NJD @ PIT 1–4 · 2026-02-26

Team	1	2	3	SOG
NJD	0	1	0	30
PIT	1	0	3	37

Story

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Result PIT 4–1Call No lean · PIT 73%xG 3.32–4.75 · deserved PIT 71%Swing Clifton +25 3rd 6:30Method

Goals and penalties with PIT win probability
Time	Event	PIT win before	PIT win after
1st 17:26	NJD penalty · A. Gritsyuk · slashing · 2 min
1st 18:51	Goal PIT · T. Novak (PP)	70%	85%
2nd 1:24	PIT penalty · E. Malkin · high sticking · 2 min
2nd 4:56	Goal NJD · P. Cotter	85%	69%
2nd 4:56	PIT penalty · A. Hayes · delaying game unsuccessful challenge · 2 min
2nd 9:59	PIT penalty · A. Hayes · slashing · 2 min
2nd 13:04	NJD penalty · J. Kovacevic · high sticking · 2 min
2nd 15:33	PIT penalty · K. Letang · interference · 2 min
2nd 18:00	NJD penalty · S. Nemec · holding the stick · 2 min
3rd 6:30	Goal PIT · C. Clifton	64%	89%
3rd 7:20	Goal PIT · E. Chinakhov	89%	98%
3rd 16:11	PIT penalty · C. Clifton · delaying game puck over glass · 2 min
3rd 18:01	Goal PIT · B. Lizotte (SH) (EN)	99%	99%

On ice · final horn

NJD5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
72N. BjugstadC	0:31	11:06	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	5-3
47P. CotterL	0:27	10:05	12	1	0	1	2	3	0	2	0	–
29L. HameenahoR	1:08	12:50	17	0	0	0	3	9	0	0	1	–
22B. PesceD	0:39	19:53	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	–
71J. SiegenthalerD	1:00	17:05	22	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	3	–
25J. MarkstromG		58:34	SA36GA3SV%.917xGA4.28GSAx+1.28

PIT5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
18T. NovakC	1:24	13:39	19	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	3-6
16J. BrazeauR	0:46	13:00	14	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	2	–
39A. ManthaR	0:30	13:54	14	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0-1
5R. SheaD	1:30	20:19	18	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	0	–
75C. CliftonD	1:09	18:15	20	1	0	1	2	4	2	7	1	–
37A. SilovsG		59:44	SA30GA1SV%.967xGA3.32GSAx+2.32

Goals

1st
Tommy Novak(1)PP
K. Letang (1), E. Malkin (1)
xG 0.08tip-inClip(opens nhl.com)
0–1 PIT1st 18:51+14.585%
2nd
Paul Cotter(1)6v5
D. Hamilton (1), J. Hughes (1)
xG 0.13deflectedClip(opens nhl.com)
1–1 Tied2nd 04:56+15.931%
3rd
Connor Clifton(1)
R. Shea (1), A. Mantha (1)
xG 0.04slapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–2 PIT3rd 06:30+24.889%
Egor Chinakhov(1)
E. Malkin (2)
xG 0.21wristClip(opens nhl.com)
1–3 PIT3rd 07:20+8.898%
Blake Lizotte(1)SHEN
Unassisted
xG 0.47wristClip(opens nhl.com)
1–4 PIT3rd 18:01+0.099%

Shots

NJD3.32 xG51 unblocked · 23 blocked51 unblocked · 23 blocked

PIT4.75 xG49 unblocked · 13 blocked49 unblocked · 13 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

NJDPIT1Goals43.32xG4.7530Shots3751Unblocked4974Attempts623High danger90/5Power play1/333Faceoffs2226Hits1513Blocks233Takeaways618Giveaways156PIM10

Skaters

Player

Player
86J. HughesJack HughesC	25:42	0	1	1	2	5	0.04	−0.04	0	0	0	0	39%	0	-1
7D. HamiltonDougie HamiltonD	22:10	0	1	1	4	6	0.08	−0.08	4	1	0	3	—	0	-1
16C. BrownConnor BrownR	22:02	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	−0.04	0	0	0	1	—	0	0
17S. NemecSimon NemecD	20:09	0	0	0	2	5	0.21	−0.21	0	0	0	2	—	2	0
22B. PesceBrett PesceD	19:53	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	−0.03	0	1	0	1	—	0	-1
63J. BrattJesper BrattL	19:43	0	0	0	2	4	0.15	−0.15	1	0	0	1	—	0	0
13N. HischierNico HischierC	18:00	0	0	0	4	7	0.70	−0.70	1	0	1	3	64%	0	0
5B. DillonBrenden DillonD	17:59	0	0	0	1	3	0.02	−0.02	3	1	0	2	—	0	0
71J. SiegenthalerJonas SiegenthalerD	17:05	0	0	0	0	5	0.09	−0.09	1	3	0	0	—	0	0
28T. MeierTimo MeierR	16:30	0	0	0	4	9	0.47	−0.47	3	1	1	0	100%	0	0
91D. MercerDawson MercerC	15:14	0	0	0	1	2	0.08	−0.08	1	0	0	0	—	0	-1
8J. KovacevicJohnathan KovacevicD	13:15	0	0	0	0	3	0.05	−0.05	6	2	0	0	—	2	-1
81A. GritsyukArseny GritsyukR	12:58	0	0	0	2	3	0.19	−0.19	0	1	1	2	—	2	-2
29L. HameenahoLenni HameenahoR	12:50	0	0	0	3	9	0.25	−0.25	0	0	0	0	—	0	-2
12C. GlassCody GlassC	11:47	0	0	0	3	6	0.67	−0.67	0	1	0	1	100%	0	-2
72N. BjugstadNick BjugstadC	11:06	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	−0.02	3	0	0	1	63%	0	0
47P. CotterPaul CotterL	10:05	1	0	1	2	3	0.22	+0.78	2	0	0	0	—	0	+1
42M. TsyplakovMaxim TsyplakovR	9:33	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0	1	—	0	0
NJD total		1	2	3	30	74	3.32	−2.32	26	11	3	18	60%	6

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Cotter+0.45

Glass+0.08

Meier−0.14

Hameenaho−0.22

Tsyplakov−0.26

Gritsyuk−0.31

Hischier−0.31

Bjugstad−0.34

Mercer−0.34

Bratt−0.35

Brown−0.54

Hughes−0.63

Defence

Siegenthaler+0.11

Hamilton+0.11

Pesce−0.04

Nemec−0.12

Kovacevic−0.23

Dillon−0.23

Goalie

Markstrom+1.31

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Bratt·Hughes·Brown	11:20	16	9	10	47.4%	3	6	0	1	0.12	0.84	12.2%	−0.73	5	0	100%
Glass·Hameenaho·Gritsyuk	7:40	13	15	8	65.2%	2	5	0	1	0.39	0.50	43.8%	−0.11	2	1	67%
Hischier·Mercer·Meier	6:53	11	8	11	42.1%	4	6	0	0	0.61	0.63	49.4%	−0.02	1	4	20%
Cotter·Bjugstad·Tsyplakov	6:41	10	5	9	35.7%	2	2	0	0	0.13	0.64	17.4%	−0.50	1	0	100%
Occasional · 8 groups
Cotter·Hughes·Tsyplakov	1:11	5	2	1	66.7%	1	1	0	0	0.03	0.01	70.0%	+0.02	0	0	—
Hischier·Hughes·Meier	0:51	1	1	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	1	0	100%
Bratt·Hughes·Meier	0:43	1	2	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.04	0.00	100.0%	+0.04	0	0	—
Cotter·Hughes·Brown	0:42	3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Hughes·Hameenaho·Gritsyuk	0:38	3	1	1	50.0%	1	1	0	0	0.06	0.03	67.9%	+0.03	0	0	—
Bjugstad·Hameenaho·Gritsyuk	0:36	3	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Hughes·Mercer·Meier	0:33	5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Cotter·Bjugstad·Hameenaho	0:32	2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
NJD 5v5	43:58		53	44	54.6%	21	24	0	2	2.35	2.96	44.3%	−0.60

Goalies

Jacob Markstrom

NJD · 58:34

Saves: 33/36
SV%: .917
xGA: 4.28
GSAx: +1.28

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	23/25	.920	3.05	+1.05
Power play	6/7	.857	0.67	−0.33
Shorthanded	4/4	1.000	0.56	+0.56
High danger	6/7	.857	1.85	+0.85

Arturs Silovs

PIT · 59:44

Saves: 29/30
SV%: .967
xGA: 3.32
GSAx: +2.32

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	21/22	.955	2.49	+1.49
Power play	7/7	1.000	0.74	+0.74
Shorthanded	1/1	1.000	0.09	+0.09
High danger	3/3	1.000	0.74	+0.74

Lines

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

New Jersey Devils

Minutes

22:10Hamilton
20:09Nemec
19:53Pesce
17:59Dillon
17:05Siegenthaler
13:15Kovacevic

25:42Hughes
22:02Brown
19:43Bratt
18:00Hischier
16:30Meier
15:14Mercer
12:58Gritsyuk
12:50Hameenaho
11:47Glass
11:06Bjugstad
10:05Cotter
9:33Tsyplakov

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareNJDPIT

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

NemecD0 O6
DillonD3 O5
HamiltonD2 O4
PesceD3 O3
SiegenthalerD1 O1
KovacevicD3 O1
BrownD0 O7
HughesD0 O7
BrattD0 O6
GritsyukD1 O3
HameenahoD1 O3
BjugstadD0 O1
GlassD1 O2
CotterD0 O1
TsyplakovD0 O1
MeierD4 O3
HischierD6 O4
MercerD7 O1

Shift starts · darker = later period