NYR @ NJD Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-10-15 Posted by kaylee on 2026-10-15 04:00:10

NYR @ NJD

Venue: Prudential Center

Puck drop: Thu Oct 15, 2026 7:00pm EDT

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

Game Preview

NYR (last 10)

Record 7-3-0
Streak W2
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.3 · 1.9
Power play 6/29 (20.7%)
Last game W vs TBL (4–1)

NJD (last 10)

Record 5-5-0
Streak W1
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.7 · 3.7
Power play 6/27 (22.2%)
Last game W vs DET (5–4)

Recent meetings:

2026-03-31 NJD 1 @ NYR 4
2026-03-18 NJD 6 @ NYR 3
2026-03-07 NYR 3 @ NJD 6

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

NYR

Alexis LafreniÃ¨re 9 pts · 7 G · 10 SOG
Mika Zibanejad 5 pts · 1 G · 11 SOG
J.T. Miller 5 pts · 0 G · 5 SOG
Will Cuylle 4 pts · 3 G · 12 SOG

NJD

Jack Hughes 7 pts · 1 G · 17 SOG
Jesper Bratt 6 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
Nico Hischier 4 pts · 3 G · 8 SOG
Jesper Boqvist 2 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: NYR 3.48 · NJD 2.46 · Win odds: NYR 66.4% · NJD 33.7% · OT/SO chance: 15.8%

3-2 36.8%
2-2 32.9%
4-2 30.3%

Box Score

NYR 1 Final NJD 7

2026-10-15

Stat	NYR	NJD
Goals	1	7
Shots	19	31
Power Play	1/4 (25.0%)	0/4 (0.0%)
PIM	23	13
Faceoffs	33 / 27	27 / 33
Blocks	23	13
Saves	24	18

NYR Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Pavel Dorofeyev	1	0	1
Adam Fox	0	1	1
Alexis LafreniÃ¨re	0	1	1

NJD Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Luke Hughes	2	0	2
Evan Rodrigues	1	1	2
Arseny Gritsyuk	1	0	1
Cody Glass	1	0	1
Nico Hischier	1	0	1
Stefan Noesen	1	0	1
Amadeus Lombardi	0	2	2
Brett Pesce	0	2	2
Dawson Mercer	0	2	2
Dougie Hamilton	0	2	2
Timo Meier	0	2	2
Jack Hughes	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-10-12 11:46PM EDT · Latest pregame lines available

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

NYR Away

Forwards

Line 1

Gabriel Perreault

#94 · LW

TOI 15:39xGF/60 2.03xGA/60 3.83CF/60 35.3SC±/60 -13.24G±/60 -13.24CF% 32.0xGF% 34.6

Mika Zibanejad

#93 · C

TOI 20:14xGF/60 1.46xGA/60 3.90CF/60 28.5SC±/60 -12.23G±/60 -12.23CF% 29.2xGF% 27.2

Pavel Dorofeyev

#16 · RW

TOI 18:58xGF/60 1.06xGA/60 4.55CF/60 20.3SC±/60 -16.22G±/60 -12.16CF% 20.8xGF% 18.9

Line 2

Tye Kartye

#24 · LW

TOI 15:19xGF/60 2.00xGA/60 6.08CF/60 47.4SC±/60 -12.94G±/60 -4.31CF% 37.9xGF% 24.7

J.T. Miller

#10 · C

TOI 17:27xGF/60 2.28xGA/60 6.21CF/60 54.3SC±/60 -14.80G±/60 -4.93CF% 39.3xGF% 26.9

Alexis Lafrenière

#13 · RW

TOI 16:11xGF/60 3.18xGA/60 5.76CF/60 68.7SC±/60 -9.81G±/60 -4.90CF% 46.7xGF% 35.6

Line 3

Will Cuylle

#50 · LW

TOI 16:07xGF/60 1.62xGA/60 3.48CF/60 26.6SC±/60 -10.65G±/60 -10.65CF% 38.5xGF% 31.7

Noah Laba

#42 · C

TOI 16:37xGF/60 2.17xGA/60 4.22CF/60 38.9SC±/60 -8.65G±/60 -8.64CF% 39.1xGF% 34.0

Eeli Tolvanen

#17 · RW

TOI 12:54xGF/60 1.82xGA/60 3.41CF/60 30.9SC±/60 -12.35G±/60 -12.35CF% 38.5xGF% 34.8

Line 4

Oliver Bjorkstrand

#28 · LW

TOI 12:04xGF/60 3.54xGA/60 2.75CF/60 48.2SC±/60 -6.02G±/60 0.00CF% 47.1xGF% 56.3

Cole Beaudoin

Jaroslav Chmelar

#49 · RW

TOI 8:35xGF/60 2.77xGA/60 4.38CF/60 41.9SC±/60 -6.99G±/60 0.00CF% 35.3xGF% 38.7

Defense

Pair 1

Vladislav Gavrikov

#44 · LD

TOI 19:01xGF/60 1.39xGA/60 4.03CF/60 28.1SC±/60 -32.11G±/60 -4.01CF% 24.1xGF% 25.6

Adam Fox

#23 · RD

TOI 18:17xGF/60 1.89xGA/60 3.58CF/60 38.7SC±/60 -25.78G±/60 -4.30CF% 31.0xGF% 34.6

Pair 2

Marcus Pettersson

#26 · LD

TOI 19:02xGF/60 2.48xGA/60 4.31CF/60 41.3SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -12.72CF% 41.9xGF% 36.5

Sean Durzi

#5 · RD

TOI 23:09xGF/60 2.24xGA/60 5.06CF/60 38.9SC±/60 -9.73G±/60 -9.73CF% 37.5xGF% 30.7

Pair 3

Alberts Smits

#12 · LD

TOI 17:01xGF/60 2.65xGA/60 3.97CF/60 47.0SC±/60 +3.91G±/60 -3.91CF% 48.0xGF% 40.0

Braden Schneider

#4 · RD

TOI 17:58xGF/60 2.03xGA/60 5.08CF/60 38.6SC±/60 -8.57G±/60 -8.57CF% 37.5xGF% 28.5

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Dylan Garand
G2	Callum Tung

NJD Home

Forwards

Line 1

Anthony Mantha

#39 · LW

TOI 13:38xGF/60 3.64xGA/60 1.54CF/60 55.5SC±/60 +10.09G±/60 +10.08CF% 64.7xGF% 70.3

Jack Hughes

#86 · C

TOI 17:34xGF/60 4.51xGA/60 2.22CF/60 62.8SC±/60 +8.37G±/60 +12.56CF% 57.7xGF% 67.0

Jesper Bratt

#63 · RW

TOI 15:46xGF/60 4.73xGA/60 2.51CF/60 61.8SC±/60 +4.75G±/60 +14.27CF% 59.1xGF% 65.3

Line 2

Timo Meier

#28 · LW

TOI 14:30xGF/60 3.66xGA/60 2.86CF/60 67.8SC±/60 +14.53G±/60 0.00CF% 53.8xGF% 56.2

Nico Hischier

#13 · C

TOI 14:12xGF/60 4.09xGA/60 2.95CF/60 78.9SC±/60 +12.14G±/60 0.00CF% 61.9xGF% 58.1

Luke Evangelista

#77 · RW

TOI 11:43xGF/60 3.40xGA/60 1.08CF/60 82.0SC±/60 +6.30G±/60 0.00

Line 3

Arseny Gritsyuk

#81 · LW

TOI 16:56xGF/60 4.22xGA/60 2.19CF/60 54.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +12.47CF% 59.1xGF% 65.8

Evan Rodrigues

#17 · C

TOI 17:23xGF/60 4.68xGA/60 0.48CF/60 68.2SC±/60 +14.62G±/60 +14.61CF% 82.4xGF% 90.7

Dawson Mercer

#91 · RW

TOI 15:52xGF/60 3.63xGA/60 3.17CF/60 70.2SC±/60 +10.79G±/60 0.00CF% 54.2xGF% 53.4

Line 4

Amadeus Lombardi

#93 · LW

TOI 12:32xGF/60 5.67xGA/60 1.60CF/60 90.6SC±/60 +22.64G±/60 +5.66CF% 76.2xGF% 78.0

Cody Glass

#12 · C

TOI 14:47xGF/60 4.34xGA/60 3.34CF/60 68.1SC±/60 +11.36G±/60 0.00CF% 57.1xGF% 56.5

Jesper Boqvist

#70 · RW

TOI 13:51xGF/60 4.19xGA/60 1.43CF/60 70.6SC±/60 +15.13G±/60 +5.04CF% 73.7xGF% 74.6

Defense

Pair 1

Luke Hughes

#43 · LD

TOI 24:58xGF/60 3.32xGA/60 1.24CF/60 81.4SC±/60 +19.53G±/60 +6.51CF% 73.5xGF% 72.9

Brett Pesce

#22 · RD

TOI 21:30xGF/60 4.17xGA/60 2.29CF/60 87.4SC±/60 +23.53G±/60 +6.72CF% 66.7xGF% 64.5

Pair 2

Jonas Siegenthaler

#71 · LD

TOI 17:36xGF/60 4.59xGA/60 2.96CF/60 59.3SC±/60 +7.91G±/60 +7.90CF% 55.6xGF% 60.8

Dougie Hamilton

#7 · RD

TOI 19:39xGF/60 5.67xGA/60 2.16CF/60 71.8SC±/60 +3.98G±/60 +11.96CF% 60.0xGF% 72.4

Pair 3

Brenden Dillon

#5 · LD

TOI 15:41xGF/60 4.95xGA/60 2.26CF/60 100.4SC±/60 -12.54G±/60 0.00

Declan Chisholm

TOI 16:25xGF/60 4.81xGA/60 1.94CF/60 56.6SC±/60 +8.09G±/60 +8.09CF% 63.6xGF% 71.3

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Nico Daws [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 100]
G2	Jake Allen

Injuries

As of 2026-10-15

NYR

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Vincent Iorio	D	6	lower body	OUT
Joonas Korpisalo	G	70	lower body	OUT
Igor Shesterkin	G	31	lower body	OUT
Adam Sykora	LW	38	lower body	OUT
Aidan Thompson	C	78	undisclosed	OUT
Joe Veleno	C	90	lower body	OUT

NJD

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Nick Bjugstad	C	72	pectoral	OUT
Connor Brown	RW	16	undisclosed	OUT
Seamus Casey	D	24	knee	OUT
Luke Evangelista	RW	77	illness	QUESTIONABLE
Johnathan Kovacevic	D	8	knee	OUT

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