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New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · Ball Arena

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Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on ALT and MSGSN.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Devils

Game 2 of a road trip: Dallas, now Colorado.

  1. 182026-10-18: no game
  2. 192026-10-19: no game
  3. 202026-10-20: vs COL
  4. 212026-10-21: no game
  5. 222026-10-22: vs ANA
  6. 232026-10-23: no game
  7. 242026-10-24: vs LAK
  8. 252026-10-25: no game
  9. 262026-10-26: no game
  10. 272026-10-27: at DAL
  11. 282026-10-28: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~663 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,026 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Avalanche

Back home after a game in Nashville.

  1. 182026-10-18: no game
  2. 192026-10-19: at PHI
  3. 202026-10-20: at NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 212026-10-21: no game
  5. 222026-10-22: no game
  6. 232026-10-23: vs TBL
  7. 242026-10-24: no game
  8. 252026-10-25: at NSH
  9. 262026-10-26: no game
  10. 272026-10-27: no game
  11. 282026-10-28: vs NJD
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,022 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,043 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New Jersey DevilsDevilsTue, Oct 13 at DET
  1. L1NewBratt#63Hughes#86Gritsyuk#81
    16:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewHischier#13Mercer#91Meier#28
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewRodrigues#17Noesen#11Mantha#39
    9:16 together at 5v5
  4. L4Glass#12Boqvist#70Lombardi#93
    7:45 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pesce#22Hughes#43
    21:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2Hamilton#7Siegenthaler#71
    16:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKovacevic#8Chisholm#47
    14:32 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bratt LRodrigues CHischier CHughes CHughes D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Rodrigues CHischier CHamilton DSiegenthaler D1:13
  2. 2Glass CMercer CPesce DHughes D0:33
Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NJDCOL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NJD 72% (8th most settled)COL 58% (6th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)COL 48.4s (16th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NJD 35% (5th most often)COL 24% (4th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series