Ottawa Senators vs. New Jersey DevilsApr 12, 2026

Final / OTSunday, Apr 12, 2026· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
OTT	0	3	0	0	3		OTT	6	16	7	1	30
NJD	2	0	1	1	4		NJD	8	5	10	7	30

: OTT 46NJD 59
: OTT 3.21NJD 4.21
PP goals: OTT 1NJD 1
Hits: OTT 16NJD 12
Blocks: OTT 9NJD 7
PIM: OTT 8NJD 8
: OTT 58%NJD 42%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 in overtime at home. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Artem Zub (OTT) played 26:28, +5:45 up on his 20:43 season average over 80 games.

Points
Nico Hischier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:40.Hischier
Points
Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:56.Mercer
Points
Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:32.Hughes
Usage
Artem Zub (OTT) played 26:28, +5:45 up on his 20:43 season average over 80 games.Zub
Usage
Jordan Spence (OTT) played 26:36, +7:59 up on his 18:37 season average over 72 games.Spence
New line
New look for OTT: Giroux–Batherson–Halliday skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Giroux Batherson Halliday
New line
New look for OTT: MacDermid–Cozens–Greig skated 5:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MacDermid Cozens Greig
Usage
Jack Hughes (NJD) played 25:32, +4:17 up on his 21:15 season average over 60 games.Hughes

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← OTT attacks left (bottom on phones)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →

NJD
OTT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · NJD 59 · OTT 46

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
OTT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD pressure
OTT pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: OTT 35% of the game, NJD 39%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

OTT

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

NJD 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
Stat	OTT	NJD
	40	43
	2.50	2.02
	2.33	1.80
	12	7
	1	1
	34	12
	+0.077	−0.077
	35%	39%

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.

Ottawa Senators

L1Cousins – Amadio – Pinto
10:1838% CF
L2Eller – Foegele – Zetterlund
10:1545% CF
L3Giroux – Batherson – Halliday
7:1750% CF
L4MacDermid – Cozens – Greig
5:0656% CF
D1Spence – Zub
16:5456% CF
D2Gilbert – Matinpalo
12:5733% CF
D3Crotty – Thomson
8:5658% CF

PP1Giroux – Batherson – Cozens – Pinto – Spence
4:0760% CF
PP2Foegele – Zetterlund – Thomson – Greig – Halliday
1:3850% CF
PK1FEller – Pinto
2:07
PK2FAmadio – Greig
1:42
PK1DZub – Matinpalo
1:42
PK2DGilbert – Crotty
0:27

Current OTT line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Brown – Bratt – Hughes
10:4778% CF
L2Meier – Hischier – Mercer
10:0263% CF
L3Cotter – McLaughlin – Halonen
7:2843% CF
L4Bjugstad – Glass – Hameenaho
6:3125% CF
D1Dillon – Nemec
17:4230% CF
D2Hamilton – Siegenthaler
15:0978% CF
D3Kovacevic – Vilen
11:5557% CF

PP1Brown – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes – Nemec
3:20100% CF
PP2Hamilton – Meier – Glass – Mercer – Hameenaho
1:16100% CF
PK1FHischier – Mercer
3:47
PK2FBrown – Glass
0:58
PK1DDillon – Kovacevic
3:01
PK2DHamilton – Siegenthaler
2:46

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Shane Pinto C	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.38	1	0	0	21:33	—	—	43	55
Michael Amadio R	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.10	1	1	0	16:31	—	—	42	48
Nick Cousins C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.09	1	0	2	13:50	—	—	40	42
Fabian Zetterlund L	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.35	3	1	0	16:44	—	—	50	80
Warren Foegele L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.36	1	1	0	16:01	—	—	43	78
Lars Eller C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.10	1	0	0	16:01	—	—	40	35
Drake Batherson R	L3	0	1	1	-1	3	0.68	0	1	2	16:53	—	—	61	83
Claude Giroux R	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.06	0	0	0	13:58	—	—	53	72
Stephen Halliday C	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.17	1	0	0	12:27	—	—	50	67
Ridly Greig C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.25	1	1	0	17:35	—	—	46	38
Dylan Cozens C	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.38	1	0	0	17:32	—	—	54	70
Kurtis MacDermid L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	5:46	—	—	42	9
Jordan Spence D	D1	0	0	0	0	5	0.23	0	1	2	26:36	—	—	61	71
Artem Zub D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.02	0	0	0	26:28	—	—	53	74
Nikolas Matinpalo D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	2	20:35	—	—	39	26
Dennis Gilbert D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	17:46	—	—	28	25
Lassi Thomson D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	2	2	0	16:06	—	—	36	25
Cameron Crotty D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.02	0	0	0	11:32	—	—	64	98

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
James Reimer(start)	O	30	26	4	.867	4.21	63:18

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Hughes C	L1	0	2	2	0	3	0.34	0	0	2	25:32	—	—	60	35
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	0	0	-1	6	0.56	0	0	0	19:34	—	—	78	53
Connor Brown R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.52	0	1	0	19:13	—	—	73	55
Nico Hischier C	L2	2	1	3	+1	5	1.12	0	0	0	22:40	—	—	55	57
Dawson Mercer C	L2	1	1	2	+1	5	0.73	0	0	0	18:56	—	—	54	53
Timo Meier R	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.14	1	0	0	16:54	—	—	56	54
Paul Cotter L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:23	—	—	40	44
Marc McLaughlin C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	2	0	0	8:27	—	—	50	44
Brian Halonen L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	0	0	8:11	—	—	43	36
Cody Glass C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:38	—	—	22	37
Lenni Hameenaho R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	6	12:09	—	—	20	19
Nick Bjugstad C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	0	0	0	10:04	—	—	27	22
Simon Nemec D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	1	1	0	24:03	—	—	33	25
Brenden Dillon D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	4	0	20:58	—	—	30	23
Dougie Hamilton D	D2	0	1	1	0	3	0.40	0	0	0	23:59	—	—	78	46
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	0	0	0	20:14	—	—	74	45
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	1	0	0	16:40	—	—	61	76
Topias Vilen D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:28	—	—	57	74

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Nico Daws(start)	W	30	27	3	.900	3.21	63:16

Goal anatomy

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

Nico Hischier (NJD) 1st 5:12 · assists Dawson Mercer, Timo Meier · Rebound · 44.1 mph shot.

Nico Hischier · 1st 5:12 · NJD

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.1 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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Michael Amadio · 2nd 7:42 · OTT

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 57.7 mph
Distance: 66 ft

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Connor Brown · 1st 14:51 · NJD SH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 9.6 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Dawson Mercer · 3rd 12:28 · NJD SH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 19.8 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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Shane Pinto · 2nd 10:25 · OTT PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 81.5 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Type: one-timer

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Fabian Zetterlund · 2nd 14:14 · OTT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 7.3 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Entry to goal: 6.3 s

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Nico Hischier · OT 3:18 · NJD PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 3
Shot: 5.1 mph
Distance: 5 ft

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Ottawa Senators vs. New Jersey DevilsApr 12, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

New Jersey Devils edge Ottawa Senators 4–3 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Ottawa Senators

New Jersey Devils

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

Ottawa Senators

New Jersey Devils

Goal anatomy

Nico Hischier · 1st 5:12 · NJD

Michael Amadio · 2nd 7:42 · OTT

Connor Brown · 1st 14:51 · NJD SH

Dawson Mercer · 3rd 12:28 · NJD SH

Shane Pinto · 2nd 10:25 · OTT PP

Fabian Zetterlund · 2nd 14:14 · OTT

Nico Hischier · OT 3:18 · NJD PP