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2026-03-16 · Prudential Center

3 – 4Final/OT

NJD beat BOS 4–3 in overtime. NJD also won the expected-goals battle 3.4 to 2.3: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Paul Cotter scored at 4:53 of overtime, moving NJD’s win probability from 52% to 100%.

Shots on goal
22 – 34
Expected goals
2.3 – 3.4
xG share
NJD 60%
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.

BOS goalNJD goal

Expected goals

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

BOSNJD

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, 0 A · 9:18 TOI
Finishing +1.41 · Penalties +0.19
+1.57
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 22:38 TOI
On-ice +0.45 · Finishing +0.46 · Playmaking +0.06 · Penalties +0.39
+1.35
BOS
2 G, 0 A · 24:03 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +1.33 · Playmaking +0.06 · Penalties −0.19
+1.25

Rough nights

NJD
64:53 TOI
GSAx −0.75
−0.75
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 22:03 TOI
Finishing −0.28 · Penalties −0.19
−0.53
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 17:56 TOI
On-ice −0.05 · Finishing −0.44
−0.48

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalBOS–NJDWin prob.
P1 4:02 BOSDavid Pastrnak
from Henri Jokiharju, Marat Khusnutdinov
1–047% → 63%
P1 14:29 BOSPavel Zacha
from Viktor Arvidsson, Charlie McAvoy
2–064% → 78%
P2 0:32 NJDConnor Brown
from Jack Hughes
2–120% → 34%
P2 8:08 NJDJesper Bratt
from Connor Brown, Jack Hughes
2–232% → 53%
P3 2:50 NJDPaul Cotter
from Maxim Tsyplakov, Brenden Dillon
2–352% → 78%
P3 4:32 BOSDavid Pastrnak
unassisted
3–321% → 48%
OT 4:53 NJDPaul Cotter
from Jack Hughes, Dougie Hamilton
3–452% → 100%

Every player

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BOS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
David Pastrnak R24:032+1.25+0.06+1.33+0.06−0.01−0.19+0.00
Pavel Zacha C18:541+0.24−0.46+0.73−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.02
Viktor Arvidsson L15:161−0.02−0.21+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Mason Lohrei D22:07−0.04−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Elias Lindholm C20:38−0.07−0.12+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.06
Fraser Minten C18:13−0.10+0.10−0.37−0.01+0.00+0.19−0.02
Henri Jokiharju D19:141−0.11−0.13+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Kastelic C8:50−0.12+0.01−0.13−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
Marat Khusnutdinov C19:561−0.13−0.30+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Tanner Jeannot L10:39−0.13−0.12+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Casey Mittelstadt C15:24−0.19−0.16+0.00−0.00−0.02+0.00−0.01
Alex Steeves C11:34−0.21−0.08−0.13−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nikita Zadorov D20:07−0.22−0.15−0.08−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Hampus Lindholm D22:00−0.25−0.22−0.03+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Charlie McAvoy D20:551−0.25−0.05−0.04+0.01+0.03−0.19+0.00
Sean Kuraly C10:50−0.30+0.04−0.34−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Jonathan Aspirot D16:15−0.31−0.07−0.06+0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
Morgan Geekie C16:23−0.32−0.08−0.23+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Joonas Korpisalo G64:14−0.31

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Paul Cotter C9:182+1.57−0.02+1.41−0.01+0.01+0.19−0.01
Jesper Bratt L22:381+1.35+0.45+0.46+0.06−0.01+0.39+0.00
Connor Brown R19:5011+0.44+0.08+0.38−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Simon Nemec D19:48+0.12+0.15−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D15:481+0.11+0.12+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dougie Hamilton D26:191+0.09+0.22−0.14+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Hughes C24:163+0.01+0.31−0.31+0.05−0.01+0.00−0.02
Arseny Gritsyuk R11:17+0.01+0.08−0.06−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Maxim Tsyplakov R7:391−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C15:26−0.01+0.05−0.09−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.04
Jonas Siegenthaler D21:31−0.02+0.03−0.05−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Luke Hughes D22:35−0.07+0.22−0.26−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Johnathan Kovacevic D16:10−0.18+0.11−0.09−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Dawson Mercer C19:07−0.19+0.03−0.00−0.02+0.00−0.19+0.00
Nick Bjugstad C7:42−0.22+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19−0.02
Lenni Hameenaho R9:16−0.23+0.08−0.29−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Timo Meier R17:56−0.48−0.05−0.44+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.01
Nico Hischier C22:03−0.53−0.04−0.28+0.01−0.00−0.19−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jacob Markstrom G64:53−0.75

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.