Saturday, February 28, 2026
- Expected goals, NJD–STL
- 2.8–1.9
- all situations, empty nets out
- STL share of xG
- 41.1%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 33–26
- NJD–STL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Devils won 3-1 and earned it, out-chancing the Blues 2.8 to 2.0 in expected goals. Timo Meier had 17 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Jesper Bratt generated 1.3 expected goals on two shots and did not score.
- Timo MeierVolume
Timo Meier had 17 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Eight got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 7.1 attempts a game. It finished 3-1 for the Devils.
- Jesper BrattSnakebit
Jesper Bratt generated 1.3 expected goals on two shots and did not score. He has 43 points in 60 games this season. It finished 3-1 for the Devils.
- Logan MaillouxIce time
Logan Mailloux played 20:35, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 3 points in 44 games this season. The Blues fell 3-1 to the Devils.
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 88 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
New Jersey Devils
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Siegenthaler D | 21:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| Dougie Hamilton D | 20:28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| Luke Hughes D | 20:10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| Brenden Dillon D | 20:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| Timo Meier R | 19:16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.88 | 2 | 3 | 81 |
| Nico Hischier C | 18:33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.98 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| Dawson Mercer C | 18:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.90 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| Brett Pesce D | 18:21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| Simon Nemec D | 17:56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| Jesper Bratt L | 17:50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.27 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Connor Brown R | 16:40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Jack Hughes C | 16:05 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| Cody Glass C | 14:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk R | 13:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| Lenni Hameenaho R | 12:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Nick Bjugstad C | 11:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov R | 8:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Paul Cotter L | 8:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
St Louis Blues
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Faulk D | 23:15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| Philip Broberg D | 21:43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Cam Fowler D | 21:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Logan Mailloux D | 20:35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| Jimmy Snuggerud R | 20:04 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.46 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Pius Suter C | 19:51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Dylan Holloway L | 19:22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Pavel Buchnevich L | 18:20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Brayden Schenn C | 18:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 1 | 50 |
| Jordan Kyrou R | 17:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Dalibor Dvorsky R | 17:23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Jake Neighbours L | 15:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Jonatan Berggren R | 14:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| Matthew Kessel D | 13:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 3 | 0 | 55 |
| Tyler Tucker D | 13:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 3 | 54 |
| Alexey Toropchenko R | 9:03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
| Jack Finley C | 8:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Nathan Walker L | 7:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 49 |
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