NJD @ PIT 1–4 · 2026-01-08

Team	1	2	3	SOG
NJD	0	0	1	29
PIT	1	2	1	29

Story

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Result PIT 4–1Call No lean · PIT 61%xG 2.46–3.98 · deserved PIT 73%Swing Karlsson +17 1st 6:39Method

Goals and penalties with PIT win probability
Time	Event	PIT win before	PIT win after
1st 6:39	Goal PIT · E. Karlsson	61%	78%
2nd 3:16	PIT penalty · C. Dewar · high sticking · 2 min
2nd 5:23	Goal PIT · C. Dewar	80%	92%
2nd 17:16	NJD penalty · T. Meier · slashing · 2 min
2nd 17:38	NJD penalty · C. Brown · tripping · 2 min
2nd 19:07	Goal PIT · E. Malkin (PP)	95%	99%
3rd 1:32	PIT penalty · E. Malkin · slashing · 2 min
3rd 2:55	Goal NJD · L. Hughes (PP)	99%	96%
3rd 5:30	NJD penalty · B. Pesce · tripping · 2 min
3rd 13:26	Goal PIT · B. Lizotte	99%	99%

On ice · final horn

NJD5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
12C. GlassC	0:37	13:32	18	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	2	10-6
47P. CotterL	0:46	13:22	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	0-1
16C. BrownR	0:26	16:21	21	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1-0
5B. DillonD	1:38	18:26	23	0	0	0	1	2	0	6	0	–
71J. SiegenthalerD	0:38	22:56	24	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	–
34J. AllenG		59:57	SA29GA4SV%.862xGA3.98GSAx−0.02

PIT5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
71E. MalkinC	0:33	18:19	19	1	0	1	4	6	2	0	1	–
81B. KindelC	0:55	17:42	19	0	0	0	2	6	0	1	1	8-5
59E. ChinakhovR	0:37	15:02	19	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	–
3J. St. IvanyD	0:26	14:33	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–
77B. KulakD	0:56	20:42	22	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	–
74S. SkinnerG		60:00	SA29GA1SV%.966xGA2.46GSAx+1.46

Goals

1st
Erik Karlsson(1)
R. Rakell (1), S. Crosby (1)
xG 0.04wristClip(opens nhl.com)
0–1 PIT1st 06:39+16.778%
2nd
Connor Dewar(1)
R. Rakell (2), K. Letang (1)
xG 0.11wristClip(opens nhl.com)
0–2 PIT2nd 05:23+12.492%
Evgeni Malkin(1)PP
S. Crosby (2), E. Karlsson (1)
xG 0.22slapClip(opens nhl.com)
0–3 PIT2nd 19:07+3.899%
3rd
Luke Hughes(1)PP
D. Hamilton (1), J. Hughes (1)
xG 0.03slapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–3 PIT3rd 02:55+3.14%
Blake Lizotte(1)
N. Acciari (1), C. Dewar (1)
xG 0.08tip-inClip(opens nhl.com)
1–4 PIT3rd 13:26+0.499%

Shots

NJD2.46 xG41 unblocked · 16 blocked41 unblocked · 16 blocked

PIT3.98 xG47 unblocked · 20 blocked47 unblocked · 20 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

NJDPIT1Goals42.46xG3.9829Shots2941Unblocked4757Attempts671High danger71/2Power play1/333Faceoffs2625Hits1020Blocks166Takeaways520Giveaways236PIM4

Skaters

Player

Player
71J. SiegenthalerJonas SiegenthalerD	22:56	0	0	0	1	2	0.02	−0.02	0	3	1	1	—	0	0
7D. HamiltonDougie HamiltonD	20:52	0	1	1	2	2	0.04	−0.04	2	0	0	2	—	0	-1
13N. HischierNico HischierC	20:47	0	0	0	3	4	0.25	−0.25	1	1	1	2	75%	0	-1
43L. HughesLuke HughesD	20:15	1	0	1	1	7	0.10	+0.90	2	2	1	2	—	0	-1
5B. DillonBrenden DillonD	18:26	0	0	0	1	2	0.03	−0.03	6	0	0	0	—	0	-1
63J. BrattJesper BrattL	18:16	0	0	0	2	5	0.21	−0.21	0	0	0	2	—	0	-1
17S. NemecSimon NemecD	17:49	0	0	0	3	6	0.11	−0.11	0	1	1	0	—	0	-1
91D. MercerDawson MercerC	17:37	0	0	0	3	5	0.19	−0.19	0	1	1	1	22%	0	-2
22B. PesceBrett PesceD	17:20	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	−0.07	0	2	0	1	—	2	-2
86J. HughesJack HughesC	17:14	0	1	1	3	4	0.33	−0.33	0	0	0	3	—	0	-1
28T. MeierTimo MeierR	16:25	0	0	0	4	7	0.29	−0.29	1	2	0	1	100%	2	-1
16C. BrownConnor BrownR	16:21	0	0	0	1	1	0.11	−0.11	1	0	0	3	100%	2	0
81A. GritsyukArseny GritsyukR	14:44	0	0	0	2	4	0.14	−0.14	0	0	0	0	—	0	-2
12C. GlassCody GlassC	13:32	0	0	0	2	4	0.40	−0.40	2	2	0	0	63%	0	0
47P. CotterPaul CotterL	13:22	0	0	0	1	1	0.18	−0.18	2	2	0	0	0%	0	0
14L. GlendeningLuke GlendeningC	10:47	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	2	1	1	0	13%	0	0
18O. PalatOndrej PalatL	9:13	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	5	1	0	0	—	0	0
11S. NoesenStefan NoesenR	8:16	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	100%	0	-1
NJD total		1	2	3	29	57	2.46	−1.46	25	19	6	18	56%	6

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Hughes−0.10

Glass−0.12

Noesen−0.15

Gritsyuk−0.19

Meier−0.23

Palat−0.25

Cotter−0.28

Glendening−0.30

Bratt−0.34

Hischier−0.42

Mercer−0.43

Brown−0.61

Defence

Hughes+0.47

Hamilton+0.32

Siegenthaler−0.08

Nemec−0.14

Pesce−0.15

Dillon−0.33

Goalie

Allen+0.01

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Bratt·Hischier·Hughes	12:37	18	13	6	68.4%	4	2	0	1	0.62	0.26	70.2%	+0.36	4	4	50%
Cotter·Glass·Brown	11:35	17	7	22	24.1%	3	9	0	0	0.58	1.40	29.3%	−0.82	1	4	20%
Mercer·Meier·Gritsyuk	10:52	19	15	8	65.2%	7	3	0	1	0.46	0.11	80.8%	+0.35	4	2	67%
Palat·Glendening·Noesen	6:30	12	4	11	26.7%	3	7	0	0	0.06	0.33	14.7%	−0.27	0	2	0%
Occasional · 7 groups
Hughes·Mercer·Gritsyuk	1:11	8	1	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.05	0.00	100.0%	+0.05	0	0	—
Palat·Bratt·Hischier	1:04	3	1	1	50.0%	0	0	0	0	0.02	0.10	16.1%	−0.08	0	0	—
Palat·Bratt·Glendening	0:52	3	0	4	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.18	0.0%	−0.18	0	0	—
Mercer·Brown·Meier	0:49	3	1	1	50.0%	1	1	0	0	0.01	0.04	26.3%	−0.03	0	0	—
Glass·Brown·Meier	0:47	3	1	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.11	0.00	100.0%	+0.11	0	0	—
Cotter·Glass·Gritsyuk	0:36	3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Hischier·Hughes·Gritsyuk	0:30	8	2	0	100.0%	2	0	0	0	0.06	0.00	100.0%	+0.06	0	0	—
NJD 5v5	52:12		48	55	46.6%	23	23	0	3	2.04	2.57	44.2%	−0.53

Goalies

Jake Allen

NJD · 59:57

Saves: 25/29
SV%: .862
xGA: 3.98
GSAx: −0.02

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	20/23	.870	2.57	−0.43
Power play	5/6	.833	1.41	+0.41
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	3/4	.750	1.33	+0.33

Stuart Skinner

PIT · 60:00

Saves: 28/29
SV%: .966
xGA: 2.46
GSAx: +1.46

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	23/23	1.000	2.04	+2.04
Power play	5/6	.833	0.42	−0.58
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	1/1	1.000	0.18	+0.18

Lines

His goal Primary assist Goal for Goal against Time together ES PP PK minutes

New Jersey Devils

Minutes

22:56Siegenthaler
20:52Hamilton
20:15L. Hughes
18:26Dillon
17:49Nemec
17:20Pesce

20:47Hischier
18:16Bratt
17:37Mercer
17:14J. Hughes
16:25Meier
16:21Brown
14:44Gritsyuk
13:32Glass
13:22Cotter
10:47Glendening
9:13Palat
8:16Noesen

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareNJDPIT

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

PesceD3 O3
L. HughesD4 O4
NemecD6 O4
DillonD6 O1
HamiltonD7 O2
SiegenthalerD7 O1
BrattD3 O6
MeierD3 O5
J. HughesD4 O6
HischierD5 O6
GritsyukD2 O2
NoesenD2 O1
MercerD3 O2
PalatD2 O0
CotterD4 O1
GlassD4 O0
GlendeningD6 O0
BrownD6 O0

Shift starts · darker = later period