NJD
New Jersey Devils
42-36-3 · W2 · L10: 5-4-1
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
Final
2—1
2025-12-19 · Delta Center
UTA
Utah Mammoth
42-32-6 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
UTA controlled xG 2.6 to 2.4 but NJD won on execution
xG Flow
CUMULATIVENJD xG
2.37
ACTUAL
2 — 1
UTA xG
2.63
Scoring Timeline
0.08
MED xG
Danil But(1)
L · UTA
Sean Durzi (6)NJD 0 - 1 UTA
0.07
MED xG
28
Connor Brown(9)
R · NJD · #28
Nico Hischier (17)NJD 1 - 1 UTA
0.41
HIGH xG
11
Stefan Noesen(3)
R · NJD · #11
Nico Hischier (18), Luke Hughes (16)NJD 2 - 1 UTA
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
25
Jacob Markstrom
G · NJD · #25
32/33 saves, .969 SV%, +1.7 GSAx
★2
70
Karel Vejmelka
G · UTA · #70
20/22 saves, .909 SV%, +0.5 GSAx
★3
13
Nico Hischier
C · NJD · #13
2A, 5 SOG
Team Stats
NJDUTA
22Shots33
2.37xGF2.63
35CF%65
46.3FO%53.7
1/5PP1/4
12Hits20
26Blocks16
13Giveaways9
5Takeaways2
8PIM10
Period Breakdown
| Period | NJD SOG | UTA SOG | NJD xG | UTA xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 6 | 1.06 | 0.68 |
| 2nd | 5 | 18 | 0.70 | 1.16 |
| 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0.61 | 0.79 |
| Total | 20 | 32 | 2.37 | 2.63 |
Penalties
9 TOTAL1P 08:10
Dougie Hamiltontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Lawson Crouse1P 11:00
Danil Buttripping (2 min)
Drawn by Ondrej Palat1P 12:03
Nate Schmidtcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Luke Hughes2P 01:16
Barrett Haytonhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Nico Hischier2P 04:35
Angus Crookshankroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Nick DeSimone2P 07:58
Lawson Crousehigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Jonas Siegenthaler2P 19:26
Brenden Dillonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Alexander Kerfoot3P 03:11
Mikhail Sergachevtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jesper Bratt3P 18:39
Dawson Mercertripping (2 min)
Drawn by Barrett Hayton