Final
UTA at NJD game report
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET · Prudential Center
Mammoth beat the Devils 5–3 and earned it, out-chancing them 3.9–2.9 in expected goals and 16–11 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
- 3Goals5
- 2.85Expected goals3.94
- 1.665-on-5 expected goals1.95
- 11High-danger chances16
- 33Shots on goal31
- 66Shot attempts63
- 455-on-5 shot attempts42
- 6:44Power-play time7:37
5-on-5 shares for NJD: 51.7% of shot attempts, 46.0% of expected goals.
Expected goals leave out shots at an empty net (NJD 0.00, UTA 0.25); they're in the “Other” row of By strength.
Expected goals through the game
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish. Shots at an empty net add no step.
Shot map
By strength
| NJD at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 43:08 | 45–42 | 1.66–1.95 | 2–3 |
| Power play | 6:44 | 12–17 | 0.68–1.82 | 1–2 |
| Shorthanded | 7:37 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 2:31 | 9–4 | 0.52–0.43 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as NJD–UTA. “Power play” means NJD had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Allen NJD | 26/31 | .839 | 3.94 | -1.06 |
| Karel Vejmelka UTA | 30/33 | .909 | 2.85 | -0.15 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingDevils6.0Mammoth6.3
| ★Top three of the night: Nick SchmaltzFUTA | 8.9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19:47 | 53.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Luke EvangelistaFNJD | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:18 | 52.2 |
| ★Top three of the night: Mikhail SergachevDUTA | 8.1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15:04 | 52.4 |
| Timo MeierFNJD | 7.9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18:14 | 55.6 |
| Clayton KellerFUTA | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18:18 | 50.0 |
| Anders LeeFUTA | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10:49 | 73.3 |
| Vincent TrocheckFUTA | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:44 | 60.0 |
| Jesper BoqvistFNJD | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:49 | 61.1 |
| Dylan GuentherFUTA | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17:31 | 40.0 |
| Logan CooleyFUTA | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:52 | 57.9 |
| Barrett HaytonFUTA | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:37 | 45.5 |
| MacKenzie WeegarDUTA | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:17 | 44.4 |
| Lawson CrouseFUTA | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:31 | 45.8 |
| Dougie HamiltonDNJD | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:44 | 50.0 |
| Declan ChisholmDNJD | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:06 | 42.9 |
| Brett PesceDNJD | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:57 | 61.5 |
| Jack HughesFNJD | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21:32 | 42.9 |
| Luke HughesDNJD | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26:13 | 61.9 |
| Amadeus LombardiFNJD | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:12 | 61.1 |
| Dawson MercerFNJD | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:04 | 55.6 |
| Andrew PeekeDUTA | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 52.2 |
| Cody GlassFNJD | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:23 | 64.3 |
| Michael CarconeFUTA | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:50 | 50.0 |
| Karel VejmelkaGUTA | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 59:46 | — |
| Jesper BrattFNJD | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:59 | 40.0 |
| Dmitri SimashevDUTA | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:22 | 53.3 |
| Nico HischierFNJD | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:08 | 44.0 |
| Anthony ManthaFNJD | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:28 | 54.2 |
| Arseny GritsyukFNJD | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:48 | 47.6 |
| John MarinoDUTA | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 | 41.7 |
| Evan RodriguesFNJD | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:50 | 55.0 |
| Nate SchmidtDUTA | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:27 | 42.4 |
| Kevin StenlundFUTA | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:44 | 45.5 |
| Jack McBainFUTA | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:12 | 26.1 |
| Jake AllenGNJD | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | — | 57:29 | — |
| Daniil ButFUTA | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:56 | 45.8 |
| Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:53 | 41.7 |
| Brenden DillonDNJD | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:51 | 31.3 |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Devils
Forward lines
- Meier – Hischier – Evangelista10:41 · 9–10 · xG 0.3–0.3
- Glass – Boqvist – Lombardi7:45 · 8–4 · xG 0.3–0.2
- Mantha – Bratt – Hughes5:26 · 5–9 · xG 0.5–0.5
- Rodrigues – Gritsyuk – Mercer4:43 · 3–6 · xG 0.2–0.2
Defence pairs
- Pesce – Hughes16:14 · 23–15 · xG 0.8–0.7
- Hamilton – Siegenthaler9:09 · 7–14 · xG 0.3–0.8
- Dillon – Chisholm8:09 · 4–11 · xG 0.1–0.2
Mammoth
Forward lines
- Stenlund – Carcone – But8:35 · 10–10 · xG 0.2–0.2
- Trocheck – Schmaltz – Keller8:19 · 8–5 · xG 0.4–0.3
- Lee – Guenther – Cooley7:40 · 5–4 · xG 0.3–0.2
- Crouse – Hayton – McBain7:30 · 6–10 · xG 0.2–0.5
Defence pairs
- Schmidt – Marino10:53 · 7–11 · xG 0.4–0.5
- Weegar – Simashev5:47 · 4–9 · xG 0.1–0.3
- Peeke – Sergachev0:46 · 0–1 · xG 0.0–0.0
Three stars
- ★M. SergachevUTA · 0G 3A
- ★★N. SchmaltzUTA · 1G 2A
- ★★★L. EvangelistaNJD · 2G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 01:57UTA C. Keller pp (from M. Sergachev, L. Cooley)1–0
- 12:23NJD L. Evangelista pp (from J. Hughes, J. Bratt)1–1
Period 2
- 01:42UTA M. Weegar (from A. Lee, M. Sergachev)2–1
- 06:31NJD L. Evangelista (from T. Meier)2–2
- 12:05UTA N. Schmaltz pp (from D. Guenther, M. Sergachev)3–2
- 19:03UTA L. Crouse (from B. Hayton, N. Schmaltz)4–2
Period 3
- 09:49NJD J. Boqvist (from D. Hamilton, D. Chisholm)4–3
- 16:52UTA V. Trocheck (from N. Schmaltz, C. Keller)5–3