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New Jersey Devils vs. Carolina HurricanesMar 28, 2026

Final· Lenovo Center
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NJD
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CAR
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Goals123TShots123T
NJD1012NJD65819
CAR0325CAR8151134
NJD 42CAR 72
NJD 2.16CAR 4.83
PP goals
NJD 0CAR 1
Hits
NJD 26CAR 12
Blocks
NJD 15CAR 9
PIM
NJD 2CAR 6
NJD 50%CAR 50%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Carolina Hurricanes beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brenden Dillon (NJD) played 15:02, −3:00 down on his 18:02 season average over 81 games.

  1. Points
    Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:10.Ehlers
  2. Points
    Shayne Gostisbehere had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:42.Gostisbehere
  3. Points
    Taylor Hall had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:25.Hall
  4. Usage
    Brenden Dillon (NJD) played 15:02, −3:00 down on his 18:02 season average over 81 games.Dillon

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, NJD at CAR: 114 attempts, 53 on goal, 7 goals, 6.99 expected goals; best chance Seth Jarvis at 0.97 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NJD attacks left (bottom on phones)CAR attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CAR
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 114 of 114 attempts · CAR 72 · NJD 42

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at CAR: expected goals 4.83 to 2.16 (CAR led the chances), shot attempts 72 to 42, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdCARNJDMEBSGJDnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CAR
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CARNJDcontrol2nd3rdMeier · 1st 17:06Ehlers · 2nd 10:10Blake · 2nd 13:48Staal · 2nd 15:13Gostisbehere · 3rd 15:25Jarvis · 3rd 17:40Dadonov · 3rd 19:36
  • CAR pressure
  • NJD pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NJD 15% of the game, CAR 50%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, NJD at CAR: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Brandon Bussi (60:00) for CAR and Jacob Markstrom (58:09) for NJD, 7 goals.

CAR
NJD
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

CAR skaters (rows) against NJD skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the CAR side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, CAR rows versus NJD columns: 250 matchups; most common Staal vs Mercer, 11:58 at 49% xGF.

CAR ↓ · NJD →HughesBrownBrattHischierMeierMercerHameenahoDadonovGlassCotterTsyplakovBjugstadHughesKovacevicHamiltonSiegenthalerNemecDillonL1 JarvisL1 AhoL1 SvechnikovL2 StaalL2 MartinookL2 EhlersL3 StankovenL3 HallL3 BlakeL4 JankowskiL4 RobinsonL4 CarrierD1 MillerD1 WalkerD2 SlavinD2 ChatfieldD3 GostisbehereD3 Nikishin
CAR xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatNJDCAR
4278
2.104.37
2.064.13
516
61
3026
−0.010+0.010
15%50%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 17:06
    NJDTimo Meier (Dawson Mercer, Nico Hischier)wrist0.13 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Meier, Hischier, Mercer, NemecCAR: Staal, Martinook, Ehlers, Walker, Miller
    NJD 1 – 0 CAR

2nd period

  1. 10:10
    CARNikolaj EhlersPP (Alexander Nikishin, Taylor Hall)snap0.09 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Brown, Glass, KovacevicCAR: Hall, Ehlers, Nikishin, Stankoven, Blake
    NJD 1 – 1 CAR
  2. 13:48
    CARJackson Blake (Taylor Hall, Shayne Gostisbehere)wrist0.17 xG
    NJD: Bjugstad, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Cotter, TsyplakovCAR: Hall, Gostisbehere, Nikishin, Stankoven, Blake
    NJD 1 – 2 CAR
  3. 15:13
    CARJordan Staal (Nikolaj Ehlers, Jordan Martinook)tip-in0.10 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Meier, Hischier, Mercer, NemecCAR: Staal, Martinook, Ehlers, Walker, Miller
    NJD 1 – 3 CAR

3rd period

  1. 15:25
    CARShayne Gostisbeheresnap0.17 xG
    NJD: Brown, Bratt, Hughes, Hughes, NemecCAR: Hall, Gostisbehere, Nikishin, Stankoven, Blake
    NJD 1 – 4 CAR
  2. 17:40
    CARSeth JarvisEN (Sean Walker, Sebastian Aho)wrist0.97 xG
    NJD: Brown, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, HughesCAR: Aho, Walker, Miller, Jarvis
    NJD 1 – 5 CAR
  3. 19:36
    NJDEvgenii Dadonov (Johnathan Kovacevic, Brenden Dillon)wrist0.14 xG
    NJD: Dadonov, Dillon, Glass, Kovacevic, HameenahoCAR: Hall, Gostisbehere, Nikishin, Stankoven, Blake
    NJD 2 – 5 CAR

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Hughes CL1000-230.4600022:17——3737
Connor Brown RL1000-200.1500020:01——3938
Jesper Bratt LL1000-210.1310019:15——3540
Nico Hischier CL2011-150.3523019:12——4658
Timo Meier RL2101-130.2131018:05——4456
Dawson Mercer CL2011020.1310017:49——4148
Lenni Hameenaho RL3000+100.0002213:28——1611
Evgenii Dadonov LL3101+120.1500012:36——3017
Cody Glass CL3000+100.0121012:18——1611
Paul Cotter LL4000-100.0030010:26——3625
Maxim Tsyplakov RL4000-100.141009:21——4024
Nick Bjugstad CL4000-100.051009:19——4025
Luke Hughes DD1000-200.0002023:21——3322
Johnathan Kovacevic DD1011+110.1722019:18——4645
Dougie Hamilton DD2000-110.2142020:46——3431
Jonas Siegenthaler DD2000-110.0230019:21——2925
Simon Nemec DD3000-100.0011018:13——2925
Brenden Dillon DD3011+100.0021015:02——4253
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)L33294.8793.8558:09

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Seth Jarvis RL1101+131.2700017:56——6953
Sebastian Aho CL1011+130.2800017:44——7154
Andrei Svechnikov RL1000020.2600016:41——6757
Jordan Staal CL2101020.2003217:59——4642
Jordan Martinook LL2011030.1810016:22——5038
Nikolaj Ehlers LL2112020.1711015:10——4837
Logan Stankoven CL3000+160.5620014:44——6983
Taylor Hall LL3022+140.6710214:25——7481
Jackson Blake RL3101+110.2500013:43——7385
Mark Jankowski LL4000000.2710010:53——8599
Eric Robinson LL4000000.1600010:49——7391
William Carrier LL4000000.002009:02——7392
K'Andre Miller DD1000+120.0200022:09——5941
Sean Walker DD1011+130.0220020:39——6549
Jaccob Slavin DD2000000.0212021:40——5249
Jalen Chatfield DD2000010.1001020:09——6054
Shayne Gostisbehere DD3112+120.3611217:42——7788
Alexander Nikishin DD3011+100.0101016:13——7992
CAR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Brandon Bussi(start)W19172.8952.1660:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Timo Meier (NJD) 1st 17:06 · assists Dawson Mercer, Nico Hischier · Odd-man rush · carried in · 1-on-0 at the blue line · 41.2 mph shot · 3.3 s from entry to goal.

Timo Meier · 1st 17:06 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
41.2 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s

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Nikolaj Ehlers · 2nd 10:10 · CAR PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
1
Shot
73.4 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
5.2 s

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Seth Jarvis · 3rd 17:40 · CAR EN

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
19.1 mph
Distance
2 ft
Entry to goal
4.0 s

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Evgenii Dadonov · 3rd 19:36 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
2
Shot
58.2 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s

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