CGY @ NJD Gameday Thread
CGY @ NJD
Venue: Prudential Center
Puck drop: Thu Mar 12, 2026 7:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
CGY
- Record 3-6-1
- Streak L2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.2 · 3.7
- Power play 4/21 (19%)
- Last game L vs NYR (0–4)
NJD
- Record 4-6-0
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.2 · 2.7
- Power play 4/28 (14.3%)
- Last game L vs DET (0–3)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-01-19 NJD 2 @ CGY 1 OT/SO
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
CGY
- Blake Coleman 4 pts · 2 G · 13 SOG
- Morgan Frost 4 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
- Joel Farabee 4 pts · 2 G · 7 SOG
- Ryan Strome 3 pts · 1 G · 5 SOG
NJD
- Jack Hughes 7 pts · 3 G · 20 SOG
- Jesper Bratt 6 pts · 1 G · 17 SOG
- Connor Brown 6 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
- Dougie Hamilton 4 pts · 2 G · 15 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: CGY 2.43 · NJD 3.02 · Win odds: CGY 38.3% · NJD 61.7% · OT/SO chance: 16.9%
- 2-3 34.4%
- 2-2 33.7%
- 1-2 31.9%
Box Score
CGY 5
Final
NJD 4
2026-03-12
| Stat | CGY | NJD |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 4 |
| Shots | 29 | 32 |
| Power Play | 0/0 (0.0%) | 2/3 (66.7%) |
| PIM | 6 | 0 |
| Faceoffs | 24 / 31 | 31 / 24 |
| Blocks | 20 | 8 |
| Saves | 28 | 24 |
| CGY Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| John Beecher | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Bahl | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mikael Backlund | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yegor Sharangovich | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Klapka | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brayden Pachal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Farabee | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matvei Gridin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Olli Maatta | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Strome | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Olofsson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NJD Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Jack Hughes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Luke Hughes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Maxim Tsyplakov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Nemec | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jesper Bratt | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Markstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Bjugstad | 0 | 1 | 1 |