NJD @ DET Gameday Thread
NJD @ DET
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Puck drop: Sat Apr 11, 2026 5:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
NJD
- Record 5-4-1
- Streak L2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.4 · 3.4
- Power play 4/23 (17.4%)
- Last game L vs PIT (2–5)
DET
- Record 3-6-1
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.1 · 3.6
- Power play 10/29 (34.5%)
- Last game W vs PHI (6–3)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-03-08 DET 3 @ NJD 0
- 2025-11-24 DET 3 @ NJD 4
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
NJD
- Jack Hughes 10 pts · 4 G · 26 SOG
- Jesper Bratt 7 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
- Timo Meier 4 pts · 2 G · 14 SOG
- Dawson Mercer 3 pts · 3 G · 11 SOG
DET
- Patrick Kane 9 pts · 3 G · 12 SOG
- Dylan Larkin 7 pts · 4 G · 21 SOG
- Moritz Seider 7 pts · 1 G · 8 SOG
- Alex DeBrincat 5 pts · 3 G · 14 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: NJD 3.49 · DET 3.4 · Win odds: NJD 50.3% · DET 49.7% · OT/SO chance: 15.9%
- 3-3 35.9%
- 3-4 32.4%
- 2-3 31.8%
Box Score
NJD 5
Final
DET 3
2026-04-11
| Stat | NJD | DET |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 3 |
| Shots | 33 | 28 |
| Power Play | 0/0 (0.0%) | 0/1 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 2 | 0 |
| Faceoffs | 22 / 31 | 31 / 22 |
| Blocks | 11 | 14 |
| Saves | 25 | 28 |
| NJD Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack Hughes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cody Glass | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dawson Mercer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Cholowski | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nico Hischier | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Timo Meier | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DET Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Emmitt Finnie | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| David Perron | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Faulk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Larkin | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucas Raymond | 0 | 1 | 1 |