Final
NJD at NYI game report
Devils
4–1
Islanders
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 7:30 p.m. ET · UBS Arena
Devils beat the Islanders 4–1 and earned it, out-chancing them 3.9–2.4 in expected goals and 14–7 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
NYINJD
- 1Goals4
- 2.40Expected goals3.95
- 1.815-on-5 expected goals2.95
- 7High-danger chances14
- 15Shots on goal26
- 38Shot attempts61
- 275-on-5 shot attempts51
- 9:21Power-play time3:26
5-on-5 shares for NYI: 34.6% of shot attempts, 38.0% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
IslandersDevilsCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Devils shooting ←→ Islanders shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| NYI at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 47:10 | 27–51 | 1.81–2.95 | 1–3 |
| Power play | 9:21 | 8–9 | 0.36–0.90 | 0–1 |
| Shorthanded | 3:26 | 2–1 | 0.16–0.10 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 0:03 | 1–0 | 0.08–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as NYI–NJD. “Power play” means NYI had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin NYI | 22/26 | .846 | 3.95 | -0.05 |
| Jake Allen NJD | 14/15 | .933 | 2.40 | +1.40 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Evangelista NJD | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0.78 |
| Nico Hischier NJD | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.51 |
| Simon Holmstrom NYI | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.48 |
| Emil Heineman NYI | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.47 |
| Connor Brown NJD | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.40 |
| Victor Eklund NYI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.31 |
| Jack Hughes NJD | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.30 |
| Anthony Duclair NYI | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.27 |
| Timo Meier NJD | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.26 |
| Dawson Mercer NJD | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.26 |
Three stars
- ★L. EvangelistaNJD · 2G 0A
- ★★E. RodriguesNJD · 0G 2A
- ★★★J. SiegenthalerNJD · 0G 2A
Scoring
Period 1
- 06:13NJD L. Evangelista pp (from J. Hughes, L. Hughes)1–0
Period 2
- 00:42NJD A. Gritsyuk (from E. Rodrigues)2–0
- 01:01NJD L. Evangelista (from N. Hischier, J. Siegenthaler)3–0
- 14:48NJD D. Hamilton (from J. Siegenthaler, E. Rodrigues)4–0
Period 3
- 15:21NYI S. Holmstrom (from K. Palmieri, B. Horvat)4–1