NJD
New Jersey Devils
42-36-3 · W2 · L10: 5-4-1
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
Final/SO
2—1
2025-12-17 · T-Mobile Arena
VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
W
W
SO
W
W
W
W
L
SO
L
NJD dominated expected goals 3.4 to 3.4 · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVENJD xG
3.37
ACTUAL
2 — 1
VGK xG
3.36
Scoring Timeline
0.13
HIGH xG
28
Connor Brown(8)
R · NJD · #28
NJD 1 - 0 VGK
0.21
HIGH xG
16
Pavel Dorofeyev(14)
L · VGK · #16
Mark Stone (19), Tomas Hertl (10)NJD 1 - 1 VGK
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
34
Jake Allen
G · NJD · #34
36/37 saves, .972 SV%, +2.5 GSAx
★2
79
Carter Hart
G · VGK · #79
32/33 saves, .969 SV%, +2.5 GSAx
★3
16
Pavel Dorofeyev
L · VGK · #16
1G, 4 SOG
Team Stats
NJDVGK
33Shots37
3.37xGF3.36
53.3CF%46.7
56.4FO%43.6
0/2PP1/4
21Hits21
10Blocks19
11Giveaways16
5Takeaways6
8PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | NJD SOG | VGK SOG | NJD xG | VGK xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 10 | 0.85 | 0.63 |
| 2nd | 11 | 15 | 1.11 | 1.13 |
| 3rd | 11 | 8 | 1.23 | 0.80 |
| OT | 2 | 3 | 0.18 | 0.81 |
| Total | 32 | 36 | 3.37 | 3.37 |
Penalties
6 TOTAL1P 00:39
Jonas Siegenthalerhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Mark Stone1P 12:21
Jeremy Lauzonboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Stefan Noesen2P 15:17
Mitch Marnertripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nico Hischier2P 17:16
Paul Cotterroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Whitecloud3P 15:02
Juho Lammikkotripping (2 min)
Drawn by Ben HuttonOT 03:07
Dawson Mercerhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Mark Stone