NJD @ MTL 3–0 · 2026-04-05

Team	1	2	3	SOG
NJD	1	1	1	20
MTL	0	0	0	18

Story

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Result NJD 3–0Call No lean · MTL 59%Market MTL 58%xG 2.89–2.73 · deserved NJD 53%Swing Glass +18 2nd 18:12Method

Goals and penalties with MTL win probability
Time	Event	MTL win before	MTL win after
1st 8:37	MTL penalty · K. Guhle · tripping · 2 min
1st 10:47	Goal NJD · T. Meier	58%	42%
2nd 6:18	NJD penalty · B. Halonen · holding · 2 min
2nd 8:27	MTL penalty · L. Hutson · high sticking · 2 min
2nd 18:12	Goal NJD · C. Glass	32%	15%
3rd 0:50	NJD penalty · L. Hughes · cross checking · 2 min
3rd 0:50	NJD penalty · L. Hughes · roughing · 2 min
3rd 0:50	MTL penalty · J. Anderson · roughing · 2 min
3rd 0:50	NJD penalty · J. Kovacevic · misconduct · 10 min
3rd 6:11	NJD penalty · D. Hamilton · tripping · 2 min
3rd 13:00	NJD penalty · B. Dillon · instigator · 2 min
3rd 13:00	NJD penalty · B. Dillon · fighting · 5 min
3rd 13:00	MTL penalty · J. Anderson · fighting · 5 min
3rd 13:00	NJD penalty · B. Dillon · instigator misconduct · 10 min
3rd 16:35	Goal NJD · C. Brown (EN)	1%	0%
3rd 19:06	NJD penalty · C. Brown · misconduct · 10 min

On ice · final horn

NJD5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
13N. HischierC	0:22	23:44	26	0	0	0	3	5	0	2	1	20-9
91D. MercerC	1:13	21:34	24	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	–
28T. MeierR	0:20	18:22	20	1	0	1	1	3	0	1	2	–
8J. KovacevicD	1:17	17:29	18	0	0	0	1	2	10	3	1	–
43L. HughesD	1:17	23:08	22	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	–
25J. MarkstromG		60:00	SA18GA0SV%1.000xGA2.73GSAx+2.73

MTL5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
15A. NewhookC	1:14	13:13	15	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	0	3-5
11B. GallagherR	1:06	11:22	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	–
76Z. BolducR	1:10	13:54	18	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	–
8M. MathesonD	1:14	20:57	21	0	0	0	2	6	0	2	0	–
21K. GuhleD	1:07	17:05	20	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	1	–
32J. FowlerG		57:29	SA19GA2SV%.895xGA2.41GSAx+0.41

Goals

1st
Timo Meier(1)
J. Hughes (1)
xG 0.06snapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–0 NJD1st 10:47+16.258%
2nd
Cody Glass(1)
Unassisted
xG 0.19snapClip(opens nhl.com)
2–0 NJD2nd 18:12+17.685%
3rd
Connor Brown(1)EN
J. Hughes (2), J. Bratt (1)
xG 0.48snapClip(opens nhl.com)
3–0 NJD3rd 16:35+0.6100%

Shots

NJD2.89 xG35 unblocked · 12 blocked35 unblocked · 12 blocked

MTL2.73 xG38 unblocked · 20 blocked38 unblocked · 20 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

NJDMTL3Goals02.89xG2.7320Shots1835Unblocked3847Attempts584High danger50/2Power play0/429Faceoffs2320Hits2720Blocks127Takeaways319Giveaways1345PIM11

Skaters

Player

Player
13N. HischierNico HischierC	23:44	0	0	0	3	5	0.39	−0.39	2	1	0	0	69%	0	+1
71J. SiegenthalerJonas SiegenthalerD	23:41	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	2	4	0	1	—	0	+1
43L. HughesLuke HughesD	23:08	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	1	0	0	1	—	4	+1
86J. HughesJack HughesC	21:41	0	2	2	6	10	0.77	−0.77	1	3	0	4	17%	0	+2
91D. MercerDawson MercerC	21:34	0	0	0	1	4	0.25	−0.25	1	1	3	3	—	0	0
16C. BrownConnor BrownR	20:57	1	0	1	2	4	0.72	+0.28	3	1	0	1	100%	10	+1
7D. HamiltonDougie HamiltonD	20:51	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0	3	—	2	+1
28T. MeierTimo MeierR	18:22	1	0	1	1	3	0.15	+0.85	1	2	2	1	—	0	+1
17S. NemecSimon NemecD	17:30	0	0	0	1	4	0.10	−0.10	0	3	0	0	—	0	+1
8J. KovacevicJohnathan KovacevicD	17:29	0	0	0	1	2	0.02	−0.02	3	1	0	1	—	10	+1
63J. BrattJesper BrattL	17:16	0	1	1	1	5	0.10	−0.10	0	0	0	0	—	0	+1
5B. DillonBrenden DillonD	14:07	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	2	0	1	2	—	17	+1
12C. GlassCody GlassC	12:05	1	0	1	1	4	0.22	+0.78	1	0	0	1	38%	0	+1
29L. HameenahoLenni HameenahoR	10:59	0	0	0	1	2	0.11	−0.11	0	2	0	1	—	0	+1
72N. BjugstadNick BjugstadC	9:00	0	0	0	1	1	0.02	−0.02	1	1	0	0	—	0	+1
47P. CotterPaul CotterL	7:14	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
21M. McLaughlinMarc McLaughlinC	7:03	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0	50%	0	0
48B. HalonenBrian HalonenL	5:19	0	0	0	1	1	0.03	−0.03	0	0	1	0	—	2	0
NJD total		3	3	6	20	47	2.89	+0.11	20	19	7	19	56%	45

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Hughes+1.19

Glass+0.46

Meier+0.33

Brown+0.14

Hameenaho−0.10

Cotter−0.13

McLaughlin−0.16

Bratt−0.17

Bjugstad−0.19

Halonen−0.28

Hischier−0.37

Mercer−0.40

Defence

Siegenthaler+0.21

Nemec+0.14

Kovacevic−0.13

Dillon−0.33

Hamilton−0.37

Hughes−0.70

Goalie

Markstrom+2.75

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Hischier·Mercer·Meier	12:07	16	7	14	33.3%	2	5	0	0	0.17	0.71	19.5%	−0.54	1	4	20%
Bratt·Hughes·Brown	11:02	19	14	10	58.3%	5	2	0	0	0.83	0.48	63.4%	+0.35	3	1	75%
Glass·Bjugstad·Hameenaho	7:18	13	4	7	36.4%	2	1	1	0	0.24	0.37	39.7%	−0.13	2	2	50%
Cotter·Halonen·McLaughlin	4:36	8	2	4	33.3%	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.03	0.0%	−0.03	0	0	—
Occasional · 8 groups
Hughes·Brown·Meier	1:16	4	1	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.06	0.00	100.0%	+0.06	0	0	—
Hughes·Mercer·Meier	0:52	4	2	1	66.7%	0	0	0	0	0.09	0.00	100.0%	+0.09	0	0	—
Bratt·Hughes·Mercer	0:41	2	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.05	0.0%	−0.05	0	1	0%
Cotter·Hischier·Mercer	0:40	3	2	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.04	0.00	100.0%	+0.04	0	0	—
McLaughlin·Bjugstad·Hameenaho	0:39	3	0	2	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.06	0.0%	−0.06	0	0	—
Cotter·McLaughlin·Hameenaho	0:38	2	1	1	50.0%	1	0	0	0	0.03	0.00	100.0%	+0.03	0	0	—
Hughes·Brown·Hameenaho	0:34	4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Bratt·Hischier·Brown	0:30	2	0	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.07	0.0%	−0.07	0	1	0%
NJD 5v5	45:29		38	44	46.3%	16	12	2	0	1.78	1.81	49.6%	−0.03

Goalies

Jacob Markstrom

NJD · 60:00

Saves: 18/18
SV%: 1.000
xGA: 2.73
GSAx: +2.73

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	13/13	1.000	1.98	+1.98
Power play	3/3	1.000	0.40	+0.40
Shorthanded	2/2	1.000	0.35	+0.35
High danger	3/3	1.000	0.96	+0.96

Jacob Fowler

MTL · 57:29

Saves: 17/19
SV%: .895
xGA: 2.41
GSAx: +0.41

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	14/16	.875	1.78	−0.22
Power play	2/2	1.000	0.40	+0.40
Shorthanded	1/1	1.000	0.23	+0.23
High danger	1/2	.500	0.54	−0.46

Lines

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

New Jersey Devils

Minutes

23:41Siegenthaler
23:08L. Hughes
20:51Hamilton
17:30Nemec
17:29Kovacevic
14:07Dillon

23:44Hischier
21:41J. Hughes
21:34Mercer
20:57Brown
18:22Meier
17:16Bratt
12:05Glass
10:59Hameenaho
9:00Bjugstad
7:14Cotter
7:03McLaughlin
5:19Halonen

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareNJDMTL

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

NemecD1 O2
DillonD4 O1
KovacevicD4 O1
SiegenthalerD5 O1
L. HughesD6 O2
HamiltonD7 O2
BrattD2 O4
BrownD3 O4
BjugstadD2 O2
CotterD0 O0
J. HughesD2 O2
McLaughlinD0 O0
HalonenD0 O0
GlassD4 O3
HameenahoD2 O1
MeierD5 O1
HischierD9 O3
MercerD9 O1

Shift starts · darker = later period