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2026-03-29 · Prudential Center

3 – 5Final

NJD beat CHI 5–3. NJD also won the expected-goals battle 5.2 to 3.9: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Jack Hughes scored at 14:51 of the third, moving NJD’s win probability from 51% to 88%.

Shots on goal
31 – 40
Expected goals
3.9 – 5.2
xG share
NJD 57%
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.

CHI goalNJD goal

Expected goals

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

CHINJD

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.

CHI
2 G, 0 A · 19:00 TOI
On-ice +0.28 · Finishing +0.92 · Faceoffs +0.05
+1.24
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 18:55 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing +0.78
+0.90
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 16:55 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.68
+0.74

Rough nights

CHI
Nick Lardis
0 G, 0 A · 15:37 TOI
On-ice −0.28 · Finishing −0.61
−0.92
NJD
0 G, 1 A · 19:19 TOI
On-ice +0.48 · Finishing −1.19
−0.67
CHI
0 G, 0 A · 20:13 TOI
On-ice −0.64
−0.61

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCHI–NJDWin prob.
P1 4:19 CHIIlya Mikheyev
from Anton Frondell, Louis Crevier
1–047% → 63%
P1 11:15 NJDConnor BrownPP
from Luke Hughes, Jack Hughes
1–137% → 53%
P1 13:11 CHIFrank Nazar
from Ryan Donato, Andre Burakovsky
2–147% → 64%
P2 15:48 NJDSimon Nemec
from Dawson Mercer, Nico Hischier
2–229% → 53%
P3 10:51 CHIFrank NazarPP
from Connor Bedard, Anton Frondell
3–258% → 82%
P3 14:32 NJDDougie Hamilton
from Jack Hughes, Timo Meier
3–314% → 51%
P3 14:51 NJDJack Hughes
from Jesper Bratt, Jonas Siegenthaler
3–451% → 88%
P3 19:29 NJDJack HughesEN
from Nico Hischier, Johnathan Kovacevic
3–596% → 100%

Every player

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CHI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Frank Nazar C19:002+1.24+0.28+0.92−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.05
Ilya Mikheyev R16:141+0.38−0.29+0.65+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Teuvo Teravainen C16:11+0.25+0.23+0.00+0.03+0.01+0.00−0.01
Anton Frondell C16:522+0.08+0.24−0.09−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.05
Sacha Boisvert C9:36+0.08−0.10−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.02
Ethan Del Mastro D14:26−0.08−0.06−0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Donato C14:521−0.12+0.11−0.22+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01
Andre Burakovsky L14:161−0.15−0.13+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Sam Rinzel D20:49−0.16−0.12−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Wyatt Kaiser D22:27−0.21−0.01+0.00+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Kevin Korchinski D12:09−0.24−0.04+0.00−0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
Landon Slaggert L12:41−0.29−0.27−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Tyler Bertuzzi L17:35−0.29+0.33−0.58+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.04
Ryan Greene C16:02−0.41−0.34+0.00+0.00−0.02+0.00−0.05
Connor Bedard C20:401−0.48−0.06−0.76+0.04−0.06+0.39−0.03
Louis Crevier D18:581−0.56−0.49−0.03−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Alex Vlasic D20:13−0.61−0.64+0.00+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Nick Lardis L15:37−0.92−0.28−0.61−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Spencer Knight G59:02+0.59

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Dougie Hamilton D18:551+0.90+0.11+0.78+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Simon Nemec D16:551+0.74+0.07+0.68−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor Brown R19:271+0.67+0.28+0.42−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Hughes C22:1222+0.42+0.34+0.06+0.05−0.02+0.00−0.01
Luke Hughes D22:071+0.39+0.61−0.15−0.04−0.03+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L17:541+0.31+0.30−0.03+0.07−0.02+0.00+0.00
Johnathan Kovacevic D20:101+0.26+0.27+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Paul Cotter C7:36+0.12−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.19−0.02
Dawson Mercer C21:101−0.01+0.33−0.30−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.01
Evgenii Dadonov L9:47−0.04−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Maxim Tsyplakov R7:21−0.05−0.04+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nico Hischier C21:252−0.14−0.06−0.18+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.08
Cody Glass C11:31−0.16−0.03−0.17−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.05
Jonas Siegenthaler D20:371−0.19+0.14−0.33−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Lenni Hameenaho R11:02−0.24−0.03−0.03−0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
Nick Bjugstad C7:04−0.35+0.01−0.17−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.01
Brenden Dillon D19:31−0.37−0.34−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Timo Meier R19:191−0.67+0.48−1.19+0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Allen G60:00+0.61

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.