Devils 5, Red Wings 4 (OT) — October 13, 2026: recap and analysis

NJDNJD
New Jersey Devils
2-3-0 · L1 · L10: 2-3-0
L
W
L
L
W
Final/OT
5—4
Oct 13, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena
DETDET
Detroit Red Wings
1-3-1 · OT1 · L10: 1-3-1
SO
L
W
L
L

Final score: New Jersey Devils 5, Detroit Red Wings 4. Decided in overtime. Devils dominated expected goals 5.58 to 2.14. Devils controlled 58.3% of 5v5 shot attempts. PuckLab's first star: John Gibson (32/37 saves, .865 SV%, +1.5 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Devils, 58% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
NJD xG
5.58
ACTUAL
5 — 4
DET xG
2.14

Scoring Timeline

0.44
HIGH xG
NJD1P 06:07Even Strength
NJD 1 - 0 DET
0.05
MED xG
DET1P 18:35Even Strength
NJD 1 - 1 DET
0.18
HIGH xG
DET2P 01:43Even Strength
NJD 1 - 2 DET
0.25
HIGH xG
NJD2P 07:03Even Strength
NJD 2 - 2 DET
0.17
HIGH xG
NJD2P 10:16Power Play
NJD 3 - 2 DET
0.03
LOW xG
DET2P 15:10Even Strength
NJD 3 - 3 DET
0.13
HIGH xG
NJD2P 16:52Even Strength
NJD 4 - 3 DET
0.05
MED xG
DET3P 05:46Even Strength
NJD 4 - 4 DET
0.38
HIGH xG
NJDOT 01:19Even Strength
Jack Hughes
86
Jack Hughes(2)
C · NJD · #86
Jesper Bratt (5)
NJD 5 - 4 DET

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
John Gibson
36
John Gibson
G · DET · #36
32/37 saves, .865 SV%, +1.5 GSAX
★2
Alex DeBrincat
93
Alex DeBrincat
R · DET · #93
2G, 1A, 6 SOG, 1 HIT
★3
Jack Hughes
86
Jack Hughes
C · NJD · #86
1G, 2A, 8 SOG

Team Stats

NJDDET
37Shots27
5.58xGF2.14
58.35v5 CF%41.7
54.4FO%45.6
1/1PP0/1
13Hits25
13Blocks16
14Giveaways19
7Takeaways4
2PIM2

Period Breakdown

PeriodNJD SOGDET SOGNJD xGDET xG
1st1532.130.25
2nd15112.491.19
3rd6130.580.71
OT100.380.00
Total37275.582.14

Penalties

2 TOTAL
2P 09:30
DET
Keegan KolesarHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Jack Hughes
2P 17:54
NJD
Amadeus LombardiHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Emmitt Finnie

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