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2026-04-02 · Prudential Center

3 – 7Final

NJD beat WSH 7–3. NJD lost the expected-goals battle 2.6 to 3.3 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Dougie Hamilton scored at 18:19 of the first, moving NJD’s win probability from 53% to 71%. Logan Thompson allowed 2.8 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
32 – 30
Expected goals
3.3 – 2.6
xG share
WSH 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.

WSH goalNJD goal

Expected goals

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

WSHNJD

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, 3 A · 22:25 TOI
Finishing +1.14 · Penalties +0.19
+1.35
WSH
1 G, 1 A · 20:06 TOI
On-ice +0.14 · Finishing +0.61 · Penalties +0.19
+0.93
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 17:38 TOI
Finishing +0.79
+0.79

Rough nights

WSH
58:10 TOI
GSAx −2.82
−2.82
NJD
0 G, 2 A · 21:08 TOI
On-ice −0.16 · Penalties −0.19
−0.38
WSH
0 G, 0 A · 9:39 TOI
Penalties −0.19 · Faceoffs −0.06
−0.33

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalWSH–NJDWin prob.
P1 5:22 NJDCody Glass
from Lenni Hameenaho, Nick Bjugstad
0–153% → 69%
P1 7:37 NJDDawson Mercer
from Timo Meier, Nico Hischier
0–270% → 83%
P1 8:15 WSHCole Hutson
from Hendrix Lapierre, Tom Wilson
1–217% → 30%
P1 9:47 WSHPierre-Luc DuboisPP
from Ryan Leonard, Jakob Chychrun
2–231% → 47%
P1 18:19 NJDDougie Hamilton
from Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt
2–353% → 71%
P2 9:10 NJDJack Hughes
from Jesper Bratt, Johnathan Kovacevic
2–474% → 88%
P3 8:10 NJDJack Hughes
from Jesper Bratt, Connor Brown
2–595% → 100%
P3 9:33 WSHTom Wilson
from Rasmus Sandin, Pierre-Luc Dubois
3–50% → 4%
P3 12:16 NJDJesper BrattPP
from Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes
3–698% → 100%
P3 17:54 NJDDawson MercerEN
from Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes
3–7100% → 100%

Every player

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WSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Tom Wilson R20:0611+0.93+0.14+0.61−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.01
Pierre-Luc Dubois C19:0211+0.45+0.11+0.33+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.01
Cole Hutson D18:481+0.38+0.11+0.27−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Sourdif C15:22+0.25+0.01+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.19+0.03
Martin Fehérváry D16:31+0.12−0.06+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Dylan Strome C17:12+0.05+0.03+0.00+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.01
Matt Roy D17:45+0.05+0.05−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Trevor van Riemsdyk D18:34+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Rasmus Sandin D18:561−0.00+0.03−0.03+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Hendrix Lapierre C12:461−0.01+0.02+0.00−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Connor McMichael L15:23−0.04−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Jakob Chychrun D24:551−0.06+0.06−0.10+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Ivan Miroshnichenko L10:49−0.11−0.06−0.05−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brandon Duhaime R12:07−0.11−0.04−0.07−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Anthony Beauvillier R19:10−0.18+0.03−0.21+0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Alex Ovechkin L18:05−0.32+0.08−0.45+0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Leonard R13:461−0.33+0.07−0.21+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
David Kampf C9:39−0.33−0.05+0.00−0.03−0.01−0.19−0.06
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Logan Thompson G58:10−2.82

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jack Hughes C22:2523+1.35−0.00+1.14+0.01−0.02+0.19+0.02
Dougie Hamilton D17:381+0.79−0.01+0.79+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C12:531+0.67+0.10+0.55−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.03
Jesper Bratt L18:1114+0.66+0.00+0.64+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dawson Mercer C20:002+0.08−0.16+0.26−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor Brown R19:031+0.05+0.08+0.00−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Paul Cotter C6:58−0.03−0.04+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.02
Johnathan Kovacevic D21:131−0.04−0.00−0.03−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Maxim Tsyplakov R6:04−0.04−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D18:27−0.05−0.05+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Lenni Hameenaho R14:091−0.05+0.07−0.32−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Evgenii Dadonov L5:43−0.07−0.06+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Simon Nemec D18:29−0.09−0.02−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Luke Hughes D23:22−0.11−0.03−0.03−0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
Nick Bjugstad C12:591−0.19+0.02−0.20−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D18:44−0.29−0.02−0.06−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Timo Meier R18:081−0.30−0.10+0.00+0.01−0.01−0.19−0.01
Nico Hischier C21:082−0.38−0.16+0.00+0.01−0.01−0.19−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Allen G60:00−0.19

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.