OTT @ NJD Gameday Thread
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
- 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
- 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 |