NJD
New Jersey Devils
40-36-3 · L2 · L10: 5-4-1
L
L
W
SO
W
L
W
L
W
W
Final
5—3
2026-04-11 · Little Caesars Arena
DET
Detroit Red Wings
41-29-9 · W1 · L10: 3-6-1
W
SO
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
NJD dominated expected goals 4.3 to 2.8 · NJD controlled 55.3% of 5v5 shot attempts · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVENJD xG
4.33
ACTUAL
5 — 3
DET xG
2.79
Scoring Timeline
0.16
HIGH xG
1P 9:41Even Strength
72
Justin Faulk(15)
D · DET · #72
Dylan Larkin (32), Emmitt Finnie (17)NJD 0 - 1 DET
0.10
MED xG
1P 10:40Even Strength
86
Jack Hughes(27)
C · NJD · #86
Jesper Bratt (49), Dougie Hamilton (25)NJD 1 - 1 DET
0.08
MED xG
2P 11:59Even Strength
57
David Perron(12)
L · DET · #57
J.T. Compher (16)NJD 1 - 2 DET
0.05
MED xG
2P 15:16Even Strength
63
Jesper Bratt(21)
L · NJD · #63
Johnathan Kovacevic (8), Dennis Cholowski (2)NJD 2 - 2 DET
0.42
HIGH xG
3P 7:00Even Strength
58
Emmitt Finnie(13)
C · DET · #58
Lucas Raymond (51), Dylan Larkin (33)NJD 2 - 3 DET
0.43
HIGH xG
3P 11:18Even Strength
12
Cody Glass(19)
C · NJD · #12
Timo Meier (19), Jonas Siegenthaler (16)NJD 3 - 3 DET
0.12
HIGH xG
3P 16:26Even Strength63
Jesper Bratt(22)
L · NJD · #63
Jack Hughes (48), Connor Brown (25)NJD 4 - 3 DET
0.76
HIGH xG
3P 19:00Power PlayEN
91
Dawson Mercer(19)
C · NJD · #91
Nico Hischier (37), Dougie Hamilton (26)NJD 5 - 3 DET
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
36
John Gibson
G · DET · #36
28/32 saves, .875 SV%, -0.3 GSAx
★2
34
Jake Allen
G · NJD · #34
25/28 saves, .892 SV%, -0.4 GSAx
★3
63
Jesper Bratt
L · NJD · #63
2G, 1A, 3 SOG
Team Stats
NJDDET
33Shots28
4.33xGF2.79
55.3CF%44.7
41.5FO%58.5
0/0PP0/1
13Hits21
11Blocks14
11Giveaways13
2Takeaways3
2PIM0
Period Breakdown
| Period | NJD SOG | DET SOG | NJD xG | DET xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 12 | 0.95 | 1.35 |
| 2nd | 12 | 7 | 1.40 | 0.66 |
| 3rd | 9 | 6 | 1.98 | 0.78 |
| Total | 28 | 25 | 4.33 | 2.79 |
Penalties
1 TOTAL1P 3:09
Dougie Hamiltontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Marco Kasper