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Chicago Blackhawks vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Saturday, January 9, 2027 · Prudential Center

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Game preview

The Chicago Blackhawks visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Saturday, January 9, 2027, with puck drop at 12:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, CHSN and MSG.

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

Rest and travel

Blackhawks

Game 4 of a road trip: Dallas, Montréal and NY Rangers, now New Jersey.

  1. 302026-12-30: no game
  2. 312026-12-31: no game
  3. 12027-01-01: vs BOS
  4. 22027-01-02: at DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 32027-01-03: no game
  6. 42027-01-04: at MTL
  7. 52027-01-05: no game
  8. 62027-01-06: no game
  9. 72027-01-07: at NYR
  10. 82027-01-08: no game
  11. 92027-01-09: at NJD
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~10 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,656 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Devils

Another game at home.

  1. 302026-12-30: no game
  2. 312026-12-31: no game
  3. 12027-01-01: at ANA
  4. 22027-01-02: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 32027-01-03: no game
  6. 42027-01-04: at SJS
  7. 52027-01-05: no game
  8. 62027-01-06: no game
  9. 72027-01-07: vs CBJ
  10. 82027-01-08: no game
  11. 92027-01-09: vs CHI
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

Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksTue, Oct 13 vs PIT
  1. L1NewBedard#98Kane#88Kantserov#80
    14:40 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewBertuzzi#59Teravainen#86Frondell#16
    9:13 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewToninato#25Donato#8Moore#11
    8:03 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreenway#12Greene#20Smith#22
    6:49 together at 5v5
  1. D1Byram#24Levshunov#55
    17:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2Cole#28Vlasic#72
    12:41 together at 5v5
  3. D3Kaiser#44Rinzel#6
    11:31 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bertuzzi LBedard CKane RKantserov RByram D2:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Teravainen CFrondell CCole DVlasic D1:29
  2. 2Greene CSmith RCole DVlasic D1:05
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.

CHINJD

Settled lines

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

CHI 70% (14th most settled)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

CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CHI 48.6s (15th longest)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

CHI 33% (10th most often)NJD 35% (5th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series