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New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Thursday, April 8, 2027 · Prudential Center

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SN · MSGSN2 · MSGSN

Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Thursday, April 8, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, MSGSN2 and MSGSN.

This is the fourth of 4 meetings this season. Islanders 1, Devils 0 so far; the last game finished NJD 0, NYI 6.

Rest and travel

Islanders

First game of a road trip.

  1. 292027-03-29: no game
  2. 302027-03-30: vs CAR
  3. 312027-03-31: no game
  4. 12027-04-01: at PIT
  5. 22027-04-02: vs OTT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 32027-04-03: no game
  7. 42027-04-04: vs MTL
  8. 52027-04-05: no game
  9. 62027-04-06: vs DET
  10. 72027-04-07: no game
  11. 82027-04-08: at NJD
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~23 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~23 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Devils

Another game at home.

  1. 292027-03-29: vs CAR
  2. 302027-03-30: no game
  3. 312027-03-31: vs MIN
  4. 12027-04-01: no game
  5. 22027-04-02: no game
  6. 32027-04-03: at CAR
  7. 42027-04-04: vs FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 52027-04-05: no game
  9. 62027-04-06: vs TBL
  10. 72027-04-07: no game
  11. 82027-04-08: vs NYI
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

New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07
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.

NYINJD

Settled lines

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

NYI 68% (15th 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

NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYI 48.2s (15th 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

NYI 33% (11th most often)NJD 35% (5th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series