Sunday, January 4, 2026
- Expected goals, CAR–NJD
- 2.9–2.7
- all situations, empty nets out
- NJD share of xG
- 47.5%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 30–29
- CAR–NJD
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Hurricanes beat the Devils 3-1. Expected goals had it close, 2.9 to 2.7. Nikolaj Ehlers has scored in 3 straight games. Nico Hischier had 9 shot attempts. Taylor Hall scored the winner.
- Nikolaj EhlersStreak
Nikolaj Ehlers has scored in 3 straight games. He has 11 goals this season. He played 16:20 and had four shots on goal. The Hurricanes beat the Devils 3-1.
- Nico HischierVolume
Nico Hischier had 9 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.9. The Devils fell 3-1 to the Hurricanes.
- Dawson MercerDrought over
Dawson Mercer scored for the first time in 16 games. He has 11 goals this season. He played 18:58 and had two shots on goal. The Devils lost 3-1 to the Hurricanes.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
4 goals from 83 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Carolina Hurricanes
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Walker D | 23:55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 1 | 4 | 76 |
| K'Andre Miller D | 23:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 82 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere D | 21:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Jalen Chatfield D | 21:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Sebastian Aho C | 21:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Jordan Martinook L | 19:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.89 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| Jordan Staal C | 17:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers L | 16:20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| Andrei Svechnikov R | 15:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 | 87 |
| Taylor Hall L | 15:07 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.34 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| Jackson Blake R | 14:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Alexander Nikishin D | 14:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Logan Stankoven C | 12:58 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Joel Nystrom D | 12:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| William Carrier L | 11:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 45 |
| Noah Philp C | 10:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| Eric Robinson L | 9:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Mark Jankowski L | 8:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
New Jersey Devils
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dougie Hamilton D | 25:27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
| Nico Hischier C | 25:16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.73 | 3 | 0 | 42 |
| Jack Hughes C | 24:55 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Jesper Bratt L | 23:25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Luke Hughes D | 22:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Timo Meier R | 20:36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.29 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler D | 19:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Dawson Mercer C | 18:58 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.43 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Brett Pesce D | 17:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk R | 15:49 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Connor Brown R | 14:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Brenden Dillon D | 13:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 36 |
| Stefan Noesen R | 11:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Cody Glass C | 11:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Colton White D | 9:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Ondrej Palat L | 9:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Luke Glendening C | 7:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Juho Lammikko C | 5:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
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