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Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Thursday, December 17, 2026 · Prudential Center

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Game preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Thursday, December 17, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on ESPN+, HULU, Disney+ and TSN4.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Maple Leafs

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

  1. 72026-12-07: no game
  2. 82026-12-08: no game
  3. 92026-12-09: at DAL
  4. 102026-12-10: no game
  5. 112026-12-11: no game
  6. 122026-12-12: vs VGK
  7. 132026-12-13: vs ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 142026-12-14: no game
  9. 152026-12-15: at MIN
  10. 162026-12-16: no game
  11. 172026-12-17: at NJD
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,000 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,683 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Devils

Another game at home.

  1. 72026-12-07: at NYR
  2. 82026-12-08: no game
  3. 92026-12-09: vs DET
  4. 102026-12-10: no game
  5. 112026-12-11: no game
  6. 122026-12-12: at BOS
  7. 132026-12-13: no game
  8. 142026-12-14: no game
  9. 152026-12-15: vs NYR
  10. 162026-12-16: no game
  11. 172026-12-17: vs TOR
rest since last game
1 day
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

Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTue, Oct 13 at UTA
  1. L1Roslovic#96Matthews#34Marchenko#86
    9:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewPaul#20McKenna#92Sissons#15
    6:09 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewTavares#91Nylander#88Cowan#53
    5:53 together at 5v5
  1. D1McCabe#22Raddysh#43
    12:12 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewRielly#44Stecher#28
    5:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewEkman-Larsson#95Blankenburg#3
    3:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tavares CMatthews CNylander RMarchenko RRaddysh D3:07
  2. 2McKenna LRoslovic CCowan RRielly DBlankenburg D0:23

Penalty kill

  1. 1Sissons CBlueger CMcCabe DStecher D1:31
  2. 2Paul LDuhaime LEkman-Larsson DStecher D0:29
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.

TORNJD

Settled lines

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

TOR 47% (2nd 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 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TOR 45.8s (4th 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

TOR 26% (7th least often)NJD 35% (5th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series