Final
NYI at NJD game report
Islanders
1–2
Devils
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. ET · Prudential Center
Devils beat the Islanders 2–1 and earned it, out-chancing them 2.2–1.8 in expected goals.
Team comparison
NJDNYI
- 2Goals1
- 2.24Expected goals1.81
- 1.695-on-5 expected goals0.81
- 8High-danger chances10
- 22Shots on goal24
- 53Shot attempts46
- 385-on-5 shot attempts30
- 6:59Power-play time7:35
5-on-5 shares for NJD: 55.9% of shot attempts, 67.7% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
DevilsIslandersCircles 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
Islanders shooting ←→ Devils shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| NJD at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 41:08 | 38–30 | 1.69–0.81 | 2–0 |
| Power play | 6:59 | 9–10 | 0.31–0.67 | 0–1 |
| Shorthanded | 7:35 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 4:18 | 6–6 | 0.24–0.33 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as NJD–NYI. “Power play” means NJD had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitek Vanecek NYI | 20/22 | .909 | 2.24 | +0.24 |
| David Rittich NJD | 23/24 | .958 | 1.81 | +0.81 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Tufte NJD | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Connor Brown NJD | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.38 |
| Xavier Parent NJD | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.33 |
| Cole Eiserman NYI | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.32 |
| Calum Ritchie NYI | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.29 |
| Victor Eklund NYI | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.27 |
| Ondrej Palat NYI | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Ryan Schmelzer NJD | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.21 |
| Amadeus Lombardi NJD | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.19 |
| Kashawn Aitcheson NYI | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.18 |
Three stars
- ★C. BrownNJD · 1G 0A
- ★★D. RittichNJD · .958 SV%
- ★★★R. SchmelzerNJD · 1G 0A
Scoring
Period 2
- 00:55NYI C. Eiserman pp (from V. Dravecký, C. Ritchie)1–0
- 03:59NJD R. Schmelzer (from B. Steeves, E. Edwards)1–1
Period 3
- 07:53NJD C. Brown1–2