NJD 0–6 NYI Final · L
Devils/Schedule/Recap Sat, Oct 3, 2026 · 2026-27 regular season
New Jersey Devils
NJD · 1-1-0
0–6
FinalL
New York Islanders
NYI · 1-1-0
1ST2ND3RDT NJD 07019011037 NYI 09312311632 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Devils trail the season series 0–1 ·Next: Tue, Oct 6 vs UTA
NJD 1-1-0 · NYI 1-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Devils trail the season series 0–1 · Next: Tue vs UTA

Devils fell to the Islanders

The Devils were outchanced (4.0 to 3.4 expected goals) and lost 0–6. Ilya Sorokin stopped 3.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.

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★ NHL first starVictor Eklund NYI · RW · #38 1 G · 1 A · 2 P

Who had the better chances

The Islanders created the better chances: 4.0 expected goals to 3.4, on 32 and 36 shots on goal.

NJD 3.4 xG · 36 shots NYI 4.0 xG · 32 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 0.3 · 1.0
2nd 1.6 · 1.8
3rd 1.5 · 1.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Devils win 41.
NJD 41%NYI 59%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 8 penalties
← Devils shoot this way Islanders shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
06:35 Amadeus Lombardi· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:10 Amadeus Lombardi· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
15:54 Logan Stanley· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:00 Victor Eklund· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
1
03:32 Simon Holmstrom GWG
Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Adam Pelech · wrist shot, a good chance (20%)
2
Victor Eklund, Matthew Schaefer · snap shot, a great chance (30%)
PEN
11:23 Luke Hughes· Interference
Horvat scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
12:08 Bo Horvat PP
Matthew Schaefer · Power play (Hughes, interference) · wrist shot, a good chance (18%)
PEN
15:05 Kyle Palmieri· Cross-checking
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
PEN
07:07 Bo Horvat· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
4
Calum Ritchie, Brayden Schenn · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
5
12:14 Ondrej Palat
Casey Cizikas, Logan Stanley · snap shot, a good chance (20%)
PEN
17:30 Kyle Palmieri· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
6
18:41 Casey Cizikas SH
Simon Holmstrom · wrist shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in

NHL three stars

the league's pick
Goaltending
−1.4
vs expected
26/32 saves · 6 GA · 4.6 xGA Allowed 1.4 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+3.7
vs expected
36/36 saves · 0 GA · 3.7 xGA Stopped 3.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team NJDNYI
Shots on goal
36
32
Expected goals
3.4
4.0
Hits
15
25
Blocks
8
14
Faceoffs
41%
59%
Power play
0/5
1/3
Penalty minutes
6
10
The Devils went 0-for-5 on the power play and allowed 1 on 3 Islanders power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers
ForwardsGAP+/−PIMSHitsBlkTOIShiftsFO%PPGGVTKxG
86Jack HughesJ. HughesC000−1030021:012117%0100.7
28Timo MeierT. MeierRW000−2064019:5717—0100.1
13Nico HischierN. HischierC0000030019:191938%0100.2
77Luke EvangelistaL. EvangelistaRW0000030118:5516—0100.8
17Evan RodriguesE. RodriguesC000−2011016:142050%0100.1
63Jesper BrattJ. BrattLW000−1022015:5320—0110.1
81Arseny GritsyukA. GritsyukRW000−2022015:2219—0210.4
39Anthony ManthaA. ManthaRW000−2001015:0818—0200.0
91Dawson MercerD. MercerC000−1030115:0218—0000.2
12Cody GlassC. GlassC000−1011111:401754%0200.0
11Stefan NoesenS. NoesenRW000−2020008:4813—0000.0
93Amadeus LombardiA. LombardiC000−2410008:1314—0010.0
DefenseGAP+/−PIMSHitsBlkTOIShiftsFO%PPGGVTKxG
7Dougie HamiltonD. HamiltonD000−3030222:1724—0200.5
43Luke HughesL. HughesD0000230021:4124—0000.1
71Jonas SiegenthalerJ. SiegenthalerD000−2021021:0823—0000.0
22Brett PesceB. PesceD000−1021018:5222—0000.0
5Brenden DillonB. DillonD000−1002313:1318—0100.0
47Declan ChisholmD. ChisholmD000−2000012:4018—0100.0
GoaliesSavesSAGASv%EVPPSHTOIGSGSAx
50Nico DawsN. DawsG26326.81218/225/63/459:52✓−1.4
EV / PP / SH = saves on shots at even strength, on the opponent's power play, and shorthanded. GS = started. A dash means the stat isn't on file for that player or game. Showing the short set. Tap "All columns" to scroll through every stat inside this card.

Last night's Cap Challenge

3 squads played
RO
PointsRyan Otto
4 pts · $33.0M
RO
HitsRyan Otto
13 hits · $25.2M
RO
GoaliesRyan Otto
51 saves · $7.5M