Early look · NHL 2026-27

New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings: game preview

New JerseyDevils2026-27: 1-2-0 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 42-37-3 · 87 pts · 21stat

DetroitRed Wings2026-27: 1-2-0 · 2 pts · 2025-26: 41-31-10 · 92 pts · 16th

Puck drop13 Oct · 6:00 PM ET

VenueLittle Caesars Arena

All-time meetings98 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

Five points apart last season

New Jersey finished last season 21st in the league on 87 points. Detroit finished 16th on 92.

Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.

Head-to-head

Meeting number 99

Across 98 completed games, Detroit lead the head-to-head 50-43-5.

All-time record50-43-5Detroit's record in the series

Meetings played98This is number 99

2025-26 series—

Last 53-2New Jersey

Last 5 meetings

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DateResultShotsPower playWinner

11 Apr 2026NJD 5 – DET 333–28NJD 0/0 · DET 0/1NJD

8 Mar 2026DET 3 – NJD 030–31DET 1/5 · NJD 0/2DET

24 Nov 2025DET 3 – NJD 435–20DET 1/3 · NJD 0/1NJD

16 Apr 2025DET 5 – NJD 227–30DET 0/4 · NJD 1/3DET

29 Nov 2024NJD 5 – DET 429–28NJD 3/3 · DET 1/4NJD

Head-to-head finder

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateNew JerseyDetroit

24 Nov 202514-7-1 · 29 pts5th13-9-1 · 27 pts12th

8 Mar 202627-23-2 · 56 pts20th32-16-5 · 69 pts4th

11 Apr 202641-36-3 · 85 pts22nd41-30-9 · 91 pts14th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 24 Nov 2025, New Jersey were 5th in the league and Detroit 12th. By 11 Apr 2026 it was 22nd and 14th.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

New Jersey out-attempted Detroit 323 to 305

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

New Jersey Devils

323 att · 143 on goal · 16 G · 11.2%

Crease33 att · 4 G

Slot127 att · 7 G

Wing113 att · 4 G

Point41 att · 1 G

Neutral zone9 att · 0 G

Detroit Red Wings

305 att · 148 on goal · 18 G · 12.2%

Crease23 att · 3 G

Slot121 att · 7 G

Wing104 att · 7 G

Point49 att · 1 G

Neutral zone8 att · 0 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

New Jersey have created the better chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

New JerseyDetroit

3.52xG for per game3.23

3.01xG against per game2.85

53.9%xG share53.1%

−4.5FinishingGoals minus expected goals−2.7

−4.0GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed+0.6

This season: 3 games for New Jersey, 3 for Detroit. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every team’s xG →

Special teams

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

New Jersey

Small sample

Power play · 2026-277.1%

Power play · 2025-2622.0% · 13th

Power play · last 5 meetings4/9 · 44.4%

Penalty kill · 2026-2762.5%

Penalty kill · 2025-2679.3% · 17th

Faceoffs · 2026-2747.5% · 87/183

Drawn · 2026-2714 (4.67/gm)

Drawn · last meetings9 (1.80/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-278 (2.67/gm)

PP goals · last meetings4

Detroit

Small sample

Power play · 2026-2725.0%

Power play · 2025-2622.6% · 12th

Power play · last 5 meetings3/17 · 17.6%

Penalty kill · 2026-2761.5%

Penalty kill · 2025-2677.1% · 23rd

Faceoffs · 2026-2753.6% · 97/181

Drawn · 2026-2712 (4.00/gm)

Drawn · last meetings17 (3.40/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2713 (4.33/gm)

PP goals · last meetings3

Skaters

Moritz Seider has 7 points in the last 5 meetings

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away, then who has produced in the last meetings.

In the last meetings

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PlayerGPGAPSOG

53Moritz Seider516710

28Timo Meier423515

71Dylan Larkin423512

13Nico Hischier42358

63Jesper Bratt42354

23Lucas Raymond514510

86Jack Hughes32249

7Dougie Hamilton513410

37J.T. Compher51347

93Alex DeBrincat521313

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Moritz Seider vs New Jersey · game by game

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DateVenueGAPSOGTOI

11 Apr 2026home000026:47

8 Mar 2026away123525:02

24 Nov 2025away022325:04

16 Apr 2025away022124:17

29 Nov 2024home000126:23

Last 5 meetings7 P1 G, 6 A · 10 SOG

Next best5 PTimo Meier, NJD

2026-27 season1 P3 GP · 0 G

Blank vs NJD2 of 5

Full game log

Goaltending

John Gibson has been the difference

John Gibson faced 53 shots across 2 appearances against New Jersey and conceded 4, a .925 save percentage against a season figure of .903. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

New Jersey

Expected starter after their game on 12 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Detroit

Expected starter after their game on 10 Oct: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

New Jersey crease

NJD · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 10 Oct

Jake Allen.8752 GP · 1-1-0 · GSAx −1.7

Nico Daws.8131 GP · 0-1-0 · GSAx −2.5

Two goalies used against Detroit

#vs DETAppsSAGASV%

34Jake Allen1283.893

50Nico Daws1264.846

John Gibson

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DET · 1-2-0 in 2026-27 Starter estimate from 10 Oct

SV% · 2026-27.9033 GP · 2.38 GAA · 2025-26 .901

vs New Jersey.9252 app · 53 SA · 4 GA

GSAx · 2026-27+0.43 starts · most on the roster

vs NJDVenueSAGASV%

11 Apr 2026home324.875

8 Mar 2026away2101.000

Full game log

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 5.9 goals

No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

11 Apr 20268 · NJD 5–3 DET

8 Mar 20263 · DET 3–0 NJD

24 Nov 20257 · DET 3–4 NJD

16 Apr 20257 · DET 5–2 NJD

29 Nov 20249 · NJD 5–4 DET

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA

New Jersey2.004.332.803.10

Detroit2.332.672.943.15

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest5.9Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings6.8Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

12 on the injury lists

New Jersey · injuries

Connor BrownLower BodyOutReturn12 Oct

Johnathan KovacevicKneeIRReturn10 Oct

Jonas SiegenthalerUndisclosedDay-to-dayReturn10 Oct

Nick BjugstadPectoralIRReturn19 Jan

Seamus CaseyKneeIRReturn21 Nov

Detroit · injuries

Carter BearUpper BodyIRReturn10 Oct

Chase StillmanUndisclosedIRReturn9 Oct

J.T. CompherUndisclosedOutReturn9 Oct

Jacob Bernard-DockerUpper BodyIRReturn9 Oct

Marco KasperUpper BodyIRReturn20 Oct

Mason AppletonUndisclosedIRReturn13 Oct

Simon EdvinssonContract DisputeOutReturn10 Oct

Latest moves

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27 Sep · NJD

Claimed LW Jeremie Poirier off waivers.

27 Sep · NJD

Claimed LW Jeremie Poirier off waivers. Placed C/RW Marc McLaughlin, LD Vladislav Kolyachonok, G David Rittich, LW Riley Tufte, LD Topias Vilen, and C/RW Colin White on waivers.

25 Sep · NJD

Assigned Ds Mikael Diotte, Ethan Edwards, Jeremy Hanzel, Etienne Morin and Anton Silaev, Fs Josh Filmon, Lenni Hameenaho, Shane Lachance, Matyas Melovsky, Xavier Parent, Cam Squires and Ben Steeves and G Jakub Malek to Utica (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Utica Ds DJ King, Charles Leddy and Eamon Powell, Fs Tristan Ashbrook, Zachary Gallant, Gabe Klassen, Jack Malone, Justin Pearson, Ryan Schmelzer, Cristophe Tellier and Jermey Wilmer and Gs Jeremy Brodeur and Seth Eisele.

2 Oct · DET

Placed F Dylan Larkin on the non-roster injured reserve.

25 Sep · DET

Assigned Fs Ondrej Becher, Cameron Butler, Sheldon Dries, Noah Dower Nilsson, Dylan James, Jesse Kiiskinen, John Leonard, Sutter Muzzatti, Theo Rochette, Dominik Shine and Wilmer Skoog, Ds Ronnie Attard, Jacob Bryson, Shai Buium and William Lagesson and Gs Trey Augustine and Michal Postava to Grand Rapids (AHL).

20 Aug 2026 · DET

Acquired F Sutter Muzzatti from Nashville Predators for future considerations.

Injury report

New Jersey · 2026 draft

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#12Alexander CommandRound 1 · Orebro Jr.C

#37Matias VanhanenRound 2 · EverettLW

#44Nikita ShcherbakovRound 2 · Ufa Jr.D

#119Lavr GashilovRound 4 · Yekaterinburg Jr.C

Full draft

Detroit · 2026 draft

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#23Jeffrey (JP) HurlbertRound 1 · KamloopsLW

#47Victor PlanteRound 2 · Usa U-18LW

#79Michal OrsulakRound 3 · Prince AlbertG

#108Adam LevacRound 4 · PeterboroughC

Full draft

Tuesday 13 October · the full slate

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New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings: game preview

Five points apart last season

Meeting number 99

Last 5 meetings

The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

New Jersey out-attempted Detroit 323 to 305

New Jersey Devils

Detroit Red Wings

New Jersey have created the better chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

New Jersey

Detroit

Moritz Seider has 7 points in the last 5 meetings

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

In the last meetings

Moritz Seider vs New Jersey · game by game

John Gibson has been the difference

New Jersey crease

John Gibson

Scoring rates point to about 5.9 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

12 on the injury lists

New Jersey · injuries

Detroit · injuries

Latest moves

New Jersey · 2026 draft

Detroit · 2026 draft

Tuesday 13 October · the full slate