NYI @ NJD Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-02-05 Posted by kaylee on 2026-02-05 05:00:45

NYI @ NJD

Venue: Prudential Center

Puck drop: Thu Feb 5, 2026 7:00pm EST

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

NYI (last 10)

Record 5-5-0
Streak W1
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.7 · 3.1
Power play 5/32 (15.6%)
Last game W vs PIT (5–4)

NJD (last 10)

Record 5-5-0
Streak L2
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.2 · 2.9
Power play 7/29 (24.1%)
Last game L vs CBJ (0–3)

Recent meetings:

2026-01-06 NJD 0 @ NYI 9
2025-12-23 NJD 1 @ NYI 2
2025-11-10 NYI 3 @ NJD 2 OT/SO

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

NYI

Mathew Barzal 7 pts · 4 G · 14 SOG
Matthew Schaefer 5 pts · 3 G · 11 SOG
Bo Horvat 5 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
Simon Holmstrom 5 pts · 1 G · 7 SOG

NJD

Dougie Hamilton 4 pts · 2 G · 24 SOG
Jack Hughes 4 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
Jesper Bratt 3 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
Connor Brown 3 pts · 0 G · 9 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: NYI 2.79 · NJD 2.74 · Win odds: NYI 50.9% · NJD 49.2% · OT/SO chance: 16.9%

2-2 35.7%
3-2 32.4%
2-3 31.9%

Box Score

NYI 3 Final NJD 1

2026-02-05

Stat	NYI	NJD
Goals	3	1
Shots	14	24
Power Play	0/1 (0.0%)	0/1 (0.0%)
PIM	2	2
Faceoffs	33 / 16	16 / 33
Blocks	12	14
Saves	23	11

NYI Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Bo Horvat	1	1	2
Casey Cizikas	1	0	1
Mathew Barzal	1	0	1
Kyle MacLean	0	1	1
Marc Gatcomb	0	1	1

NJD Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Nico Hischier	1	0	1
Jake Allen	0	1	1
Jesper Bratt	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-02-06 12:01AM EST

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

NYI Away

Forwards

Line 1

Ondrej Palat

TOI 17:44xGF/60 2.94xGA/60 5.74CF/60 82.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +8.28CF% 40.0xGF% 33.8

Bo Horvat

#14 · C

TOI 20:50xGF/60 2.16xGA/60 4.18CF/60 54.0SC±/60 -14.74G±/60 0.00CF% 36.7xGF% 34.1

Mathew Barzal

#13 · RW

TOI 18:44xGF/60 2.34xGA/60 3.72CF/60 58.5SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 42.3xGF% 38.6

Line 2

Emil Heineman

#51 · LW

TOI 16:49xGF/60 1.61xGA/60 3.40CF/60 32.1SC±/60 -14.27G±/60 0.00CF% 33.3xGF% 32.1

Calum Ritchie

#64 · C

TOI 13:54xGF/60 2.38xGA/60 3.02CF/60 45.9SC±/60 +4.59G±/60 0.00CF% 45.5xGF% 44.1

Jonathan Drouin

#29 · RW

TOI 16:13xGF/60 2.82xGA/60 3.78CF/60 51.3SC±/60 -4.66G±/60 -4.66CF% 42.3xGF% 42.7

Line 3

Anders Lee

#27 · LW

TOI 14:32xGF/60 4.17xGA/60 4.10CF/60 105.4SC±/60 +30.13G±/60 0.00CF% 63.6xGF% 50.4

Jean-Gabriel Pageau

#44 · C

TOI 14:44xGF/60 3.85xGA/60 3.75CF/60 97.3SC±/60 +27.80G±/60 0.00CF% 63.6xGF% 50.6

Simon Holmstrom

#10 · RW

TOI 14:39xGF/60 4.42xGA/60 3.17CF/60 111.8SC±/60 +39.92G±/60 0.00CF% 70.0xGF% 58.3

Line 4

Kyle MacLean

#32 · LW

TOI 10:22xGF/60 4.53xGA/60 3.04CF/60 69.5SC±/60 +15.45G±/60 +7.73CF% 60.0xGF% 59.8

Casey Cizikas

#53 · C

TOI 12:05xGF/60 4.86xGA/60 3.92CF/60 74.7SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +8.29CF% 52.9xGF% 55.4

Marc Gatcomb

#16 · RW

TOI 9:20xGF/60 4.45xGA/60 2.69CF/60 68.2SC±/60 +20.46G±/60 +6.82CF% 62.5xGF% 62.4

Defense

Pair 1

Matthew Schaefer

#48 · LD

TOI 24:17xGF/60 2.14xGA/60 2.48CF/60 46.3SC±/60 +10.89G±/60 +2.72CF% 50.0xGF% 46.3

Ryan Pulock

#6 · RD

TOI 19:40xGF/60 1.65xGA/60 3.05CF/60 37.2SC±/60 -14.89G±/60 0.00CF% 38.5xGF% 35.1

Pair 2

Adam Pelech

#3 · LD

TOI 22:31xGF/60 4.11xGA/60 2.49CF/60 75.8SC±/60 +32.47G±/60 +3.61CF% 61.8xGF% 62.3

Tony DeAngelo

#77 · RD

TOI 20:32xGF/60 4.45xGA/60 3.56CF/60 90.2SC±/60 +34.37G±/60 0.00CF% 60.0xGF% 55.6

Pair 3

Carson Soucy

TOI 14:38xGF/60 2.33xGA/60 4.18CF/60 59.1SC±/60 -5.37G±/60 0.00CF% 45.8xGF% 35.8

Scott Mayfield

#24 · RD

TOI 16:26xGF/60 2.04xGA/60 4.42CF/60 45.4SC±/60 -34.01G±/60 0.00CF% 34.8xGF% 31.5

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Ilya Sorokin [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 78]
G2	David Rittich

NJD Home

Forwards

Line 1

Evgenii Dadonov

#33 · LW

TOI 14:41xGF/60 3.81xGA/60 3.98CF/60 67.5SC±/60 -12.27G±/60 0.00CF% 45.8xGF% 48.9

Nico Hischier

#13 · C

TOI 20:02xGF/60 2.57xGA/60 2.59CF/60 56.4SC±/60 +7.51G±/60 0.00CF% 51.7xGF% 49.8

Jesper Bratt

#63 · RW

TOI 18:44xGF/60 2.33xGA/60 2.13CF/60 45.9SC±/60 +3.27G±/60 0.00CF% 51.9xGF% 52.3

Line 2

Timo Meier

#28 · LW

TOI 18:46xGF/60 3.42xGA/60 2.67CF/60 72.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 53.1xGF% 56.2

Dawson Mercer

#91 · C

TOI 19:22xGF/60 1.99xGA/60 2.67CF/60 37.3SC±/60 -18.67G±/60 0.00CF% 38.5xGF% 42.7

Connor Brown

#16 · RW

TOI 19:02xGF/60 4.87xGA/60 2.71CF/60 95.2SC±/60 +19.05G±/60 0.00CF% 57.7xGF% 64.2

Line 3

Arseny Gritsyuk

#81 · LW

TOI 18:44xGF/60 2.33xGA/60 2.13CF/60 45.9SC±/60 +3.27G±/60 0.00CF% 51.9xGF% 52.3

Cody Glass

#12 · C

TOI 13:34xGF/60 2.89xGA/60 1.46CF/60 56.3SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 60.0xGF% 66.5

Lenni Hameenaho

#29 · RW

TOI 19:22xGF/60 1.99xGA/60 2.67CF/60 37.3SC±/60 -18.67G±/60 0.00CF% 38.5xGF% 42.7

Line 4

Paul Cotter

#47 · LW

TOI 8:37xGF/60 3.08xGA/60 3.92CF/60 38.5SC±/60 -15.41G±/60 -7.71CF% 38.5xGF% 44.0

Nick Bjugstad

TOI 10:42

Maxim Tsyplakov

TOI 9:18xGF/60 3.49xGA/60 3.94CF/60 54.2SC±/60 -7.74G±/60 -7.74CF% 46.7xGF% 47.0

Defense

Pair 1

Jonas Siegenthaler

#71 · LD

TOI 18:09xGF/60 3.07xGA/60 3.80CF/60 52.4SC±/60 -31.45G±/60 -6.99CF% 46.9xGF% 44.7

Johnathan Kovacevic

#8 · RD

TOI 19:18xGF/60 3.40xGA/60 4.25CF/60 58.5SC±/60 -36.59G±/60 -7.32CF% 47.1xGF% 44.4

Pair 2

Brett Pesce

#22 · LD

TOI 19:44xGF/60 2.56xGA/60 2.23CF/60 46.6SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 43.3xGF% 53.4

Dougie Hamilton

#7 · RD

TOI 22:47xGF/60 2.87xGA/60 2.28CF/60 55.1SC±/60 +16.20G±/60 +3.24CF% 48.6xGF% 55.8

Pair 3

Brenden Dillon

#5 · LD

TOI 17:04xGF/60 3.11xGA/60 1.50CF/60 57.1SC±/60 +14.29G±/60 0.00CF% 60.0xGF% 67.5

Simon Nemec

#17 · RD

TOI 19:03xGF/60 2.79xGA/60 1.16CF/60 52.3SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +3.73CF% 58.3xGF% 70.7

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jake Allen [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 64]
G2	Jacob Markstrom

Injuries

As of 2026-02-06 12:01AM EST

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

NYI

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Semyon Varlamov	NA	40	IR	IR
Pierre Engvall	NA	18	IR	IR
Alexander Romanov	NA	28	IR	IR
Kyle Palmieri	NA	21	IR	IR

NJD

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Zack MacEwen	NA	15	IR	IR
Stefan Noesen	NA	11	IR	IR
Luke Hughes	NA	43	IR	IR
Jack Hughes	NA	86	DTD	DTD

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