NJD 3–2 NYR

Final · W

Devils/Schedule/Recap Mon, Sep 21, 2026 · 2026-27 preseason

New Jersey Devils

NJD · 2-0-0

3–2

FinalW

New York Rangers

NYR · 0-1-0

1ST2ND3RDT NJD 01021318331 NYR 031916218 goals · shots on goal

First meeting this season — the Devils lead the season series 1–0

NJD 2-0-0 · NYR 0-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Devils lead the season series 1–0

Devils beat the Rangers

Chances were even (3.1 to 3.2 expected goals); the Devils won 3–2. Hughes's winner came with 2:12 left.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starTimo Meier

NJD · RW · #28 1 G · 1 A · 2 P

Who had the better chances

Chances were close: 3.1 expected goals to 3.2, on 31 and 18 shots on goal.

NJD 3.1 xG · 31 shots NYR 3.2 xG · 18 shots

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1

2

3

1st 0.7 · 0.3

2nd 1.0 · 1.6

3rd 1.3 · 1.3

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Devils win 48.

NJD 48%NYR 52%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 2 penalties

← Devils shoot this way Rangers shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

18:34

Drew Fortescue· Interference

Killed

2 min
Minor

2nd period

1

11:55

Nico Hischier

Timo Meier, Luke Evangelista · wrist shot, a good chance (21%)

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

2

16:05

Anton Blidh

Liam Greentree, Dennis Cholowski · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in

1–1 ▶ Watch ↗

3

19:10

Timo Meier

Unassisted · wrap around shot, a good chance (12%)

2–1 ▶ Watch ↗

3rd period

4

07:07

Drew Fortescue

Juuso Parssinen, Brody Lamb · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in

2–2

PEN

09:51

Arseny Gritsyuk· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

5

17:48

Jack Hughes GWG

Jesper Bratt, Brett Pesce · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)

3–2 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

NJD · RW · #28 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A ★ 2nd star

Jack Hughes

NJD · C · #86 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A ★ 3rd star

Dylan Garand

NYR · G · #33 SV% .903 · 28 savesSV% .903

Goaltending

Nico Daws

NJD

+0.2

vs expected

13/15 saves · 2 GA · 2.2 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.

Jake Allen

NJD

+0.1

vs expected

3/3 saves · 0 GA · 0.1 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.

Team NJDNYR

Shots on goal

31

18

Expected goals

3.1

3.2

Hits

23

27

Blocks

16

12

Faceoffs

41%

59%

Power play

0/1

0/1

Penalty minutes

2

2

The Devils went 0-for-1 on the power play and killed all 1 Rangers power play.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
77Luke EvangelistaL. EvangelistaRW	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	18:35	19	—	0	2	0	0.3
86Jack HughesJ. HughesC	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	18:20	19	46%	0	1	1	0.5
13Nico HischierN. HischierC	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	16:57	21	64%	0	1	2	0.3
28Timo MeierT. MeierRW	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	16:49	17	—	0	1	1	0.3
63Jesper BrattJ. BrattLW	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	16:38	19	—	0	1	0	0.2
39A. ManthaA. ManthaRW	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	15:33	16	—	0	2	0	0.0
91D. MercerD. MercerC	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	13:38	17	50%	0	0	0	0.3
21M. McLaughlinM. McLaughlinC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:30	15	—	0	0	0	0.0
17E. RodriguesE. RodriguesC	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	13:24	16	38%	0	1	0	0.1
81Arseny GritsyukA. GritsyukRW	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	12:49	17	—	0	1	0	0.2
11S. NoesenS. NoesenRW	0	0	0	−1	0	3	3	0	11:53	15	—	0	1	0	0.1
70J. BoqvistJ. BoqvistC	0	0	0	−1	0	2	3	1	11:50	15	—	0	0	1	0.3

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
43L. HughesL. HughesD	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	3	22:22	26	—	0	1	0	0.4
7D. HamiltonD. HamiltonD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	21:56	25	—	0	1	0	0.0
71J. SiegenthalerJ. SiegenthalerD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	21:11	24	—	0	0	0	0.0
22Brett PesceB. PesceD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	19:45	24	—	0	0	1	0.0
55M. DiotteM. DiotteD	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	17:06	20	—	0	2	0	0.0
38T. VilenT. VilenD	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	15:53	20	—	0	2	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
34Jake AllenJ. AllenG	3	3	0	1.000	3/3	0/0	0/0	19:51		+0.1
50Nico DawsN. DawsG	13	15	2	.867	13/15	0/0	0/0	40:00		+0.2

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
15G. GawdinG. GawdinC	0	0	0	−1	0	2	4	0	19:23	23	60%	0	0	0	0.2
85Liam GreentreeL. GreentreeRW	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2	19:06	23	—	0	3	1	0.3
37J. DowlingJ. DowlingC	0	0	0	−1	0	2	1	1	18:34	22	44%	0	2	0	0.1
46Brody LambB. LambRW	0	1	1	−2	0	0	0	0	18:22	20	—	0	0	0	0.0
54D. RoobroeckD. RoobroeckC	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	18:04	22	85%	0	0	0	0.0
25Anton BlidhA. BlidhLW	1	0	1	−1	0	1	2	1	17:45	22	—	0	1	2	0.0
71Juuso ParssinenJ. ParssinenC	0	1	1	0	0	1	6	0	16:30	21	—	0	1	0	0.2
73M. RempeM. RempeC	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	15:19	20	—	0	1	0	0.0
95N. AspinallN. AspinallLW	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	14:34	18	—	0	1	1	0.4
57J. BattagliaJ. BattagliaRW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	12:22	15	—	0	1	0	0.0
62C. TerranceC. TerranceC	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	09:29	13	75%	0	0	0	0.0
38A. SykoraA. SykoraLW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	02:49	4	—	0	0	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
60S. MorrowS. MorrowD	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	22:44	25	—	0	2	1	1.6
18U. VaakanainenU. VaakanainenD	0	0	0	−1	0	2	0	2	21:16	24	—	0	0	0	0.0
29M. RobertsonM. RobertsonD	0	0	0	−1	0	1	2	2	20:57	25	—	0	1	0	0.0
45Drew FortescueD. FortescueD	1	0	1	0	2	2	3	2	20:41	25	—	0	3	0	0.1
21Dennis CholowskiD. CholowskiD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	19:36	23	—	0	2	0	0.0
6V. IorioV. IorioD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	1	0	11:52	15	—	0	2	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
33Dylan GarandD. GarandG	28	31	3	.903	27/30	1/1	0/0	58:37		−0.1

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