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2026-04-12 · Prudential Center

3 – 4Final/OT

NJD beat OTT 4–3 in overtime. NJD also won the expected-goals battle 3.8 to 3.0: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Nico Hischier scored on the power play at 3:18 of overtime, moving NJD’s win probability from 54% to 100%.

Shots on goal
30 – 30
Expected goals
3.0 – 3.8
xG share
NJD 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.

OTT goalNJD goal

Expected goals

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

OTTNJD

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 · 22:40 TOI
On-ice +1.13 · Finishing +1.07 · Penalties +0.19
+2.43
OTT
1 G, 0 A · 16:31 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing +0.82 · Penalties +0.19
+0.93
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 19:13 TOI
On-ice +0.15 · Finishing +0.71
+0.84

Rough nights

NJD
0 G, 0 A · 24:03 TOI
On-ice −0.85 · Finishing −0.11 · Penalties +0.19
−0.77
OTT
Nikolas Matinpalo
0 G, 0 A · 20:35 TOI
On-ice −0.48 · Penalties −0.19
−0.64
OTT
0 G, 0 A · 26:36 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing −0.35 · Penalties −0.19
−0.48

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalOTT–NJDWin prob.
P1 5:12 NJDNico Hischier
from Dawson Mercer, Timo Meier
0–153% → 69%
P1 14:51 NJDConnor BrownSH
from Jack Hughes
0–270% → 84%
P2 7:42 OTTMichael Amadio
from Artem Zub, Nick Cousins
1–212% → 27%
P2 10:25 OTTShane PintoPP
from Claude Giroux, Drake Batherson
2–227% → 47%
P2 14:14 OTTFabian Zetterlund
unassisted
3–247% → 70%
P3 12:28 NJDDawson MercerSH
from Nico Hischier
3–317% → 50%
OT 3:18 NJDNico HischierPP
from Jack Hughes, Dougie Hamilton
3–454% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

OTT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Michael Amadio R16:311+0.93−0.10+0.82−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Fabian Zetterlund L16:441+0.80+0.07+0.73+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Cozens C17:32+0.12+0.35−0.44−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.03
Cameron Crotty D11:32+0.11+0.14−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Claude Giroux R13:581+0.06+0.08−0.11+0.04−0.00+0.00+0.05
Dennis Gilbert D17:46−0.03−0.02+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ridly Greig C17:35−0.04+0.28−0.29+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Shane Pinto C21:331−0.05−0.62+0.55−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.02
Kurtis MacDermid L5:46−0.11−0.08+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Warren Foegele L16:01−0.12+0.05−0.18−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Lars Eller C16:01−0.13−0.12+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Artem Zub D26:281−0.19−0.17−0.03−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Stephen Halliday C12:27−0.20+0.02−0.22−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Lassi Thomson D16:06−0.21−0.10−0.11−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Cousins C13:501−0.31−0.03−0.07−0.01+0.00−0.19−0.01
Drake Batherson R16:531−0.37+0.19−0.39+0.00+0.00−0.19+0.01
Jordan Spence D26:36−0.48+0.11−0.35−0.01−0.03−0.19+0.00
Nikolas Matinpalo D20:35−0.64−0.48+0.00+0.01+0.03−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
James Reimer G63:18+0.33

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nico Hischier C22:4021+2.43+1.13+1.07+0.02−0.01+0.19+0.03
Connor Brown R19:131+0.84+0.15+0.71−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Johnathan Kovacevic D16:40+0.29+0.10+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.19+0.00
Dougie Hamilton D23:591+0.28+0.68−0.42+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L19:58+0.06+0.59−0.76+0.04−0.01+0.19+0.00
Topias Vilen D12:28+0.04+0.03+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D20:14+0.02+0.02+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brian Halonen L8:11−0.04−0.03+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Paul Cotter C10:23−0.05−0.03+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Marc McLaughlin C8:27−0.05−0.02+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Jack Hughes C25:322−0.11+0.31−0.23+0.06−0.01−0.19−0.04
Cody Glass C13:38−0.12−0.06+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.04
Dawson Mercer C18:5611−0.21−0.41+0.22−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Lenni Hameenaho R12:09−0.30−0.11+0.00−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Nick Bjugstad C10:04−0.32−0.11−0.21−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D20:58−0.35−0.33+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Timo Meier R16:541−0.36−0.20−0.15+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Simon Nemec D24:03−0.77−0.85−0.11−0.00+0.00+0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Nico Daws G63:16+0.15

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.