New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers — March 18, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 6-3 on March 18, 2026. The New Jersey Devils controlled play with 57.4% Corsi and generated 8.05 expected goals compared to 4.71 from the New York Rangers at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The New York Rangers created 10 high-danger scoring chances compared to 8 from the New Jersey Devils at 5-on-5. Timo Meier was the most dangerous skater with 2.44 individual expected goals on 5 shots at 5-on-5. The New Jersey Devils outshot the New York Rangers 39-17 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers progressed on Mar 18, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

NJD6 - 3NYR

Mar 18, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
NYR	P1	7	28	20.0	6	23	20.7	2	17	10.5	4	14	22.2	1	4	20.0	0.32	1.75	15.5	1	2	33.3
	P2	17	18	48.6	11	18	37.9	9	12	42.9	15	17	46.9	6	7	46.2	0.95	1.78	34.9	1	1	50.0
	P3	21	20	51.2	13	16	44.8	7	10	41.2	15	15	50.0	4	2	66.7	0.94	1.15	44.8	1	3	25.0
	Total	45	66	40.5	30	57	34.5	18	39	31.6	34	46	42.5	11	13	45.8	2.21	4.67	32.1	3	6	33.3
NJD	P1	28	7	80.0	23	6	79.3	17	2	89.5	14	4	77.8	4	1	80.0	1.75	0.32	84.5	2	1	66.7
	P2	18	17	51.4	18	11	62.1	12	9	57.1	17	15	53.1	7	6	53.8	1.78	0.95	65.1	1	1	50.0
	P3	20	21	48.8	16	13	55.2	10	7	58.8	15	15	50.0	2	4	33.3	1.15	0.94	55.2	3	1	75.0
	Total	66	45	59.5	57	30	65.5	39	18	68.4	46	34	57.5	13	11	54.2	4.67	2.21	67.9	6	3	66.7

Win Probability

NYR Favored

NJD Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

NYR

NJD

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

NJD Attempts

NYR Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

NJD ShootNYR Shoot

Shot on Net

Hit

Hit Taken

Shot Blocked

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (NYR) performed against every skater on the away team (NJD) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = NYR players, Columns = NJD players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the NYR player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

NYR ↓ / NJD →	Hischier	Mercer	Hughes	Bjugstad	Glass	Bratt	Cotter	Meier	Brown	Gritsyuk	Tsyplakov	Hameenaho	Hughes	Dillon	Nemec	Hamilton	Kovacevic	Siegenthaler
Zibanejad	44	47	42	33	60	40	33	40	45	50	50	40	41	63	20	46	38	64
Trocheck	39	47	20	75	25	20	50	42	30	33	50	40	40	55	40	30	38	50
Miller	33	40	22	50	0	22	50	29	25	0	57	0	41	54	42	13	36	17
Edstrom	0	—	0	40	67	50	18	0	0	50	18	67	27	64	64	0	50	0
Laba	0	0	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	25	0	50	0	33	14	20	0	33
Lafrenière	50	50	63	50	60	57	50	47	63	60	50	50	44	83	50	58	40	67
Cuylle	38	42	22	83	33	45	0	42	38	33	0	40	31	54	46	38	60	50
Kartye	17	14	0	71	40	20	67	10	0	20	80	40	18	67	43	20	33	100
Sheary	20	25	0	100	60	0	100	20	33	40	100	50	43	75	71	50	40	100
Perreault	38	38	63	83	67	73	50	40	67	60	50	50	38	89	71	60	53	70
Raddysh	0	0	25	18	100	33	18	0	40	67	18	100	42	50	43	0	40	0
Chmelar	0	—	17	40	67	40	14	0	25	57	14	67	25	63	63	0	43	0
Fox	56	56	40	58	60	38	50	53	44	57	50	58	45	79	73	38	44	50
Gavrikov	36	36	24	57	50	42	25	29	31	31	29	50	22	61	42	36	43	55
Robertson	24	29	20	83	43	13	83	30	11	44	83	43	35	53	43	33	43	100
Schneider	27	23	31	100	0	50	100	21	33	0	100	0	25	57	36	36	56	67
Borgen	10	17	14	10	50	17	10	11	20	40	11	50	15	22	22	17	15	29
Vaakanainen	—	—	—	0	100	—	0	—	—	100	0	100	—	—	—	17	—	17