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New Jersey Devils vs Anaheim Ducks

Regular season · Friday, January 1, 2027 · Honda Center

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Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Friday, January 1, 2027, with puck drop at 4:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime Video, MSGSN and KCOP-13.

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

Rest and travel

Devils

Game 2 of a road trip: Utah, now Anaheim.

  1. 222026-12-22: at NYR
  2. 232026-12-23: no game
  3. 242026-12-24: no game
  4. 252026-12-25: no game
  5. 262026-12-26: at BUF
  6. 272026-12-27: vs BOS, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 282026-12-28: no game
  8. 292026-12-29: at UTA
  9. 302026-12-30: no game
  10. 312026-12-31: no game
  11. 12027-01-01: at ANA
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~582 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,542 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Ducks

Another game at home.

  1. 222026-12-22: vs VGK
  2. 232026-12-23: no game
  3. 242026-12-24: no game
  4. 252026-12-25: no game
  5. 262026-12-26: no game
  6. 272026-12-27: vs COL
  7. 282026-12-28: no game
  8. 292026-12-29: vs TOR
  9. 302026-12-30: no game
  10. 312026-12-31: no game
  11. 12027-01-01: 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
Anaheim DucksDucksTue, Oct 13 vs CGY
  1. L1NewKillorn#17Carlsson#91Sennecke#45
    11:31 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewGranlund#64Nesterenko#13Colangelo#12
    8:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3Malott#39Washe#42Caulfield#28
    7:39 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreer#18McQueen#95Vatrano#77
    6:54 together at 5v5
  1. D1LaCombe#2Warren#47
    14:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHelleson#14Mintyukov#98
    12:51 together at 5v5
  3. D3Hinds#55Luneau#67
    12:26 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Granlund CCarlsson CCaulfield RSennecke RLaCombe D4:36
  2. 2Killorn LMcQueen CVatrano RColangelo RLuneau D0:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Granlund CHelleson DMintyukov D0:51
  2. 2Washe CLaCombe DWarren D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NJDANA

Settled lines

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

NJD 72% (8th most settled)ANA 62% (9th 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)ANA 1:55 left (12th earliest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)ANA 47.0s (8th 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)ANA 26% (6th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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