GRIT & GF

Monday, January 12, 2026

New Jersey Devils

Minnesota Wild

Expected goals, NJD–MIN
2.9–2.6
all situations, empty nets out
MIN share of xG
47.4%
50% is even
Shots on goal
29–23
NJD–MIN
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Devils beat the Wild 5-2. Expected goals had it close, 2.9 to 2.7. Ondrej Palat scored twice. Jesper Bratt scored twice. Dawson Mercer had one goal and one assist.

  • Ondrej PalatTwo goals

    Ondrej Palat scored twice. It was his first goal in 19 games. He has 4 goals this season. He played 14:36 and had two shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Devils.

  • Jesper BrattTwo goals

    Jesper Bratt scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 11 goals this season. He played 15:42 and had four shots on goal. The Devils beat the Wild 5-2.

  • Brock Faber has a point in 5 straight games. He has 28 points in 47 games this season. The Wild fell 5-2 to the Devils.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

NJDMIN

Where the shots came from

7 goals from 85 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← NJD shootingMIN shooting →

New Jersey Devils

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Luke Hughes D22:380030.110071
Jonas Siegenthaler D19:450110.040328
Brett Pesce D19:220020.100171
Johnathan Kovacevic D19:190010.032226
Dougie Hamilton D19:080220.200266
Jack Hughes C19:040130.290151
Nico Hischier C18:130220.430170
Timo Meier R18:120020.092245
Dawson Mercer C16:361110.351162
Cody Glass C16:310010.182148
Connor Brown R16:120010.150059
Brenden Dillon D16:070120.012374
Jesper Bratt L15:422040.462153
Arseny Gritsyuk R15:190010.011048
Ondrej Palat L14:362020.354161
Evgenii Dadonov L11:220000.001117
Luke Glendening C10:200000.001015
Paul Cotter L9:310010.090035

Minnesota Wild

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Brock Faber D26:350140.110248
Quinn Hughes D26:060050.260254
Matt Boldy L19:350010.451070
Kirill Kaprizov L18:590010.043041
Mats Zuccarello R18:470000.130134
Jonas Brodin D18:240120.030159
Jared Spurgeon D18:050000.021362
Ryan Hartman R16:511020.640368
Marcus Johansson L16:170100.181066
Jake Middleton D16:040000.002114
Marcus Foligno L15:401030.253046
Danila Yurov R15:060000.000033
Daemon Hunt D13:370000.000053
Nico Sturm C13:220010.080030
Vladimir Tarasenko R12:400020.270044
Yakov Trenin C11:570000.074030
Vinnie Hinostroza C9:160110.020032
Ben Jones C8:390010.041145

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.