OTT @ NJD Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-04-12 Posted by kaylee on 2026-04-12 04:00:13

OTT @ NJD

Venue: Prudential Center

Puck drop: Sun Apr 12, 2026 7:00pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

OTT (last 10)

Record 6-3-1
Streak W4
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.6 · 2.6
Power play 8/26 (30.8%)
Last game W vs NYI (3–0)

NJD (last 10)

Record 5-4-1
Streak W1
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.3 · 3.3
Power play 4/20 (20%)
Last game W vs DET (5–3)

Recent meetings:

2026-01-31 NJD 1 @ OTT 4
2025-12-09 NJD 4 @ OTT 3

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

OTT

Brady Tkachuk 7 pts · 2 G · 17 SOG
Tim Stützle 7 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
Jake Sanderson 6 pts · 3 G · 14 SOG
Drake Batherson 5 pts · 2 G · 5 SOG

NJD

Jack Hughes 7 pts · 3 G · 24 SOG
Jesper Bratt 5 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
Timo Meier 4 pts · 2 G · 18 SOG
Jonas Siegenthaler 4 pts · 0 G · 1 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: OTT 3.47 · NJD 3.13 · Win odds: OTT 56.4% · NJD 43.6% · OT/SO chance: 15%

3-3 34.7%
3-2 33.4%
4-2 31.9%

Box Score

OTT 3 Final NJD 4

2026-04-12

Stat	OTT	NJD
Goals	3	4
Shots	30	30
Power Play	1/4 (25.0%)	1/4 (25.0%)
PIM	8	8
Faceoffs	32 / 23	23 / 32
Blocks	9	7
Saves	26	27

OTT Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Fabian Zetterlund	1	0	1
Michael Amadio	1	0	1
Shane Pinto	1	0	1
Artem Zub	0	1	1
Claude Giroux	0	1	1
Drake Batherson	0	1	1
Nick Cousins	0	1	1

NJD Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Nico Hischier	2	1	3
Dawson Mercer	1	1	2
Connor Brown	1	0	1
Jack Hughes	0	2	2
Dougie Hamilton	0	1	1
Timo Meier	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-04-12

Final lineup

OTT Away

Forwards

Line 1

Drake Batherson

#19 · LW

TOI 16:53xGF/60 3.17xGA/60 1.74CF/60 51.3SC±/60 +4.27G±/60 0.00CF% 52.2xGF% 64.6

Stephen Halliday

#83 · C

TOI 12:27xGF/60 3.45xGA/60 2.83CF/60 57.0SC±/60 -8.14G±/60 0.00CF% 46.7xGF% 54.9

Claude Giroux

#28 · RW

TOI 13:58xGF/60 2.54xGA/60 2.42CF/60 34.3SC±/60 -13.71G±/60 0.00CF% 35.7xGF% 51.2

Line 2

Kurtis MacDermid

#23 · LW

TOI 5:46xGF/60 4.54xGA/60 8.10CF/60 69.0SC±/60 -27.59G±/60 -13.79CF% 41.7xGF% 35.9

Dylan Cozens

#24 · C

TOI 17:32xGF/60 3.37xGA/60 3.26CF/60 56.3SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +3.75CF% 51.7xGF% 50.8

Ridly Greig

#71 · RW

TOI 17:35xGF/60 5.03xGA/60 7.08CF/60 88.9SC±/60 -19.05G±/60 -6.35CF% 48.3xGF% 41.5

Line 3

Nick Cousins

#21 · LW

TOI 13:50xGF/60 1.34xGA/60 3.77CF/60 55.0SC±/60 -15.72G±/60 +7.86CF% 43.8xGF% 26.2

Shane Pinto

#12 · C

TOI 21:33xGF/60 0.70xGA/60 1.65CF/60 20.1SC±/60 -10.06G±/60 +3.36CF% 37.5xGF% 29.8

Michael Amadio

#22 · RW

TOI 16:31xGF/60 1.65xGA/60 5.47CF/60 55.0SC±/60 -42.78G±/60 +6.11CF% 37.5xGF% 23.2

Line 4

Warren Foegele

#37 · LW

TOI 16:01xGF/60 1.82xGA/60 1.85CF/60 29.5SC±/60 -12.66G±/60 0.00CF% 43.8xGF% 49.6

Lars Eller

#89 · C

TOI 16:01xGF/60 1.68xGA/60 2.07CF/60 28.1SC±/60 -16.08G±/60 -4.02CF% 43.8xGF% 44.8

Fabian Zetterlund

#20 · RW

TOI 16:44xGF/60 2.46xGA/60 1.08CF/60 39.9SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +3.99CF% 58.8xGF% 69.5

Defense

Pair 1

Dennis Gilbert

#6 · LD

TOI 17:46xGF/60 0.77xGA/60 3.26CF/60 19.5SC±/60 -19.54G±/60 0.00CF% 27.8xGF% 19.0

Artem Zub

#2 · RD

TOI 26:28xGF/60 2.70xGA/60 2.21CF/60 44.4SC±/60 -2.96G±/60 +5.93CF% 51.7xGF% 55.0

Pair 2

Cameron Crotty

#5 · LD

TOI 11:32xGF/60 3.20xGA/60 0.60CF/60 52.8SC±/60 +23.45G±/60 +5.86CF% 64.3xGF% 84.1

Jordan Spence

#10 · RD

TOI 26:36xGF/60 2.93xGA/60 2.34CF/60 49.0SC±/60 -5.76G±/60 +2.88CF% 54.8xGF% 55.6

Pair 3

Lassi Thomson

#60 · LD

TOI 16:06xGF/60 2.80xGA/60 3.76CF/60 47.4SC±/60 -15.79G±/60 0.00CF% 39.1xGF% 42.7

Nikolas Matinpalo

#33 · RD

TOI 20:35xGF/60 1.37xGA/60 2.63CF/60 32.2SC±/60 -6.43G±/60 -3.22CF% 45.5xGF% 34.3

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	James Reimer
G2	Linus Ullmark

NJD Home

Forwards

Line 1

Timo Meier

#28 · LW

TOI 16:54xGF/60 3.67xGA/60 3.28CF/60 69.6SC±/60 +13.05G±/60 0.00CF% 55.2xGF% 52.8

Nico Hischier

#13 · C

TOI 22:40xGF/60 4.80xGA/60 3.52CF/60 81.2SC±/60 +4.78G±/60 0.00CF% 56.7xGF% 57.7

Dawson Mercer

#91 · RW

TOI 18:56xGF/60 2.74xGA/60 2.49CF/60 49.7SC±/60 +6.63G±/60 0.00CF% 55.6xGF% 52.3

Line 2

Jesper Bratt

#63 · LW

TOI 19:34xGF/60 5.54xGA/60 1.88CF/60 85.6SC±/60 +42.78G±/60 -6.11CF% 70.0xGF% 74.7

Jack Hughes

#86 · C

TOI 25:32xGF/60 5.19xGA/60 3.55CF/60 97.7SC±/60 +16.29G±/60 -5.43CF% 56.3xGF% 59.4

Connor Brown

#16 · RW

TOI 19:13xGF/60 5.53xGA/60 3.97CF/60 101.1SC±/60 +30.33G±/60 -5.06CF% 55.6xGF% 58.2

Line 3

Lenni Hämeenaho

#29 · LW

TOI 12:09xGF/60 1.37xGA/60 4.06CF/60 22.8SC±/60 -22.79G±/60 0.00CF% 25.0xGF% 25.3

Cody Glass

#12 · C

TOI 13:38xGF/60 0.84xGA/60 2.38CF/60 11.9SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 20.0xGF% 26.0

Nick Bjugstad

#72 · RW

TOI 10:04xGF/60 2.01xGA/60 5.86CF/60 36.4SC±/60 -27.27G±/60 0.00CF% 26.7xGF% 25.5

Line 4

Paul Cotter

#47 · LW

TOI 10:23xGF/60 1.04xGA/60 0.46CF/60 25.0SC±/60 -6.24G±/60 0.00CF% 57.1

Marc McLaughlin

#21 · C

TOI 8:27xGF/60 1.04xGA/60 0.00CF/60 30.1SC±/60 +20.06G±/60 0.00CF% 100.0

Brian Halonen

#48 · RW

TOI 8:11xGF/60 1.07xGA/60 0.63CF/60 25.7SC±/60 +8.55G±/60 0.00CF% 75.0

Defense

Pair 1

Jonas Siegenthaler

#71 · LD

TOI 20:14xGF/60 2.59xGA/60 1.21CF/60 58.4SC±/60 +27.27G±/60 -3.90CF% 75.0xGF% 68.1

Dougie Hamilton

#7 · RD

TOI 23:59xGF/60 2.42xGA/60 0.87CF/60 54.8SC±/60 +29.21G±/60 -3.65CF% 78.9xGF% 73.6

Pair 2

Brenden Dillon

#5 · LD

TOI 20:58xGF/60 2.09xGA/60 4.08CF/60 36.9SC±/60 -20.48G±/60 -4.10CF% 31.0xGF% 33.9

Simon Nemec

#17 · RD

TOI 24:03xGF/60 1.72xGA/60 3.66CF/60 30.5SC±/60 -16.96G±/60 -3.39CF% 32.1xGF% 31.9

Pair 3

Topias Vilen

#38 · LD

TOI 12:28xGF/60 4.14xGA/60 1.85CF/60 58.3SC±/60 +31.81G±/60 +5.30CF% 64.7xGF% 69.1

Johnathan Kovacevic

#8 · RD

TOI 16:40xGF/60 6.53xGA/60 3.49CF/60 102.0SC±/60 +38.23G±/60 +6.37CF% 64.0xGF% 65.2

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Nicolas Daws
G2	Jake Allen

Injuries

As of 2026-04-12

OTT

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Dennis Gilbert	D	6	upper body	OUT
Nick Jensen	D	3	lower body	OUT
Tyler Kleven	D	43	upper body	QUESTIONABLE
Brady Tkachuk	LW	7	undisclosed	QUESTIONABLE

NJD

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Arseni Gritsyuk	RW	81	upper body	OUT
Luke Hughes	D	43	undisclosed	OUT
Zack MacEwen	RW	15	undisclosed	OUT
Jacob Markstrom	G	25	undisclosed	OUT
Stefan Noesen	RW	11	knee	OUT
Brett Pesce	D	22	undisclosed	OUT

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