Game Recap: WSH 3, NJD 7, April 2, 2026

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NJD7

NJD beat WSH 7-3, with the chances close: 3.70 expected goals to 3.33. J. Hughes led the way with 5 points (2 G, 3 A). C. Hutson had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 0.9. J. Allen stopped 29 of 32.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	2	0	1	3
NJD	3	1	3	7

1st 5:22NJDC. Glass0.22 xG
1st 7:37NJDD. Mercer0.13 xG
1st 8:15WSHC. Hutson0.14 xG
1st 9:47WSHP. DuboisPP0.27 xG
1st 18:19NJDD. Hamilton0.04 xG
2nd 9:10NJDJ. Hughes0.11 xG
3rd 8:10NJDJ. Hughes0.20 xG
3rd 9:33WSHT. Wilson0.15 xG
3rd 12:16NJDJ. BrattPP0.31 xG
3rd 17:54NJDD. MercerEN0.67 xG

Team Stats

WSHNJD

32Shots on goal30

3.33Expected goals3.70

67Shot attempts55

255v5 shots on goal23

1/3Power play1/2

18Hits12

17Blocked shots19

16Penalty minutes18

13Giveaways23

5Takeaways3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 3.33 xGNJD 3.70 xGGoal

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

WSH31 on goal, 3 scored

NJD29 on goal, 7 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
T. Wilson	RW	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	20:06	2:46
P. Dubois	C	1	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	19:00	2:53
R. Leonard	RW	0	1	1	4	2	0	-1	2	13:46	2:50
H. Lapierre	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	-2	12	12:46	0:00
A. Beauvillier	RW	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	19:10	0:00
A. Ovechkin	LW	0	0	0	4	4	0	-2	0	18:05	4:22
D. Strome	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	17:14	1:36
C. McMichael	LW	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	0	15:23	1:33
J. Sourdif	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0	15:22	1:40
B. Duhaime	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	12:07	0:00
I. Miroshnichenko	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	-2	0	10:49	0:00
D. Kampf	C	0	0	0	0	1	3	-1	2	9:39	0:00
J. Chychrun	D	0	1	1	2	0	1	-3	0	24:55	2:57
R. Sandin	D	0	1	1	2	1	2	-2	0	18:56	0:04
C. Hutson	D	1	0	1	7	0	1	+1	0	18:48	1:29
T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	-1	0	18:34	0:00
M. Roy	D	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	17:45	0:00
M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	-3	0	16:31	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Thompson	29	23	6	.793	58:10	Loss
C. Lindgren	0	0	0	–	0:00

NJD Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
J. Hughes	C	2	3	5	5	0	1	+4	0	22:25	2:17
J. Bratt	LW	1	4	5	2	0	0	+4	0	18:11	2:05
N. Hischier	C	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	21:08	2:07
D. Mercer	C	2	0	2	6	1	1	+1	0	20:00	0:47
C. Brown	RW	0	1	1	0	0	1	+3	0	19:03	2:09
T. Meier	RW	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	18:08	0:48
L. Hameenaho	RW	0	1	1	2	1	0	+1	0	14:09	0:29
N. Bjugstad	C	0	1	1	2	2	1	+1	0	12:59	0:00
C. Glass	C	1	0	1	3	0	1	+1	12	12:53	0:16
P. Cotter	LW	0	0	0	0	3	1	-1	0	6:58	0:00
M. Tsyplakov	RW	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	6:04	0:00
E. Dadonov	LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	5:43	0:00
J. Kovacevic	D	0	1	1	1	2	1	+1	0	21:13	0:00
D. Hamilton	D	1	0	1	4	0	1	+4	0	17:38	0:49
L. Hughes	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	+1	0	23:22	2:06
B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	2	18:44	0:00
S. Nemec	D	0	0	0	2	1	4	-1	0	18:29	0:37
J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	1	0	5	+4	0	18:27	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Allen	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Win
J. Markstrom	0	0	0	–	0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

WSH

Line 1T. Wilson13:59P. Dubois14:19H. Lapierre12:46

Line 2A. Ovechkin11:53D. Strome13:46A. Beauvillier17:49

Line 3J. Sourdif13:42R. Leonard10:56

Line 4B. Duhaime10:46I. Miroshnichenko10:49D. Kampf9:39

Pair 1T. Riemsdyk17:43J. Chychrun19:52

Pair 2M. Roy15:43C. Hutson15:29

Pair 3M. Fehérváry14:28R. Sandin18:16

NJD

Line 1T. Meier16:04D. Mercer16:03N. Hischier15:58

Line 2J. Hughes19:34C. Brown15:04J. Bratt14:43

Line 3N. Bjugstad11:39L. Hameenaho13:40C. Glass10:52

Line 4E. Dadonov5:43M. Tsyplakov6:04P. Cotter6:58

Pair 1L. Hughes21:16J. Kovacevic19:35

Pair 2B. Dillon16:15S. Nemec17:52

Pair 3D. Hamilton13:00J. Siegenthaler13:50

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

How We Did

	We projected	It finished
Score	WSH 3.0, NJD 3.1	WSH 3, NJD 7
Total goals	6.1	10
Shots on goal	WSH 25.2, NJD 30.8	WSH 32, NJD 30
Win chance	NJD 52%	NJD won

Players

Player	SOG projected	SOG	Points projected	Points	Goal chance	Goals
NJD J. Hughes	3.8	5	1.13	5	35%	2
NJD T. Meier	3.5	0	0.63	1	30%	0
WSH A. Ovechkin	2.7	4	0.79	0	34%	0
NJD N. Hischier	2.5	0	0.79	2	30%	0
NJD D. Hamilton	2.5	4	0.54	1	15%	1
WSH J. Chychrun	2.3	2	0.59	1	17%	0
NJD J. Bratt	2.2	2	0.85	5	24%	1
WSH T. Wilson	2.0	3	0.73	2	30%	1
NJD L. Hughes	2.0	1	0.55	0	10%	0
NJD C. Brown	1.9	0	0.61	1	20%	0
WSH A. Beauvillier	1.9	2	0.37	0	17%	0
WSH C. McMichael	1.8	1	0.57	0	21%	0
NJD D. Mercer	1.8	6	0.45	2	21%	2
WSH R. Leonard	1.7	4	0.44	1	17%	0
WSH D. Strome	1.6	0	0.71	0	23%	0
WSH J. Sourdif	1.6	0	0.50	0	20%	0
WSH P. Dubois	1.6	4	0.63	2	21%	1
NJD C. Glass	1.4	3	0.31	1	14%	1
NJD L. Hameenaho	1.4	2	0.25	1	11%	0
NJD S. Nemec	1.3	2	0.35	0	11%	0
WSH R. Sandin	1.2	2	0.36	1	5%	0
NJD N. Bjugstad	1.2	2	0.20	1	11%	0
WSH M. Roy	1.2	1	0.28	0	4%	0
NJD E. Dadonov	1.1	0	0.30	0	13%	0
NJD J. Kovacevic	0.9	1	0.21	1	4%	0
WSH M. Fehérváry	0.9	0	0.29	0	6%	0
WSH C. Hutson	0.9	7	0.30	1	3%	1
NJD M. Tsyplakov	0.9	0	0.18	0	7%	0
WSH B. Duhaime	0.8	1	0.17	0	9%	0
WSH I. Miroshnichenko	0.8	1	0.20	0	8%	0
WSH D. Kampf	0.8	0	0.21	0	9%	0
NJD J. Siegenthaler	0.8	1	0.17	0	3%	0
WSH T. Riemsdyk	0.8	0	0.23	0	3%	0
WSH H. Lapierre	0.8	0	0.26	1	8%	0
NJD P. Cotter	0.7	0	0.17	0	10%	0
NJD B. Dillon	0.7	1	0.21	0	5%	0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.