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New Jersey Devils vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Saturday, January 2, 2027 · Crypto.com Arena

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ABTV · MSG

Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, January 2, 2027, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on ABTV and MSG.

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

Rest and travel

Devils

Game 3 of a road trip: Utah and Anaheim, now Los Angeles.

  1. 232026-12-23: no game
  2. 242026-12-24: no game
  3. 252026-12-25: no game
  4. 262026-12-26: at BUF
  5. 272026-12-27: vs BOS, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 282026-12-28: no game
  7. 292026-12-29: at UTA
  8. 302026-12-30: no game
  9. 312026-12-31: no game
  10. 12027-01-01: at ANA
  11. 22027-01-02: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~27 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,569 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Kings

Another game at home.

  1. 232026-12-23: no game
  2. 242026-12-24: no game
  3. 252026-12-25: no game
  4. 262026-12-26: vs UTA
  5. 272026-12-27: no game
  6. 282026-12-28: at VAN
  7. 292026-12-29: no game
  8. 302026-12-30: vs TOR
  9. 312026-12-31: no game
  10. 12027-01-01: no game
  11. 22027-01-02: 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
Los Angeles KingsKingsTue, Oct 13 vs EDM
  1. L1Panarin#10Kempe#9Byfield#55
    13:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMoore#12Laughton#21Armia#40
    9:16 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHaula#56Perry#90Laferriere#14
    7:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewGustafsson#64Clarke#92
    13:55 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDoughty#8Edmundson#6
    5:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3Ceci#5Anderson#44
    5:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Panarin LKempe RByfield RLaferriere RClarke D3:25
  2. 2Haula LMoore LPerry RDoughty DGustafsson D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Moore LLaughton CCeci DAnderson D0:52
  2. 2Haula LArmia RDoughty DEdmundson D0:35

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NJDLAK

Settled lines

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

NJD 72% (8th most settled)LAK 61% (8th 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)LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)LAK 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

NJD 35% (5th most often)LAK 33% (9th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series