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New Jersey DevilsNJD 2–1 Final/SO Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Final/SO 1st2nd3rdOTSO T SOG
New Jersey DevilsNJD 01001 2 33
Vegas Golden KnightsVGK 00100 1 37

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
No scoring
2nd Period
4:50 NJD Connor Brown (8) Unassisted · wrist xG 0.19 1–0 ▶
3rd Period
15:49 VGK Pavel Dorofeyev (14)PP Mark Stone (19), Tomas Hertl (10) · snap xG 0.22 1–1 ▶
Overtime
No scoring
Shootout
NJD Paul Cotter vs Carter Hart Saved
VGK Pavel Dorofeyev vs Jake Allen Saved
NJD Jesper Bratt vs Carter Hart Goal
VGK Mark Stone vs Jake Allen Saved
NJD Dougie Hamilton vs Carter Hart Saved
VGK Mitch Marner vs Jake Allen Saved

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

NJD 47%Deserve to win53% VGK
NJDVGK
4.15Expected goals4.33
1Goals (no shootout)1
3.21Expected goals, 5 on 52.29
68Shot attempts67
47Unblocked attempts55
33Shots on goal37

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

2nd Period
19:20 NJD Goalie Goalie · Allen +2.0 goals saved
0 goals on 2.00 xG, 24 shots on goal
3rd Period
12:09 VGK Goalie Goalie · Hart +2.1 goals saved
1 goal on 3.08 xG, 25 shots on goal

Shot map

NJD shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ VGK shoots
Dawson Mercer: tip-in, 23 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 0:22) Brandon Saad: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.17 (P1 2:55) Brayden McNabb: wrist, 57 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 3:09) Nico Hischier: tip-in, 23 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 3:23) Connor Brown: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.16 (P1 4:55) Paul Cotter: wrist, 10 ft, xG 0.16 (P1 6:07) Angus Crookshank: wrist, 58 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 7:11) Nico Hischier: wrist, 18 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 8:31) Jesper Bratt: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 8:35) Brett Pesce: wrist, 48 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 9:14) Ben Hutton: wrist, 24 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 10:09) Ben Hutton: snap, 14 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 10:10) Zach Whitecloud: wrist, 37 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 11:54) Nico Hischier: slap, 32 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 12:27) Nico Hischier: wrist, 37 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 12:29) Ondrej Palat: snap, 20 ft, xG 0.15 (P1 13:11) Jesper Bratt: wrist, 41 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 13:17) Connor Brown: wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 14:25) Noah Hanifin: wrist, 47 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 15:30) Noah Hanifin: backhand, 12 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 15:32) Noah Hanifin: wrist, 45 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 15:41) Tomas Hertl: wrist, 10 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 15:42) Cole Reinhardt: backhand, 79 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 17:17) Mitch Marner: tip-in, 26 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 19:28) Mark Stone: backhand, 7 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 19:29) Pavel Dorofeyev: wrist, 13 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 0:42) Jeremy Lauzon: wrist, 63 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 2:28) Mark Stone: tip-in, 6 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 3:48) Kaedan Korczak: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 4:15) Nico Hischier: snap, 35 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 4:25) Ondrej Palat: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 4:27) Braeden Bowman: snap, 27 ft, xG 0.15 (P2 5:22) Braeden Bowman: tip-in, 107 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 5:47) Dawson Mercer: slap, 40 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 7:32) Cody Glass: deflected, 14 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 7:37) Jonas Siegenthaler: slap, 35 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 8:02) Brandon Saad: wrist, 23 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 8:12) Braeden Bowman: tip-in, 98 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 8:35) Luke Hughes: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 8:57) Nico Hischier: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 8:58) Jesper Bratt: deflected, 9 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 9:04) Reilly Smith: backhand, 172 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 9:16) Mitch Marner: snap, 51 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 10:45) Brenden Dillon: wrist, 60 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 11:48) Cody Glass: wrist, 26 ft, xG 0.16 (P2 11:52) Braeden Bowman: tip-in, 30 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 13:13) Ivan Barbashev: backhand, 16 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 13:14) Luke Hughes: snap, 37 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 13:28) Stefan Noesen: tip-in, 142 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 14:07) Nico Hischier: wrist, 27 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 15:00) Colton Sissons: wrist, 43 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 15:49) Kaedan Korczak: backhand, 11 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 15:51) Brandon Saad: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.26 (P2 16:23) Connor Brown: snap, 29 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 17:07) Dougie Hamilton: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 17:15) Mitch Marner: wrist, 54 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 17:27) Nico Hischier: wrist, 20 ft, xG 0.21 (P2 18:17) Braeden Bowman: backhand, 7 ft, xG 0.13 (P2 18:33) Braeden Bowman: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 18:34) Mitch Marner: slap, 39 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 19:00) Tomas Hertl: wrist, 23 ft, xG 0.13 (P2 19:20) Pavel Dorofeyev: wrist, 27 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 19:33) Pavel Dorofeyev: wrist, 13 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 1:15) Paul Cotter: tip-in, 24 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 1:37) Jeremy Lauzon: snap, 57 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 2:40) Dawson Mercer: tip-in, 4 ft, xG 0.29 (P3 3:13) Brett Pesce: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 3:36) Cody Glass: wrist, 28 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 6:29) Brandon Saad: wrist, 12 ft, xG 0.14 (P3 7:00) Brett Pesce: wrist, 48 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 8:01) Jonas Siegenthaler: wrist, 62 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 8:11) Noah Hanifin: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 8:22) Tomas Hertl: wrist, 62 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 8:51) Mark Stone: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 9:23) Mitch Marner: wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 10:24) Ben Hutton: slap, 53 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 11:51) Stefan Noesen: wrist, 5 ft, xG 0.23 (P3 12:09) Luke Hughes: wrist, 45 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 12:12) Angus Crookshank: wrist, 135 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 12:25) Xavier Parent: snap, 30 ft, xG 0.13 (P3 12:36) Tomas Hertl: wrist, 16 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 13:14) Cody Glass: snap, 30 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 13:56) Xavier Parent: backhand, 6 ft, xG 0.11 (P3 14:13) Ben Hutton: slap, 53 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 14:30) Reilly Smith: backhand, 9 ft, xG 0.21 (P3 14:58) Cody Glass: wrist, 22 ft, xG 0.14 (P3 16:08) Jonas Siegenthaler: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.19 (P3 16:38) Jesper Bratt: snap, 25 ft, xG 0.23 (P3 16:42) Brandon Saad: backhand, 6 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 18:41) Mark Stone: wrist, 50 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 19:33) Ivan Barbashev: backhand, 15 ft, xG 0.06 (OT 1:01) Luke Hughes: snap, 26 ft, xG 0.14 (OT 2:10) Tomas Hertl: wrist, 27 ft, xG 0.13 (OT 2:23) Dougie Hamilton: wrist, 41 ft, xG 0.06 (OT 2:54) Tomas Hertl: tip-in, 11 ft, xG 0.14 (OT 3:16) Mitch Marner: wrist, 28 ft, xG 0.10 (OT 3:44) Mitch Marner: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.09 (OT 4:25) Tomas Hertl: snap, 25 ft, xG 0.19 (OT 4:30) Mark Stone: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.17 (OT 4:38) Mark Stone: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.29 (OT 4:40) Connor Brown: GOAL, wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.19 (P2 4:50) Pavel Dorofeyev: GOAL, snap, 18 ft, xG 0.22 (P3 15:49)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

New Jersey Devils

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
13 Nico Hischier 000 0 80.76 1123:15
63 Jesper Bratt 000 0 70.44 1120:55
16 Connor Brown 101 +1 40.50 1020:32
91 Dawson Mercer 000 0 50.38 1020:17
81 Ondrej Palat 000 +1 20.18 1016:05
12 Cody Glass 000 +1 50.46 1015:52
47 Paul Cotter 000 0 20.17 4014:41
11 Stefan Noesen 000 0 20.23 1012:19
41 Luke Glendening 000 0 00.00 2012:07
83 Juho Lammikko 000 0 10.00 1010:36
Defense
43 Luke Hughes 000 0 100.27 0026:17
7 Dougie Hamilton 000 0 60.12 1025:05
22 Brett Pesce 000 0 50.07 0323:58
71 Jonas Siegenthaler 000 0 50.31 1323:17
5 Brenden Dillon 000 +1 10.01 2115:28
6 Colton White 000 +1 00.00 1009:07
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Jake Allen 37136 .973 4.33 +3.33

Vegas Golden Knights

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
61 Mark Stone 011 0 70.75 0023:38
16 Pavel Dorofeyev 101 -1 60.60 0022:38
93 Mitch Marner 000 0 80.40 0021:27
48 Tomas Hertl 011 -1 90.64 1320:26
21 Brett Howden 000 0 00.00 2018:15
49 Ivan Barbashev 000 0 20.11 1316:59
19 Reilly Smith 000 0 20.21 0016:08
42 Braeden Bowman 000 0 60.39 1013:46
20 Brandon Saad 000 -1 50.64 1012:46
15 Colton Sissons 000 0 20.04 2011:24
55 Keegan Kolesar 000 0 00.00 2110:28
29 Cole Reinhardt 000 0 10.00 3207:53
Defense
15 Noah Hanifin 000 -1 50.16 2126:07
6 Kaedan Korczak 000 0 30.16 0221:17
3 Brayden McNabb 000 0 30.01 3320:44
28 Zach Whitecloud 000 -1 10.01 0318:52
17 Ben Hutton 000 0 40.17 0016:13
5 Jeremy Lauzon 000 0 30.03 3113:52
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Carter Hart 33132 .970 4.15 +3.15

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

New Jersey Devils

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
34 Jake Allen G +3.33 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +3.33 65:00
16 Connor Brown R +1.56 +0.75 +0.33 +0.50 0.00 -0.02 0.00 — 20:32
13 Nico Hischier C +1.41 0.00 +0.50 +0.71 +0.15 -0.02 +0.07 — 23:15
12 Cody Glass C +1.40 0.00 +0.30 +1.10 0.00 +0.02 -0.02 — 15:52
18 Ondrej Palat L +1.23 0.00 +0.12 +1.14 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 16:05
63 Jesper Bratt L +1.21 0.00 +0.29 +0.85 0.00 0.00 +0.07 — 20:55
5 Brenden Dillon D +1.05 0.00 +0.01 +1.04 0.00 0.00 +0.01 — 15:28
91 Dawson Mercer C +0.89 0.00 +0.25 +0.85 -0.15 0.00 -0.06 — 20:17
45 Colton White D +0.56 0.00 0.00 +0.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 9:07
22 Brett Pesce D +0.48 0.00 +0.04 +0.29 0.00 0.00 +0.15 — 23:58
7 Dougie Hamilton D +0.34 0.00 +0.08 +0.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 25:05
71 Jonas Siegenthaler D +0.30 0.00 +0.20 +0.07 -0.15 0.00 +0.17 — 23:17
11 Stefan Noesen R +0.18 0.00 +0.15 -0.10 +0.15 -0.02 0.00 — 12:19
43 Luke Hughes D +0.16 0.00 +0.18 +0.03 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 26:17
67 Xavier Parent C -0.05 0.00 +0.15 -0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 10:21
36 Angus Crookshank C -0.15 0.00 0.00 -0.20 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 10:01
14 Luke Glendening C -0.23 0.00 0.00 -0.33 0.00 +0.10 0.00 — 12:07
83 Juho Lammikko C -0.48 0.00 0.00 -0.33 -0.15 0.00 0.00 — 10:36
47 Paul Cotter L -0.51 0.00 +0.11 -0.48 -0.15 +0.01 0.00 — 14:41

Vegas Golden Knights

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
79 Carter Hart G +3.15 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +3.15 65:00
61 Mark Stone R +1.73 +0.70 +0.49 +0.26 +0.30 0.00 -0.02 — 23:38
16 Pavel Dorofeyev R +0.93 +0.75 +0.39 -0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 22:38
17 Ben Hutton D +0.86 0.00 +0.11 +0.61 +0.15 0.00 -0.02 — 16:13
48 Tomas Hertl C +0.68 +0.55 +0.41 -0.50 0.00 +0.06 +0.15 — 20:26
93 Mitch Marner R +0.50 0.00 +0.26 +0.45 -0.15 -0.02 -0.04 — 21:27
15 Noah Hanifin D +0.29 0.00 +0.10 +0.14 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 26:07
49 Ivan Barbashev L +0.23 0.00 +0.07 0.00 0.00 -0.01 +0.17 — 16:59
42 Braeden Bowman R +0.03 0.00 +0.25 -0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 13:46
19 Reilly Smith R -0.23 0.00 +0.14 -0.30 0.00 -0.05 -0.02 — 16:08
20 Brandon Saad L -0.27 0.00 +0.42 -0.68 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 12:46
23 Cole Reinhardt L -0.31 0.00 0.00 -0.38 0.00 -0.01 +0.08 — 7:53
21 Brett Howden C -0.34 0.00 0.00 -0.31 0.00 +0.01 -0.04 — 18:15
5 Jeremy Lauzon D -0.42 0.00 +0.02 -0.32 -0.15 0.00 +0.03 — 13:52
10 Colton Sissons C -0.44 0.00 +0.02 -0.42 0.00 -0.04 0.00 — 11:24
6 Kaedan Korczak D -0.47 0.00 +0.10 -0.65 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 21:17
3 Brayden McNabb D -0.86 0.00 +0.01 -1.00 0.00 0.00 +0.13 — 20:44
55 Keegan Kolesar R -0.89 0.00 0.00 -0.94 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 10:28
2 Zach Whitecloud D -0.98 0.00 +0.01 -1.29 +0.15 0.00 +0.15 — 18:52

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.