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New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators

Regular season · Thursday, December 3, 2026 · Canadian Tire Centre

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Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, December 3, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN5, RDS and MSGSN.

This is the second of 3 meetings this season. Devils 0, Senators 1 so far; the last game finished OTT 4, NJD 1.

Rest and travel

Devils

First game of a road trip.

  1. 232026-11-23: vs CBJ
  2. 242026-11-24: no game
  3. 252026-11-25: at CBJ
  4. 262026-11-26: no game
  5. 272026-11-27: vs CGY
  6. 282026-11-28: vs WPG, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 292026-11-29: no game
  8. 302026-11-30: no game
  9. 12026-12-01: vs SJS
  10. 22026-12-02: no game
  11. 32026-12-03: at OTT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~328 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~328 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Senators

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Florida, Tampa Bay, Carolina and Nashville).

  1. 232026-11-23: vs CGY
  2. 242026-11-24: no game
  3. 252026-11-25: at FLA
  4. 262026-11-26: no game
  5. 272026-11-27: at TBL
  6. 282026-11-28: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 292026-11-29: no game
  8. 302026-11-30: at NSH
  9. 12026-12-01: no game
  10. 22026-12-02: no game
  11. 32026-12-03: vs NJD
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~848 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,409 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
Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. L1Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5v5
  3. L3Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5v5
  1. D1Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53
  2. 2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48
  2. 2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NJDOTT

Settled lines

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

NJD 72% (8th most settled)OTT 50% (3rd 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)OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)OTT 43.2s (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)OTT 29% (16th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series