2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
15
Games played
20
Points
.667
Points %
+9
Goal diff
8-2
Last 10
41 GF · 25 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

15 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
15
82
Goals for / game
3.47
2.80
+0.67
Goals against / game
2.87
3.10
−0.23
Expected goals for / game
3.55
3.16
+0.39
Expected goals against / game
2.52
3.07
−0.55
Expected-goals share
58.4%
50.7%
+7.7
Shot-attempt share
57.7%
51.8%
+5.9
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

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40 posts
vs Edmonton OilersW 4–3

Devils edge the Oilers in a shootout

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at Vegas Golden KnightsW 5–2

Devils pull away from the Golden Knights

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at Colorado AvalancheL 5–2

Avalanche pull away from the Devils

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at Dallas StarsW 5–1

Devils pull away from the Stars

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vs Los Angeles KingsW 3–1

Devils run the Kings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Anaheim Ducks7:00 PM ET

The Devils are the model's lean over the Ducks — with PDO regression in play

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vs Colorado Avalanche7:00 PM ET

Avalanche at Devils: no daylight between these two

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at Washington Capitals1:00 PM ET

Devils at Capitals: too close to call

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vs New York RangersW 7–1

Devils run the Rangers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Detroit Red WingsW 5–4

Devils run the Red Wings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Ottawa SenatorsL 4–1

L. Ullmark stands tall as the Senators edge the Devils

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vs Vancouver CanucksW 4–1

Devils pull away from the Canucks

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vs Utah MammothL 5–3

Mammoth hold off the Devils

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at New York IslandersL 6–0

Islanders shut out the Devils, 6-0

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vs Philadelphia FlyersW 3–2

Devils run the Flyers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New York IslandersW 4–1

Devils pull away from the Islanders

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at New York RangersL 4–3

Rangers edge the Devils in a shootout

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vs New York RangersW 3–2

Devils run the Rangers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs New York IslandersW 2–1

Devils hold off the Islanders

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at Boston BruinsL 4–0

Bruins shut out the Devils, 4-0

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vs Ottawa SenatorsW 4–3

Devils edge the Senators in overtime

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at Detroit Red WingsW 5–3

Devils hold off the Red Wings

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsL 5–2

Penguins run the Devils off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Philadelphia FlyersL 5–1

D. Vladar stands tall as the Flyers edge the Devils

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at Montreal CanadiensW 3–0

Devils shut out the Canadiens, 3-0

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vs Montreal CanadiensL 4–3

Canadiens edge the Devils in a shootout

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vs Washington CapitalsW 7–3

Devils pull away from the Capitals

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at New York RangersL 4–1

Rangers pull away from the Devils

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vs Chicago BlackhawksW 5–3

Devils hold off the Blackhawks

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at Carolina HurricanesL 5–2

Hurricanes run the Devils off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Nashville PredatorsW 4–2

Devils run the Predators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Dallas StarsW 6–4

Devils run the Stars off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Washington CapitalsL 2–1

L. Thompson stands tall as the Capitals edge the Devils

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at New York RangersW 6–3

Devils run the Rangers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Boston BruinsW 4–3

Devils edge the Bruins in overtime

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vs Los Angeles KingsW 6–4

Devils hold off the Kings

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vs Calgary FlamesL 5–4

Flames hold off the Devils

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vs Detroit Red WingsL 3–0

Red Wings shut out the Devils, 3-0

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vs New York RangersW 6–3

Devils run the Rangers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsW 4–3

Devils run the Maple Leafs off the ice on the underlying numbers

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