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New Jersey Devils vs Edmonton Oilers

Regular season · Thursday, January 28, 2027 · Rogers Place

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Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Thursday, January 28, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on SN1 and MSGSN.

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

Rest and travel

Devils

First game of a road trip.

  1. 182027-01-18: no game
  2. 192027-01-19: vs DAL
  3. 202027-01-20: no game
  4. 212027-01-21: vs TBL
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: at PHI
  7. 242027-01-24: vs WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: vs SEA
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: at EDM
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~2,016 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,016 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Oilers

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Vegas, Los Angeles, San Jose and Colorado).

  1. 182027-01-18: no game
  2. 192027-01-19: no game
  3. 202027-01-20: at VGK
  4. 212027-01-21: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: at SJS
  7. 242027-01-24: no game
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: at COL
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: vs NJD
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,033 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,699 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

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
Edmonton OilersOilersTue, Oct 13 at LAK
  1. L1Draisaitl#29McDavid#97Podkolzin#92
    13:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2Formenton#26Joseph#21Michaels#43
    10:40 together at 5v5
  3. L3Dickinson#16Hallander#19Kapanen#42
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4Howard#53Frederic#10Samanski#81
    5:05 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekholm#14Bouchard#2
    14:21 together at 5v5
  2. D2Murphy#5Shea#6
    13:51 together at 5v5
  3. D3Emberson#49Mukhamadullin#85
    8:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Draisaitl CMcDavid CKapanen RPodkolzin RBouchard D2:14

Penalty kill

  1. 1Formenton LMichaels RMurphy DShea D1:03
  2. 2Formenton LMcDavid CEkholm DMurphy D0:44

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NJDEDM

Settled lines

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

NJD 72% (8th most settled)EDM 76% (3rd 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

NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)EDM 1:33 left (6th latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)EDM 49.5s (10th 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)EDM 30% (16th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series