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Detroit Red Wings vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Wednesday, December 9, 2026 · Prudential Center

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Game preview

The Detroit Red Wings visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV and HBO MAX.

This is the second of 3 meetings this season. Red Wings 0, Devils 1 so far; the last game finished NJD 5, DET 4.

Rest and travel

Red Wings

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

  1. 292026-11-29: no game
  2. 302026-11-30: no game
  3. 12026-12-01: vs CGY
  4. 22026-12-02: no game
  5. 32026-12-03: vs COL
  6. 42026-12-04: no game
  7. 52026-12-05: at BOS
  8. 62026-12-06: no game
  9. 72026-12-07: no game
  10. 82026-12-08: no game
  11. 92026-12-09: at NJD
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~197 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~809 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Devils

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Ottawa, Pittsburgh and NY Rangers).

  1. 292026-11-29: no game
  2. 302026-11-30: no game
  3. 12026-12-01: vs SJS
  4. 22026-12-02: no game
  5. 32026-12-03: at OTT
  6. 42026-12-04: no game
  7. 52026-12-05: at PIT
  8. 62026-12-06: no game
  9. 72026-12-07: at NYR
  10. 82026-12-08: no game
  11. 92026-12-09: vs DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~10 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,047 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

Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20
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.

DETNJD

Settled lines

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

DET 66% (14th most shuffled)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

DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DET 47.4s (10th shortest)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

DET 28% (13th least often)NJD 35% (5th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series