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2026-04-11 · Little Caesars Arena

5 – 3Final

NJD beat DET 5–3. NJD also won the expected-goals battle 3.7 to 3.1: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Jesper Bratt scored at 16:26 of the third, moving NJD’s win probability from 49% to 89%. John Gibson allowed 1.4 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
33 – 28
Expected goals
3.7 – 3.1
xG share
NJD 55%
Home-ice start
DET 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.

NJD goalDET goal

Expected goals

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

NJDDET

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, 1 A · 17:01 TOI
On-ice +0.15 · Finishing +0.75 · Playmaking +0.20
+1.08
NJD
1 G, 1 A · 19:47 TOI
On-ice +0.14 · Finishing +0.38 · Playmaking +0.16
+0.64
DET
0 G, 0 A · 9:14 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Penalties +0.19 · Faceoffs +0.05
+0.38

Rough nights

DET
58:45 TOI
GSAx −1.40
−1.40
DET
0 G, 0 A · 17:41 TOI
On-ice −0.23 · Finishing −0.09 · Playmaking −0.06
−0.37
DET
0 G, 0 A · 21:12 TOI
On-ice −0.27 · Playmaking −0.06
−0.36

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNJD–DETWin prob.
P1 9:41 DETJustin Faulk
from Dylan Larkin, Emmitt Finnie
0–153% → 70%
P1 10:40 NJDJack Hughes
from Jesper Bratt, Dougie Hamilton
1–130% → 47%
P2 11:59 DETDavid Perron
from J.T. Compher
1–253% → 74%
P2 15:16 NJDJesper Bratt
from Johnathan Kovacevic, Dennis Cholowski
2–225% → 47%
P3 7:00 DETEmmitt Finnie
from Lucas Raymond, Dylan Larkin
2–352% → 81%
P3 11:18 NJDCody Glass
from Timo Meier, Jonas Siegenthaler
3–316% → 48%
P3 16:26 NJDJesper Bratt
from Jack Hughes, Connor Brown
4–349% → 89%
P3 19:00 NJDDawson MercerEN
from Nico Hischier, Dougie Hamilton
5–394% → 100%

Every player

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NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jesper Bratt L17:0121+1.08+0.15+0.75+0.20−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Hughes C19:4711+0.64+0.14+0.38+0.16−0.01+0.00−0.03
Cody Glass C12:131+0.35+0.06+0.28−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02
Johnathan Kovacevic D18:421+0.21−0.01+0.00+0.22−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D22:361+0.20+0.16+0.00+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Dennis Cholowski D14:491+0.20+0.10−0.02+0.11+0.01+0.00+0.00
Connor Brown R18:171+0.12+0.08−0.00+0.07−0.01+0.00−0.01
Timo Meier R20:511+0.07+0.23−0.25+0.09−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Bjugstad C11:56+0.05+0.02−0.00+0.04+0.00+0.00−0.01
Dougie Hamilton D21:552+0.03+0.18−0.00+0.04−0.00−0.19+0.00
Paul Cotter C8:54−0.10−0.10−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
Marc McLaughlin C7:49−0.15−0.09−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.04
Lenni Hameenaho R11:51−0.16+0.01−0.12−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brian Halonen L8:04−0.16−0.03−0.12−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Dawson Mercer C20:581−0.16+0.18−0.14−0.21+0.00+0.00+0.00
Simon Nemec D21:12−0.24+0.10−0.19−0.15+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D20:52−0.26+0.00−0.09−0.16−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nico Hischier C20:131−0.28+0.12−0.26−0.10−0.01+0.00−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Allen G60:00+0.09

DET

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Marco Kasper C9:14+0.38+0.21−0.05−0.04+0.01+0.19+0.05
Emmitt Finnie C16:5011+0.27−0.03+0.27+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
David Perron L15:371+0.26+0.07+0.25−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Justin Faulk D22:311+0.10−0.09+0.29−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lucas Raymond L19:541+0.10−0.12−0.00+0.23−0.01+0.00+0.00
J.T. Compher L14:391+0.09−0.02−0.09+0.16+0.06+0.00−0.02
Albert Johansson D10:31−0.03+0.01+0.00−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
James van Riemsdyk L7:13−0.05+0.01−0.00−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jacob Bernard-Docker D10:59−0.06−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Carter Mazur L14:43−0.11+0.04−0.11−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dominik Shine R6:17−0.13+0.00−0.12−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Moritz Seider D26:47−0.15−0.12+0.00−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ben Chiarot D24:00−0.19−0.07−0.02−0.11+0.02+0.00+0.00
Simon Edvinsson D22:12−0.19−0.23−0.04+0.09−0.02+0.00+0.00
Dylan Larkin C20:082−0.28−0.16−0.35+0.20−0.03+0.00+0.06
Patrick Kane R20:47−0.35−0.22−0.05−0.06−0.03+0.00+0.01
Alex DeBrincat R21:12−0.36−0.27−0.00−0.06+0.00+0.00−0.02
Andrew Copp C17:41−0.37−0.23−0.09−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
John Gibson G58:45−1.40

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.