NJD @ VAN Gameday Thread
NJD @ VAN
Venue: Rogers Arena
Puck drop: Fri Jan 23, 2026 10:00pm EST
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
NJD
- Record 5-5-0
- Streak W2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.2 · 3.1
- Power play 4/24 (16.7%)
- Last game W vs EDM (2–1)
VAN
- Record 1-8-1
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 1.8 · 4.3
- Power play 4/29 (13.8%)
- Last game W vs WSH (4–3)
Recent meetings:
- 2025-12-14 VAN 2 @ NJD 1
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
NJD
- Dougie Hamilton 6 pts · 0 G · 10 SOG
- Cody Glass 4 pts · 2 G · 13 SOG
- Nico Hischier 4 pts · 2 G · 6 SOG
- Jack Hughes 4 pts · 0 G · 15 SOG
VAN
- Brock Boeser 3 pts · 2 G · 14 SOG
- David Kampf 3 pts · 0 G · 11 SOG
- Evander Kane 2 pts · 2 G · 14 SOG
- Drew O'Connor 2 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: NJD 3.15 · VAN 2.5 · Win odds: NJD 61.5% · VAN 38.5% · OT/SO chance: 16.3%
- 3-2 37.4%
- 2-2 33.5%
- 2-3 29.1%
Box Score
NJD 5
Final
VAN 4
2026-01-23
| Stat | NJD | VAN |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 4 |
| Shots | 24 | 25 |
| Power Play | 2/3 (66.7%) | 0/2 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 4 | 6 |
| Faceoffs | 25 / 23 | 23 / 25 |
| Blocks | 15 | 17 |
| Saves | 21 | 19 |
| NJD Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Cody Glass | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lenni Hämeenaho | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nico Hischier | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Arseni Gritsyuk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Nemec | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Timo Meier | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VAN Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Linus Karlsson | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brock Boeser | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Theodor Blueger | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zeev Buium | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew O'Connor | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Elias Pettersson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Pettersson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nils Höglander | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Willander | 0 | 1 | 1 |