 2 A · 20:26 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing +1.29 · Penalties +0.19 · Faceoffs +0.08
+1.67
LAK
Taylor Ward
1 G, 0 A · 9:44 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing +0.86
+0.96
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 18:05 TOI
Finishing +0.76 · Penalties +0.19
+0.90

Rough nights

LAK
57:46 TOI
GSAx −2.44
−2.44
LAK
Samuel Helenius
0 G, 1 A · 10:24 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing −0.67
−0.53
LAK
0 G, 0 A · 18:34 TOI
Finishing −0.21 · Penalties −0.19
−0.39

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalLAK–NJDWin prob.
P1 7:58 NJDCody Glass
from Arseny Gritsyuk
0–153% → 70%
P1 11:04 NJDNico Hischier
from Timo Meier, Luke Hughes
0–270% → 84%
P2 4:15 LAKAnze KopitarPP
from Brandt Clarke, Artemi Panarin
1–214% → 28%
P2 6:03 LAKArtemi Panarin
from Joel Edmundson, Adrian Kempe
2–227% → 47%
P2 11:43 LAKTaylor Ward
from Brandt Clarke, Samuel Helenius
3–247% → 69%
P3 0:25 NJDArseny Gritsyuk
from Lenni Hameenaho, Dougie Hamilton
3–327% → 52%
P3 12:42 NJDNico HischierPP
from Connor Brown, Jesper Bratt
3–453% → 86%
P3 13:42 LAKAnze KopitarPP
from Artemi Panarin, Brandt Clarke
4–414% → 49%
P3 17:31 NJDJack HughesPP
from Nico Hischier, Dougie Hamilton
4–552% → 93%
P3 19:52 NJDTimo MeierEN
from Nico Hischier
4–697% → 100%

Every player

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LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Taylor Ward R9:441+0.96+0.11+0.86−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Anze Kopitar C19:372+0.66−0.21+0.89+0.01+0.02+0.00−0.05
Artemi Panarin L20:2012+0.65−0.11+0.69+0.09−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jeff Malott L9:42+0.30+0.13+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.19−0.01
Brandt Clarke D20:193+0.18−0.03−0.01+0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Brian Dumoulin D15:10+0.09+0.10+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Scott Laughton C16:23+0.04+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.03
Cody Ceci D16:09+0.03+0.04−0.02−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikey Anderson D20:35−0.02−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Mathieu Joseph R11:42−0.05+0.08−0.12−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Joel Edmundson D19:271−0.15−0.03−0.12−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Drew Doughty D23:15−0.16+0.04+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Jared Wright R13:07−0.19+0.10−0.29−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Trevor Moore L16:51−0.23+0.05−0.28−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Laferriere R19:20−0.23+0.02−0.23−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02
Adrian Kempe R18:241−0.32−0.12−0.21+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Quinton Byfield R18:34−0.39+0.01−0.21+0.00+0.02−0.19−0.02
Samuel Helenius C10:241−0.53+0.11−0.67−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Anton Forsberg G57:46−2.44

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nico Hischier C20:2622+1.67+0.11+1.29+0.02−0.01+0.19+0.08
Jack Hughes C18:051+0.90−0.02+0.76+0.03−0.02+0.19−0.03
Cody Glass C14:111+0.70−0.03+0.73−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Arseny Gritsyuk R15:5311+0.50−0.03+0.55−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor Brown R16:211+0.09+0.27−0.14−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Simon Nemec D17:57−0.04−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Maxim Tsyplakov R10:08−0.04−0.00−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Bjugstad C10:09−0.05−0.01+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.03
Jonas Siegenthaler D20:41−0.06+0.12−0.17−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L13:471−0.06+0.13+0.00+0.01−0.02−0.19+0.00
Lenni Hameenaho R11:401−0.07−0.07+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Timo Meier R18:4911−0.10−0.06−0.05+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Dougie Hamilton D20:372−0.14+0.10−0.07+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Brenden Dillon D16:05−0.15−0.05−0.08−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Johnathan Kovacevic D21:25−0.20−0.06−0.14−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Paul Cotter C9:26−0.22+0.01−0.22−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
Luke Hughes D22:091−0.33−0.20−0.06−0.01−0.05+0.00+0.00
Dawson Mercer C18:50−0.36−0.16−0.19−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Allen G60:00−0.32

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.