NJD @ VGK 5–2 · 2026-10-30

New JerseyNJDDevils5

FinalOct 302026-10-30

Team	1	2	3	SOG
NJD	2	2	1	32
VGK	2	0	0	21

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VegasVGKGolden Knights2

CallNo lean · 54% VGK

Star 1A. Gritsyuk2G 0A
Star 2J. Hughes2G 0A
Star 3B. McNabb0G 1A

Closing linesDraftKings

-105Moneyline-115+1.5 -265Puck line-1.5 +215O +114Total 6.5U -135+135RegulationTie +310 +140

Season odds

84%90%+5.5Playoffs99%98%−0.54.3%7.0%+2.7Cup9.2%8.0%−1.2

Story

– / 10

Result NJD 5–2Call No lean · VGK 54%Market VGK 51%xG 2.85–1.97 · deserved NJD 66%Swing Hughes +20 2nd 3:49Method

Goals and penalties with VGK win probability
Time	Event	VGK win before	VGK win after
1st 5:38	Goal NJD · L. Hughes	54%	37%
1st 7:58	VGK penalty · N. Hanifin · broken stick · 2 min
1st 16:21	NJD penalty · L. Evangelista · tripping · 2 min
1st 16:27	Goal VGK · M. Stone (PP)	35%	54%
1st 17:57	Goal VGK · I. Barbashev	54%	72%
1st 18:51	Goal NJD · A. Gritsyuk	72%	54%
2nd 0:37	VGK penalty · M. Marner · cross checking · 2 min
2nd 3:49	Goal NJD · J. Hughes	53%	33%
2nd 18:16	Goal NJD · A. Gritsyuk	27%	11%
3rd 17:09	Goal NJD · J. Hughes (EN)	1%	0%

On ice · final horn

NJD5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
12C. GlassC	0:50	12:13	18	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	6-7
93A. LombardiC	1:00	11:35	16	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	–
81A. GritsyukR	0:48	17:48	22	2	0	2	8	11	0	1	0	–
8J. KovacevicD	1:18	16:33	19	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	–
47D. ChisholmD	1:02	15:48	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
37C. HellebuyckG		60:00	SA21GA2SV%.905xGA1.97GSAx−0.03

VGK5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
17M. GatcombC	0:19	11:01	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	–
26N. DowdC	0:19	12:23	17	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	6-7
46J. RondbjergR	1:02	12:22	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
4R. AnderssonD	0:37	24:29	29	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	3	–
14V. HeinolaD	0:37	12:26	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
33A. HillG		58:12	SA31GA4SV%.871xGA2.44GSAx−1.56

Goals

1st
Luke Hughes(5)
A. Mantha (3)
xG 0.03snapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–0 NJD1st 05:38+16.763%
Mark Stone(9)PP
M. Marner (12)
xG 0.10tip-inClip(opens nhl.com)
1–1 Tied1st 16:27+18.654%
Ivan Barbashev(2)
M. Marner (13), B. McNabb (8)
xG 0.17wristClip(opens nhl.com)
1–2 VGK1st 17:57+18.172%
Arseny Gritsyuk(7)
Unassisted
xG 0.12wristClip(opens nhl.com)
2–2 Tied1st 18:51+18.346%
2nd
Jack Hughes(5)
J. Bratt (10)
xG 0.20wristClip(opens nhl.com)
3–2 NJD2nd 03:49+20.367%
Arseny Gritsyuk(8)
J. Siegenthaler (3)
xG 0.05backhandClip(opens nhl.com)
4–2 NJD2nd 18:16+16.689%
3rd
Jack Hughes(6)EN
Unassisted
xG 0.41backhandClip(opens nhl.com)
5–2 NJD3rd 17:09+0.0100%

Shots

Shooters

NJD2.85 xG45 unblocked · 18 blocked45 unblocked · 18 blocked

VGK1.97 xG32 unblocked · 7 blocked32 unblocked · 7 blocked

Goal, taller = higher xGSavedMissedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

NJDVGK5Goals22.85xG1.9732Shots2145Unblocked3263Attempts393High danger40/2Power play1/127Faceoffs3013Hits367Blocks187Takeaways19Giveaways152PIM4

Skaters

Player

Player
43L. HughesLuke HughesD	23:39	1	0	1	2	5	0.08	+0.92	0	0	0	0	—	0	+3
22B. PesceBrett PesceD	21:52	0	0	0	1	5	0.03	−0.03	0	0	0	1	—	0	+3
71J. SiegenthalerJonas SiegenthalerD	20:45	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	−0.01	1	3	0	0	—	0	-1
77L. EvangelistaLuke EvangelistaR	18:40	0	0	0	3	5	0.14	−0.14	3	0	1	0	—	2	-1
13N. HischierNico HischierC	18:12	0	0	0	1	3	0.13	−0.13	1	0	1	0	56%	0	-1
7D. HamiltonDougie HamiltonD	17:54	0	0	0	2	5	0.13	−0.13	0	0	0	1	—	0	-1
81A. GritsyukArseny GritsyukR	17:48	2	0	2	8	11	0.48	+1.52	1	0	1	0	—	0	+3
28T. MeierTimo MeierR	17:27	0	0	0	2	5	0.16	−0.16	1	1	0	1	0%	0	0
86J. HughesJack HughesC	17:20	2	0	2	7	8	1.00	+1.00	0	0	1	0	57%	0	+4
8J. KovacevicJohnathan KovacevicD	16:33	0	0	0	2	4	0.05	−0.05	1	0	1	1	—	0	+2
17E. RodriguesEvan RodriguesC	16:22	0	0	0	0	2	0.00	0.00	0	0	1	1	39%	0	0
47D. ChisholmDeclan ChisholmD	15:48	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0	—	0	+2
63J. BrattJesper BrattL	15:35	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	—	0	+4
70J. BoqvistJesper BoqvistC	13:59	0	0	0	1	1	0.12	−0.12	2	0	0	3	—	0	0
39A. ManthaAnthony ManthaR	13:58	0	1	1	1	1	0.13	−0.13	0	0	0	0	—	0	+1
12C. GlassCody GlassC	12:13	0	0	0	1	4	0.35	−0.35	1	0	1	0	46%	0	+1
93A. LombardiAmadeus LombardiC	11:35	0	0	0	1	1	0.01	−0.01	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
16C. BrownConnor BrownR	10:14	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	−0.02	0	1	0	1	—	0	+1
NJD total		5	3	8	32	63	2.85	+2.15	13	5	7	9	47%	2

Pony score

Incredible9.0+Great7.5+Good6.0+Average4.0+Below avg2.5+HorribleMethod

Forwards

Gritsyuk8.4

Hughes7.2

Bratt6.6

Mantha6.3

Glass4.9

Lombardi4.8

Brown4.4

Boqvist3.8

Meier3.7

Evangelista3.3

Rodrigues3.0

Hischier2.8

Defence

Siegenthaler7.1

Hughes7.1

Kovacevic4.2

Chisholm3.8

Pesce3.6

Hamilton3.5

Goalie

Hellebuyck4.9

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Bratt·Hughes·Gritsyuk	11:57	18	18	10	64.3%	12	5	3	0	1.11	0.57	66.0%	+0.54	3	0	100%
Hischier·Meier·Evangelista	11:25	17	10	9	52.6%	4	3	0	1	0.15	0.26	36.2%	−0.11	3	3	50%
Rodrigues·Boqvist·Mantha	8:59	13	4	7	36.4%	2	5	0	0	0.16	0.35	31.0%	−0.19	1	1	50%
Glass·Lombardi·Brown	7:16	14	7	2	77.8%	1	0	0	0	0.17	0.14	55.4%	+0.03	1	1	50%
Occasional · 11 groups
Glass·Lombardi·Gritsyuk	1:45	2	3	0	100.0%	3	0	0	0	0.03	0.00	100.0%	+0.03	0	0	—
Rodrigues·Mantha·Evangelista	1:07	4	1	1	50.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.08	0.0%	−0.08	0	0	—
Hischier·Mantha·Evangelista	0:45	5	0	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.06	0.0%	−0.06	0	0	—
Glass·Rodrigues·Boqvist	0:44	2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Hughes·Brown·Gritsyuk	0:43	4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Rodrigues·Boqvist·Evangelista	0:43	1	1	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.03	0.00	100.0%	+0.03	0	0	—
Hischier·Brown·Meier	0:36	1	0	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.17	0.0%	−0.17	0	0	—
Boqvist·Meier·Evangelista	0:34	1	1	1	50.0%	1	0	0	0	0.12	0.05	72.0%	+0.07	0	0	—
Hischier·Rodrigues·Meier	0:32	2	0	2	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.01	0.0%	−0.01	0	1	0%
Glass·Boqvist·Lombardi	0:31	4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Glass·Brown·Mantha	0:12	2	1	0	100.0%	1	0	1	0	0.03	0.00	100.0%	+0.03	0	0	—
Other 37 brief groups	6:17		6	1	85.7%	2	1	0	0	0.29	0.00	98.5%	+0.28
NJD 5v5	54:06		52	35	59.8%	26	17	4	1	2.10	1.70	55.2%	+0.40

Goalies

Connor Hellebuyck

NJD · 60:00

Saves: 19/21
SV%: .905
GAA: 2.00
xGA: 1.97
GSAx: −0.03

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	18/19	.947	1.87	+0.87
Power play	0/1	.000	0.10	−0.90
Shorthanded	1/1	1.000	0.00	+0.00
High danger	2/3	.667	0.74	−0.26

Adin Hill

VGK · 58:12

Saves: 27/31
SV%: .871
GAA: 4.12
xGA: 2.44
GSAx: −1.56

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	22/26	.846	2.10	−1.90
Power play	5/5	1.000	0.34	+0.34
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	0/1	.000	0.43	−0.57

Lines

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

New Jersey Devils

Minutes

23:39L. Hughes
21:52Pesce
20:45Siegenthaler
17:54Hamilton
16:33Kovacevic
15:48Chisholm

18:40Evangelista
18:12Hischier
17:48Gritsyuk
17:27Meier
17:20J. Hughes
16:22Rodrigues
15:35Bratt
13:59Boqvist
13:58Mantha
12:13Glass
11:35Lombardi
10:14Brown

Matchups

Full game

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareNJDVGKGoalHard matchEdge bars = skater 5v5 total

Faceoffs

Both teams · pick a taker to focus

27–3047%

D 42%8–11N 53%10–9O 47%9–10 5 won into a shot

VGK attacks811NJD DZ 42% VGK OZ

Neutral109NJD NZ 53% VGK NZ

NJD attacks910NJD OZ 47% VGK DZ

30–2753%

D 53%10–9N 47%9–10O 58%11–8 8 won into a shot

Bead = draw, winner’s colourClockwise from the top in game order Shot attempt within 10sHover a zone for its draws · click a taker to focus

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

KovacevicD0 O2
ChisholmD0 O2
L. HughesD2 O3
PesceD2 O2
HamiltonD6 O3
SiegenthalerD6 O1
BrattD0 O5
J. HughesD0 O4
GritsyukD0 O4
ManthaD0 O3
MeierD4 O5
LombardiD1 O2
BrownD2 O2
RodriguesD3 O3
GlassD2 O2
BoqvistD1 O1
EvangelistaD4 O4
HischierD4 O3

Shift starts · darker = later period