NJD
New Jersey Devils
42-36-3 · W2 · L10: 5-4-1
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
OT
L
L
Final
5—2
2026-01-12 · Xcel Energy Center
MIN
Minnesota Wild
45-23-12 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
OT
W
L
SO
W
SO
W
W
OT
L
MIN controlled xG 2.9 to 2.3 but NJD won on execution
xG Flow
CUMULATIVENJD xG
2.33
ACTUAL
5 — 2
MIN xG
2.91
Scoring Timeline
0.12
HIGH xG
1P 10:07Even Strength
91
Dawson Mercer(12)
C · NJD · #91
Nico Hischier (21)NJD 1 - 0 MIN
0.12
HIGH xG
2P 13:41Even Strength
38
Ryan Hartman(12)
R · MIN · #38
Brock Faber (18), Marcus Johansson (21)NJD 1 - 1 MIN
0.09
MED xG
2P 19:52Even Strength
81
Ondrej Palat(3)
L · NJD · #81
Nico Hischier (22), Jonas Siegenthaler (5)NJD 2 - 1 MIN
0.12
HIGH xG
3P 07:28Even Strength
63
Jesper Bratt(10)
L · NJD · #63
Dougie Hamilton (6), Jack Hughes (17)NJD 3 - 1 MIN
0.07
MED xG
3P 07:49Even Strength63
Jesper Bratt(11)
L · NJD · #63
Dougie Hamilton (7), Brenden Dillon (9)NJD 4 - 1 MIN
0.12
HIGH xG
3P 09:39Even Strength81
Ondrej Palat(4)
L · NJD · #81
Dawson Mercer (16)NJD 5 - 1 MIN
1.04
HIGH xG
3P 19:41Power Play
17
Marcus Foligno(2)
L · MIN · #17
Jonas Brodin (12), Vinnie Hinostroza (5)NJD 5 - 2 MIN
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
25
Jacob Markstrom
G · NJD · #25
21/23 saves, .913 SV%, +1.0 GSAx
★2
63
Jesper Bratt
L · NJD · #63
2G, 4 SOG, 2 HIT
★3
81
Ondrej Palat
L · NJD · #81
2G, 2 SOG, 4 HIT
Team Stats
NJDMIN
29Shots23
2.33xGF2.92
48CF%52
57.6FO%42.4
0/2PP1/2
18Hits16
19Blocks14
12Giveaways15
3Takeaways4
4PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | NJD SOG | MIN SOG | NJD xG | MIN xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 6 | 0.99 | 0.70 |
| 2nd | 9 | 8 | 0.47 | 0.55 |
| 3rd | 7 | 7 | 0.88 | 1.67 |
| Total | 24 | 21 | 2.34 | 2.92 |
Penalties
4 TOTAL1P 12:22
Marcus Folignotripping (2 min)
Drawn by Dougie Hamilton3P 00:17
Quinn Hughesinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Dawson Mercer3P 16:06
Luke Glendeninghooking (2 min)
Drawn by Marcus Johansson3P 19:25
Brenden Dilloncharging (2 min)
Drawn by Ben Jones