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New Jersey Devils vs. Dallas StarsMar 24, 2026

Final· American Airlines Center
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NJD 48DAL 65
NJD 3.80DAL 2.41
PP goals
NJD 0DAL 1
Hits
NJD 15DAL 21
Blocks
NJD 22DAL 13
PIM
NJD 8DAL 6
NJD 50%DAL 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Dallas Stars 6–4

New Jersey Devils beat Dallas Stars 6–4 at DAL. Wyatt Johnston (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:06 together.

  1. Points
    Wyatt Johnston had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:50.Johnston
  2. Points
    Jason Robertson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 10 shots in 21:17.Robertson
  3. Points
    Jack Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:20.Hughes
  4. Points
    Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:01.Hamilton
  5. Points
    Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:09.Bratt
  6. Points
    Jonas Siegenthaler had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:50.Siegenthaler
  7. Points
    Thomas Harley had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:07.Harley
  8. PP1
    DAL's first power-play unit (Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:06 together.BennDucheneRobertsonHeiskanenJohnston

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 DAL: 113 attempts, 52 on goal, 10 goals, 6.21 expected goals; best chance Jesper Bratt at 0.48 xG.

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

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · DAL 65 · NJD 48

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at DAL: expected goals 2.41 to 3.80 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 48, 10 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdDALNJDHJBBHJRMBHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • DAL
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DALNJDcontrol2nd3rdHughes · 1st 4:12Johnston · 1st 8:16Bratt · 1st 9:11Brown · 1st 12:52Hughes · 1st 17:19Johnston · 2nd 1:11Robertson · 2nd 12:31Meier · 3rd 6:46Bourque · 3rd 13:08Hamilton · 3rd 19:00
  • DAL 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 40% of the game, DAL 35%.

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 DAL: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Casey DeSmith (37:47) for DAL and Jake Allen (60:00) for NJD, 10 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, DAL rows versus NJD columns: 250 matchups; most common Harley vs Hughes, 9:01 at 43% xGF.

DAL ↓ · NJD →GritsyukGlassHameenahoHughesBrownBrattHischierMeierMercerCotterBjugstadTsyplakovHughesKovacevicHamiltonSiegenthalerDillonNemecL1 RobertsonL1 JohnstonL1 BourqueL2 SteelL2 HryckowianL2 BlackwellL3 BäckL3 ErneL3 HyryL4 DucheneL4 BennL4 BuntingD1 HeiskanenD1 LindellD2 HarleyD2 MyersD3 LundkvistD3 Bichsel
DAL 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
StatNJDDAL
4662
2.772.01
2.581.97
137
62
1923
+0.024−0.024
40%35%

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 →

Dallas Stars

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:12
    NJDJack Hughes (Simon Nemec)snap0.17 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Brown, Bratt, Hughes, NemecDAL: Benn, Myers, Duchene, Bunting, Bichsel
    NJD 1 – 0 DAL
  2. 8:16
    DALWyatt Johnston (Thomas Harley, Jason Robertson)snap0.21 xG
    NJD: Bratt, Kovacevic, Hughes, HughesDAL: Robertson, Lundkvist, Harley, Johnston
    NJD 1 – 1 DAL
  3. 9:11
    NJDJesper Bratt (Jonas Siegenthaler, Dougie Hamilton)wrist0.48 xG
    NJD: Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Bratt, GritsyukDAL: Myers, Lindell, Steel, Hryckowian
    NJD 2 – 1 DAL
  4. 12:52
    NJDConnor Brown (Arseny Gritsyuk, Jonas Siegenthaler)snap0.16 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Brown, Bratt, Gritsyuk, NemecDAL: Blackwell, Lindell, Steel, Heiskanen, Hryckowian
    NJD 3 – 1 DAL
  5. 17:19
    NJDJack Hughes (Luke Hughes, Jesper Bratt)snap0.18 xG
    NJD: Bratt, Glass, Kovacevic, Hughes, HughesDAL: Benn, Myers, Duchene, Bunting, Bichsel
    NJD 4 – 1 DAL

2nd period

  1. 1:11
    DALWyatt JohnstonPP (Matt Duchene, Jason Robertson)snap0.17 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Brown, Glass, KovacevicDAL: Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen, Johnston
    NJD 4 – 2 DAL
  2. 12:31
    DALJason Robertson (Nils Lundkvist, Wyatt Johnston)snap0.10 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Glass, Kovacevic, Cotter, HameenahoDAL: Robertson, Lundkvist, Harley, Bourque, Johnston
    NJD 4 – 3 DAL

3rd period

  1. 6:46
    NJDTimo Meier (Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer)snap0.13 xG
    NJD: Meier, Hischier, Kovacevic, Mercer, HughesDAL: Myers, Bunting, Bäck, Harley, Hyry
    NJD 5 – 3 DAL
  2. 13:08
    DALMavrik Bourque (Justin Hryckowian, Thomas Harley)tip-in0.11 xG
    NJD: Hamilton, Bratt, Hughes, Hughes, NemecDAL: Lindell, Bunting, Harley, Bourque, Hryckowian
    NJD 5 – 4 DAL
  3. 19:00
    NJDDougie HamiltonENsnap0.39 xG
    NJD: Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Meier, Hischier, MercerDAL: Benn, Duchene, Robertson, Heiskanen, Harley, Johnston
    NJD 6 – 4 DAL

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
Arseny Gritsyuk RL1011+210.0210016:22——3232
Cody Glass CL1000000.0902016:17——2529
Lenni Hameenaho RL1000-120.0201213:52——3015
Jack Hughes CL2202020.3503019:20——3563
Connor Brown RL2101+240.4801018:08——2965
Jesper Bratt LL2112+220.5900017:09——3164
Nico Hischier CL3011+240.6300020:05——6386
Timo Meier RL3101+230.4613218:33——5555
Dawson Mercer CL3011+210.3921016:54——6374
Paul Cotter LL4000-100.001007:11——7182
Nick Bjugstad CL4000010.020106:33——6086
Maxim Tsyplakov RL4000020.212006:24——6790
Luke Hughes DD1011010.0701021:29——5061
Johnathan Kovacevic DD1000000.0023019:12——5374
Dougie Hamilton DD2112+120.4812221:01——4557
Jonas Siegenthaler DD2022+200.0020019:50——4868
Brenden Dillon DD3000+100.0032218:32——2135
Simon Nemec DD3011+100.0002016:57——2339
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Allen(start)W27234.8522.4160:00

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jason Robertson LL1123+1100.9211221:17——7689
Wyatt Johnston CL1213+130.6421019:50——7486
Mavrik Bourque CL1101+220.2920017:16——7989
Sam Steel CL2000-200.0001017:03——5437
Justin Hryckowian CL2011-100.0010016:37——5850
Colin Blackwell CL2000-120.1221013:51——5758
Oskar Bäck CL3000-100.0000010:53——1514
Adam Erne LL3000000.0030010:28——306
Arttu Hyry RL3000-100.0010010:07——235
Matt Duchene CL4011-300.0630016:57——5415
Jamie Benn LL4000-300.0022015:00——5511
Michael Bunting LL4000-200.010009:59——5217
Miro Heiskanen DD1000-230.1311424:50——6154
Esa Lindell DD1000-110.0901022:24——6344
Thomas Harley DD2022+120.1003023:07——5046
Tyler Myers DD2000-400.0001016:44——5832
Nils Lundkvist DD3011+230.0511015:53——4833
Lian Bichsel DD3000-210.0120013:57——6532
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Casey DeSmithL16151.9381.7537:47
Jake Oettinger(start)—844.5001.5020:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Hughes (NJD) 1st 4:12 · assists Simon Nemec · Forecheck turnover · 18.0 mph shot.

Connor Brown · 1st 12:52 · NJD

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
40.9 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
3.0 s

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Jesper Bratt · 1st 9:11 · NJD

Play
cycle
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
14.0 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
7.9 s

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Jack Hughes · 1st 17:19 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
31.1 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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Timo Meier · 3rd 6:46 · NJD

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
56.4 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
9.5 s

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Mavrik Bourque · 3rd 13:08 · DAL

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
24.5 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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