Final
NJD at NYI game report
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 7:30 p.m. ET · UBS Arena
Islanders beat the Devils 6–0 in an even game: expected goals were 3.9–3.7.
Team comparison
- 6Goals0
- 3.66Expected goals3.89
- 2.345-on-5 expected goals3.19
- 14High-danger chances14
- 32Shots on goal37
- 50Shot attempts72
- 345-on-5 shot attempts59
- 4:53Power-play time10:53
5-on-5 shares for NYI: 36.6% of shot attempts, 42.3% 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
| NYI at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 44:07 | 34–59 | 2.34–3.19 | 4–0 |
| Power play | 4:53 | 11–10 | 0.65–0.67 | 1–0 |
| Shorthanded | 10:53 | 5–2 | 0.67–0.03 | 1–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 0:07 | 0–1 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as NYI–NJD. “Power play” means NYI had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin NYI | 37/37 | 1.000 | 3.89 | +3.89 |
| Nico Daws NJD | 26/32 | .813 | 3.66 | -2.34 |
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 ratingIslanders6.4Devils5.8
| ★Top three of the night: Ilya SorokinGNYI | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 60:00 | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Casey CizikasFNYI | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14:05 | 53.8 |
| ★Top three of the night: Matthew SchaeferDNYI | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20:34 | 56.7 |
| Brayden SchennFNYI | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14:40 | 43.8 |
| Simon HolmstromFNYI | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:46 | 37.5 |
| Victor EklundFNYI | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12:32 | 41.9 |
| Ondrej PalatFNYI | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:27 | 52.6 |
| Luke EvangelistaFNJD | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:55 | 75.0 |
| Calum RitchieFNYI | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:42 | 45.5 |
| Adam PelechDNYI | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:53 | 42.1 |
| Brett PesceDNJD | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:52 | 79.3 |
| Dougie HamiltonDNJD | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:17 | 66.7 |
| Timo MeierFNJD | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19:57 | 65.2 |
| Nico HischierFNJD | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:19 | 80.0 |
| Dawson MercerFNJD | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:02 | 72.4 |
| Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:49 | 28.6 |
| Arseny GritsyukFNJD | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:22 | 70.6 |
| Logan StanleyDNYI | 6.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:10 | 33.3 |
| Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:08 | 67.4 |
| Matias MaccelliFNYI | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:07 | 47.1 |
| Jack HughesFNJD | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:01 | 69.2 |
| Luke HughesDNJD | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:41 | 69.6 |
| Jesper BrattFNJD | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:53 | 72.2 |
| Evan RodriguesFNJD | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:14 | 64.3 |
| Tony DeAngeloDNYI | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:44 | 47.2 |
| Bo HorvatFNYI | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18:31 | 26.5 |
| Cody GlassFNJD | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:40 | 45.0 |
| Brenden DillonDNJD | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 47.6 |
| Anthony DuclairFNYI | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 30.8 |
| Anthony ManthaFNJD | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 52.6 |
| Declan ChisholmDNJD | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:40 | 44.4 |
| Stefan NoesenFNJD | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:48 | 35.0 |
| Nico DawsGNJD | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 59:52 | — |
| Amadeus LombardiFNJD | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:13 | 42.1 |
| Emil HeinemanFNYI | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:33 | 21.4 |
| Ryan PulockDNYI | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 22.2 |
| Alexander RomanovDNYI | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 | 21.1 |
| Kyle PalmieriFNYI | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:37 | 20.7 |
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
Islanders
Forward lines
- Pageau – Duclair – Holmstrom9:02 · 3–7 · xG 0.2–0.3
- Palmieri – Horvat – Heineman8:56 · 2–19 · xG 0.2–0.9
- Schenn – Ritchie – Eklund8:10 · 11–13 · xG 0.9–0.9
- Cizikas – Palat – Maccelli6:55 · 6–3 · xG 0.5–0.1
Defence pairs
- Pelech – Schaefer11:46 · 7–10 · xG 0.8–0.4
- DeAngelo – Stanley11:28 · 9–17 · xG 0.4–1.0
- Pulock – Romanov9:30 · 2–20 · xG 0.4–1.3
Devils
Forward lines
- Meier – Hischier – Evangelista8:46 · 9–2 · xG 0.4–0.2
- Mantha – Bratt – Hughes8:38 · 8–3 · xG 0.6–0.2
- Rodrigues – Gritsyuk – Mercer7:51 · 17–4 · xG 0.5–0.4
- Noesen – Glass – Lombardi5:14 · 6–9 · xG 0.2–0.5
Defence pairs
- Hamilton – Siegenthaler15:32 · 25–8 · xG 1.2–0.6
- Pesce – Hughes13:09 · 16–5 · xG 1.1–0.3
- Dillon – Chisholm9:11 · 10–9 · xG 0.3–0.5
Three stars
- ★V. EklundNYI · 1G 1A
- ★★I. SorokinNYI · 1.000 SV%
- ★★★B. SchennNYI · 1G 1A
Scoring
Period 2
- 03:32NYI S. Holmstrom (from J. Pageau, A. Pelech)0–1
- 05:00NYI B. Schenn (from V. Eklund, M. Schaefer)0–2
- 12:08NYI B. Horvat pp (from M. Schaefer)0–3
Period 3
- 11:32NYI V. Eklund (from C. Ritchie, B. Schenn)0–4
- 12:14NYI O. Palat (from C. Cizikas, L. Stanley)0–5
- 18:41NYI C. Cizikas sh (from S. Holmstrom, L. Stanley)0–6