NJD
NJD
New Jersey Devils
42-36-3 · W2 · L10: 5-4-1
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
Final
3—1
2026-02-28 · Enterprise Center
STL
STL
St. Louis Blues
34-33-12 · W1 · L10: 6-3-1
W
L
L
L
W
L
SO
L
L
L
NJD dominated expected goals 4.7 to 1.9

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
NJD xG
4.73
ACTUAL
3 — 1
STL xG
1.85

Scoring Timeline

0.04
LOW xG
NJD2P 05:37Even Strength
Timo Meier
28
Timo Meier(16)
R · NJD · #28
Brett Pesce (6), Luke Hughes (22)
NJD 1 - 0 STL
0.05
MED xG
NJD2P 19:44Power Play
Dougie Hamilton
7
Dougie Hamilton(8)
D · NJD · #7
Jack Hughes (27), Jacob Markstrom (1)
NJD 2 - 0 STL
0.60
HIGH xG
STL3P 18:42Power Play
Pavel Buchnevich
89
Pavel Buchnevich(13)
L · STL · #89
Pius Suter (11)
NJD 2 - 1 STL
0.65
HIGH xG
NJD3P 19:55Power Play
Nico Hischier
13
Nico Hischier(20)
C · NJD · #13
Jesper Bratt (30), Connor Brown (13)
NJD 3 - 1 STL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jacob Markstrom
25
Jacob Markstrom
G · NJD · #25
25/26 saves, .961 SV%, +0.9 GSAx
★2
Jordan Binnington
50
Jordan Binnington
G · STL · #50
30/32 saves, .937 SV%, +0.1 GSAx
★3
Timo Meier
28
Timo Meier
R · NJD · #28
1G, 8 SOG, 2 HIT

Team Stats

NJDSTL
33Shots26
4.73xGF1.85
53.2CF%46.8
50.9FO%49.1
1/2PP0/3
12Hits29
12Blocks11
19Giveaways12
8Takeaways4
6PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodNJD SOGSTL SOGNJD xGSTL xG
1st11120.740.64
2nd1561.500.17
3rd472.491.05
Total30254.731.86

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 13:08
NJD
Dougie Hamiltontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Dylan Holloway
2P 00:16
STL
Matthew Kesselslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Jesper Bratt
2P 17:00
NJD
Timo Meierhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Logan Mailloux
2P 19:13
STL
Jack Finleyhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Brett Pesce
3P 02:24
NJD
Jack Hughesdelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)