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2026-27 Preseason

New Jersey Devils Playoff Odds & Team Stats

New Jersey Devils
NJD
Eastern
Season Record: 42-37-3 (87 pts, 53.0%)
Last 5 games:
50% win rate

Points Percentage

53.0%
87 pts in 82 games

Overtime Record

13-3
OT/SO: 13 wins, 3 losses

Recent Expected Goals

3.31
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

3.18
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

+0.15
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-38.2
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

33
30W – 3L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

5
4W – 1L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

54.6%
Chance to make playoffs.

Stanley Cup Odds

3.7%
Projected via season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

7.1%
Eastern Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 44.3/gm · p88
Slot Location style 28.6% · p50
Finishing variance 0.86 G/xG · p6
Shot Quality 0.073 xG/sh · p38
Defense
Shot Suppression 41.2/gm · p75
Slot Defense 30.0% allowed · p22
Goaltending variance 1.01 GA/xGA · p31
Quality Allowed 0.076 xG/sh · p44

Regression Watch

New Jersey Devils is finishing 14% below expected (0.86). This often rebounds upward.

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Shots xG Goals
Timo Meier7642935.324
Nico Hischier7229932.928
Jack Hughes6031128.728
Dawson Mercer7924826.720
Jesper Bratt7827124.227

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)-0.460.381.21xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)1.933.084.22Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected1.13130.56259.98ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-04-14BOS56.7%3.303.241.992.71L
2026-04-12OTT50.5%3.363.223.933.41W
2026-04-11DET53.0%3.233.204.633.33W
2026-04-09PIT52.8%3.103.102.104.47L
2026-04-07PHI47.0%3.193.242.822.00L
2026-04-05MTL52.8%3.192.763.782.85W
2026-04-04MTL58.8%3.213.025.365.00L
2026-04-02WSH55.4%3.402.963.233.26W
2026-03-31NYR52.0%3.293.113.243.55L
2026-03-29CHI66.2%3.862.395.813.80W

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-017:00 PM EDTPHI42.5%2.384.04
2026-10-037:30 PM EDTNYI55.1%2.762.90
2026-10-067:00 PM EDTUTA41.9%2.792.91
2026-10-103:30 PM EDTVAN55.7%2.932.35
2026-10-127:00 PM EDTOTT41.9%2.154.14
2026-10-136:00 PM EDTDET62.0%3.322.26
2026-10-157:00 PM EDTNYR50.4%2.483.95
2026-10-171:00 PM EDTWSH57.3%3.121.63