Final
PHI at NJD game report
Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET · Prudential Center
Devils beat the Flyers 3–2 in overtime and earned it, out-chancing them 4.5–1.9 in expected goals and 13–5 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
- 3Goals2
- 4.50Expected goals1.90
- 3.095-on-5 expected goals0.96
- 13High-danger chances5
- 44Shots on goal25
- 95Shot attempts41
- 735-on-5 shot attempts34
- 8:20Power-play time2:18
5-on-5 shares for NJD: 68.2% of shot attempts, 76.3% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
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
By strength
| NJD at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 49:11 | 73–34 | 3.09–0.96 | 2–1 |
| Power play | 8:20 | 17–1 | 0.88–0.06 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 2:18 | 1–0 | 0.03–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 3:34 | 4–6 | 0.50–0.87 | 1–1 |
Read pairs as NJD–PHI. “Power play” means NJD had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Woll PHI | 41/44 | .932 | 4.50 | +1.50 |
| Jake Allen NJD | 23/25 | .920 | 1.90 | -0.10 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingDevils6.8Flyers5.1
| ★Top three of the night: Luke HughesDNJD | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24:17 | 82.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Jack HughesFNJD | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25:48 | 73.7 |
| ★Top three of the night: Jesper BrattFNJD | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21:16 | 75.9 |
| Dougie HamiltonDNJD | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21:32 | 65.2 |
| Brett PesceDNJD | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:32 | 80.0 |
| Travis SanheimDPHI | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25:47 | 38.1 |
| Arseny GritsyukFNJD | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:43 | 77.8 |
| Luke EvangelistaFNJD | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18:10 | 62.1 |
| Dawson MercerFNJD | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:08 | 79.4 |
| Joseph WollGPHI | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | — | 62:49 | — |
| Rasmus RistolainenDPHI | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22:44 | 40.0 |
| Nico HischierFNJD | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:56 | 65.4 |
| Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | 63.8 |
| Sean CouturierFPHI | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:02 | 42.3 |
| Timo MeierFNJD | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:41 | 56.7 |
| Anthony ManthaFNJD | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:24 | 62.5 |
| Evan RodriguesFNJD | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:13 | 71.4 |
| Declan ChisholmDNJD | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:32 | 56.0 |
| Cody GlassFNJD | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8:35 | 60.0 |
| Brenden DillonDNJD | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | 56.0 |
| Jake AllenGNJD | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 63:23 | — |
| Carl GrundstromFPHI | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:30 | 33.3 |
| Amadeus LombardiFNJD | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:11 | 60.0 |
| Nick SeelerDPHI | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:43 | 40.9 |
| Travis KonecnyFPHI | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:59 | 34.4 |
| Stefan NoesenFNJD | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:09 | 50.0 |
| Owen TippettFPHI | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:05 | 38.2 |
| Noah CatesFPHI | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:12 | 36.4 |
| Simon BenoitDPHI | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:32 | 33.3 |
| Porter MartoneFPHI | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:33 | 35.7 |
| Matvei MichkovFPHI | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:24 | 30.4 |
| Alex BumpFPHI | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:18 | 20.0 |
| Trevor ZegrasFPHI | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:12 | 29.2 |
| Noel AcciariFPHI | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 25.0 |
| Christian DvorakFPHI | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:45 | 34.2 |
| Tyson FoersterFPHI | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:50 | 20.0 |
| Jamie DrysdaleDPHI | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:39 | 20.9 |
| Cam YorkDPHI | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:01 | 23.3 |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Devils
Forward lines
- Rodrigues – Gritsyuk – Mercer11:17 · 18–6 · xG 0.9–0.1
- Mantha – Bratt – Hughes10:54 · 17–5 · xG 0.7–0.1
- Meier – Hischier – Evangelista8:40 · 12–6 · xG 0.4–0.2
- Noesen – Glass – Lombardi4:23 · 3–4 · xG 0.1–0.2
Defence pairs
- Hamilton – Siegenthaler15:01 · 26–14 · xG 1.2–0.3
- Pesce – Hughes14:04 · 24–4 · xG 0.8–0.2
- Dillon – Chisholm12:38 · 11–11 · xG 0.3–0.3
Flyers
Forward lines
- Cates – Foerster – Michkov7:52 · 6–8 · xG 0.3–0.1
- Dvorak – Konecny – Martone6:29 · 6–9 · xG 0.1–0.2
- Couturier – Acciari – Grundstrom6:22 · 2–9 · xG 0.1–0.5
- Tippett – Zegras – Bump4:41 · 2–9 · xG 0.0–0.9
Defence pairs
- Ristolainen – Sanheim16:46 · 14–24 · xG 0.4–1.3
- York – Drysdale15:33 · 8–31 · xG 0.2–0.9
- Seeler – Benoit9:47 · 7–13 · xG 0.3–0.7
Three stars
Scoring
Period 1
- 11:12PHI R. Ristolainen (from T. Sanheim, T. Konecny)1–0
Period 2
- 17:58NJD D. Hamilton1–1
Period 3
- 05:33PHI T. Sanheim (from S. Couturier)2–1
- 09:44NJD L. Hughes (from L. Evangelista)2–2
Overtime
- 03:23NJD J. Hughes (from J. Bratt)2–3