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New Jersey Devils vs Vegas Golden Knights

Regular season · Friday, October 30, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena

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Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Friday, October 30, 2026, with puck drop at 6:00 PM ET. The game is on NHLN, SN+, MSGSN and SCRIPPS.

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

Rest and travel

Devils

Game 3 of a road trip: Dallas and Colorado, now Vegas.

  1. 202026-10-20: vs COL
  2. 212026-10-21: no game
  3. 222026-10-22: vs ANA
  4. 232026-10-23: no game
  5. 242026-10-24: vs LAK
  6. 252026-10-25: no game
  7. 262026-10-26: no game
  8. 272026-10-27: at DAL
  9. 282026-10-28: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 292026-10-29: no game
  11. 302026-10-30: at VGK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~608 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,634 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Golden Knights

Another game at home.

  1. 202026-10-20: vs TBL
  2. 212026-10-21: no game
  3. 222026-10-22: at STL
  4. 232026-10-23: no game
  5. 242026-10-24: at CBJ
  6. 252026-10-25: no game
  7. 262026-10-26: no game
  8. 272026-10-27: vs OTT
  9. 282026-10-28: no game
  10. 292026-10-29: no game
  11. 302026-10-30: vs NJD
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NJDVGK

Settled lines

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

NJD 72% (8th most settled)VGK 77% (2nd most settled)
← 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)VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)
← 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)VGK 26% (5th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series