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San Jose Sharks vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Tuesday, December 1, 2026 · Prudential Center

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Game preview

The San Jose Sharks visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on ESPN+, HULU, Disney+ and SN+.

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

Rest and travel

Sharks

Game 2 of a road trip: Colorado, now New Jersey.

  1. 212026-11-21: vs SEA
  2. 222026-11-22: no game
  3. 232026-11-23: vs MIN
  4. 242026-11-24: no game
  5. 252026-11-25: at ANA
  6. 262026-11-26: no game
  7. 272026-11-27: vs VGK
  8. 282026-11-28: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 292026-11-29: no game
  10. 302026-11-30: no game
  11. 12026-12-01: at NJD
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,620 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,546 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Devils

Another game at home.

  1. 212026-11-21: at STL
  2. 222026-11-22: no game
  3. 232026-11-23: vs CBJ
  4. 242026-11-24: no game
  5. 252026-11-25: at CBJ
  6. 262026-11-26: no game
  7. 272026-11-27: vs CGY
  8. 282026-11-28: vs WPG, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 292026-11-29: no game
  10. 302026-11-30: no game
  11. 12026-12-01: vs SJS
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

San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SJSNJD

Settled lines

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

SJS 71% (12th most settled)NJD 72% (8th 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

SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)NJD 49.6s (8th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

SJS 33% (7th most often)NJD 35% (5th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series