New Jersey Devils

Metropolitan · East · NHL

42-37-3

record

2.76

GF/G

2.9

GA/G

29.59

SOG/G

PP Goals

7.28

PIM/G

0.894

Team SV%

Playoff Pace Tracker

standings points above (+) or below (−) a 96-point playoff pace

grey dashes: schedule difficulty — 10-game avg of opponent power rank (right axis, #1 = league's best team, higher on the chart = tougher slate)

schedule

84 games

OCT 2026

Thu 10/01vsPHInext7:00 PM ET Sat 10/03@NYI7:30 PM ET Tue 10/06vsUTA7:00 PM ET Sat 10/10vsVAN3:30 PM ET Mon 10/12vsOTT7:00 PM ET Tue 10/13@DET6:00 PM ET Thu 10/15vsNYR7:00 PM ET Sat 10/17@WSH1:00 PM ET Tue 10/20vsCOL7:00 PM ET Thu 10/22vsANA7:00 PM ET Sat 10/24vsLAK3:30 PM ET Tue 10/27@DAL8:00 PM ET Wed 10/28@COL9:00 PM ET Fri 10/30@VGK6:00 PM ET

NOV 2026

Tue 11/03vsEDM7:30 PM ET Thu 11/05vsSTL7:00 PM ET Sat 11/07@NYI7:00 PM ET Sun 11/08@TOR7:00 PM ET Tue 11/10@WPG7:00 PM ET Thu 11/12vsWSH7:00 PM ET Sat 11/14@WSH7:00 PM ET Wed 11/18vsMTL7:30 PM ET Sat 11/21@STL7:00 PM ET Mon 11/23vsCBJ7:00 PM ET Wed 11/25@CBJ7:00 PM ET Fri 11/27vsCGY1:00 PM ET Sat 11/28vsWPG7:00 PM ET

DEC 2026

Tue 12/01vsSJS7:30 PM ET Thu 12/03@OTT7:00 PM ET Sat 12/05@PIT3:00 PM ET Mon 12/07@NYR7:00 PM ET Wed 12/09vsDET7:00 PM ET Sat 12/12@BOS1:00 PM ET Tue 12/15vsNYR7:00 PM ET Thu 12/17vsTOR7:30 PM ET Sat 12/19vsBOS12:00 PM ET Sun 12/20vsNSH7:00 PM ET Tue 12/22@NYR7:00 PM ET Sat 12/26@BUF7:00 PM ET Sun 12/27vsBOS7:00 PM ET Tue 12/29@UTA9:00 PM ET

JAN 2027

Fri 1/01@ANA4:00 PM ET Sat 1/02@LAK9:00 PM ET Mon 1/04@SJS10:00 PM ET Thu 1/07vsCBJ7:00 PM ET Sat 1/09vsCHI12:00 PM ET Tue 1/12@BUF7:00 PM ET Wed 1/13@MTL7:00 PM ET Sat 1/16vsNYI7:00 PM ET Tue 1/19vsDAL7:00 PM ET Thu 1/21vsTBL7:00 PM ET Sat 1/23@PHI7:30 PM ET Sun 1/24vsWSH7:00 PM ET Tue 1/26vsSEA7:00 PM ET Thu 1/28@EDM8:00 PM ET Sat 1/30@CGY3:30 PM ET Sun 1/31@SEA4:00 PM ET

FEB 2027

Wed 2/03@VAN9:00 PM ET Sat 2/13@PHI7:30 PM ET Tue 2/16@NSH8:00 PM ET Thu 2/18@FLA7:00 PM ET Sat 2/20vsBUF1:30 PM ET Sun 2/21@CHI6:00 PM ET Tue 2/23vsCAR7:30 PM ET Fri 2/26@CBJ7:00 PM ET Sun 2/28@MIN3:30 PM ET

MAR 2027

Tue 3/02vsOTT7:00 PM ET Thu 3/04@DET6:00 PM ET Fri 3/05vsVGK7:00 PM ET Tue 3/09@FLA7:00 PM ET Thu 3/11@TBL7:00 PM ET Sat 3/13@CAR7:00 PM ET Thu 3/18vsPIT7:00 PM ET Sat 3/20vsTOR7:00 PM ET Tue 3/23vsPHI7:00 PM ET Thu 3/25@PIT7:00 PM ET Sat 3/27@MTL7:00 PM ET Mon 3/29vsCAR7:00 PM ET Wed 3/31vsMIN7:30 PM ET

APR 2027

Sat 4/03@CAR5:00 PM ET Sun 4/04vsFLA4:30 PM ET Tue 4/06vsTBL7:30 PM ET Thu 4/08vsNYI7:00 PM ET Sat 4/10vsPIT6:00 PM ET

■ W · ■ OTL · ■ L · ▢ upcoming — click any game — played for the box score, upcoming to compare · PO = playoff game

2025-26 leaders

J. HughesC
61 GP · 27 G · 50 A · 77 PTS
J. BrattL
82 GP · 22 G · 49 A · 71 PTS
N. HischierC
82 GP · 28 G · 38 A · 66 PTS
T. MeierR
77 GP · 24 G · 20 A · 44 PTS
C. BrownR
75 GP · 18 G · 25 A · 43 PTS
J. MarkstromG
44 GP · 23 W · 0.883 SV% · 3.07 GAA
J. AllenG
37 GP · 17 W · 0.904 SV% · 2.74 GAA

Lines

line 1646 min together
Nico HischierCDawson MercerCTimo MeierR
line 2424 min together
Jesper BrattLJack HughesCConnor BrownR
line 3260 min together
Cody GlassCArseny GritsyukRLenni HameenahoR
line 4161 min together
Paul CotterLLuke GlendeningCStefan NoesenR
pair 1847 min together
Dougie HamiltonDJonas SiegenthalerD
pair 2510 min together
Brenden DillonDSimon NemecD
pair 3307 min together
Brett PesceDLuke HughesD

derived from shared ice time — shift data for 81 of 82 games — strength state counted from skaters on ice

Roster turnover

5 in · 12 out

since 2025-26

Additions

Skaters

pts

+Evan RodriguesC←FLA31

+Jesper BoqvistC←FLA13

+Declan ChisholmD←WSH7

+Vladislav KolyachonokD←BOS3

+Riley TufteL←BOS1

Departures

Skaters

pts

−Simon NemecD→CGY26

−Paul CotterC→VAN15

−Maxim TsyplakovR→CGY4

−Colton WhiteD→—4

−Juho LammikkoC→—2

−Dennis CholowskiD→NYR2

−Brian HalonenL→BOS2

−Evgenii DadonovL→—1

Goaltending

−Jacob MarkstromG→FLA44

Skaters by 2025-26 points, goalies by games played — listed apart because the two don't share a scale. A dash means no NHL club on the other side: arriving, a rookie or import; leaving, retired or unsigned.

roster38 players

Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt
Dawson Mercer	C	24	6'0"	180 lbs
Jesper Bratt	L	27	5'10"	175 lbs
Nico Hischier	C	27	6'1"	200 lbs
Paul Cotter	L	26	6'2"	213 lbs
Timo Meier	R	29	6'1"	220 lbs
Connor Brown	R	32	6'0"	184 lbs
Cody Glass	C	26	6'3"	201 lbs
Arseny Gritsyuk	R	24	6'0"	195 lbs
Jack Hughes	C	24	5'11"	175 lbs
Luke Glendening	C	36	5'11"	190 lbs
Ondrej Palat	L	34	6'0"	194 lbs
Stefan Noesen	R	32	6'1"	205 lbs
Lenni Hameenaho	R	21	6'1"	195 lbs
Nick Bjugstad	C	33	6'6"	210 lbs
Evgenii Dadonov	L	36	5'11"	188 lbs
Juho Lammikko	C	30	6'2"	191 lbs
Maxim Tsyplakov	R	27	6'3"	203 lbs
Brian Halonen	L	27	6'0"	207 lbs
Angus Crookshank	C	26	5'10"	183 lbs
Marc McLaughlin	C	26	6'0"	202 lbs
Xavier Parent	C	24	5'8"	170 lbs
Zack MacEwen	R	29	6'4"	226 lbs
Nathan Légaré	R	25	6'0"	200 lbs
Shane Lachance	L	22	6'4"	195 lbs
Brenden Dillon	D	35	6'4"	225 lbs
Jonas Siegenthaler	D	28	6'2"	218 lbs
Dougie Hamilton	D	32	6'6"	230 lbs
Luke Hughes	D	22	6'2"	198 lbs
Simon Nemec	D	21	6'1"	190 lbs
Brett Pesce	D	31	6'3"	206 lbs
Johnathan Kovacevic	D	28	6'5"	223 lbs
Colton White	D	28	6'1"	187 lbs
Dennis Cholowski	D	27	6'2"	210 lbs
Seamus Casey	D	22	5'10"	181 lbs
Topias Vilen	D	22	6'1"	194 lbs
Jacob Markstrom	G	36	6'6"	207 lbs
Jake Allen	G	35	6'2"	197 lbs
Nico Daws	G	25	6'4"	205 lbs