NJD @ BOS Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-04-14 Posted by kaylee on 2026-04-14 04:00:11

NJD @ BOS

Venue: TD Garden

Puck drop: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:00pm EDT

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


Game Preview

NJD (last 10)
  • Record 5-4-1
  • Streak W2
  • GF/GP · GA/GP 3.3 · 3.4
  • Power play 4/21 (19%)
  • Last game W vs OTT (4–3)
BOS (last 10)
  • Record 5-3-2
  • Streak W1
  • GF/GP · GA/GP 3.2 · 2.9
  • Power play 4/20 (20%)
  • Last game W vs CBJ (3–2)

Recent meetings:

  • 2026-03-16 BOS 3 @ NJD 4 OT/SO
  • 2025-12-06 NJD 1 @ BOS 4

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

NJD
  • Jack Hughes 7 pts · 2 G · 22 SOG
  • Nico Hischier 4 pts · 2 G · 14 SOG
  • Jesper Bratt 4 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
  • Connor Brown 4 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
BOS
  • Morgan Geekie 4 pts · 4 G · 11 SOG
  • Pavel Zacha 4 pts · 2 G · 6 SOG
  • Sean Kuraly 3 pts · 1 G · 6 SOG
  • David Pastrnak 3 pts · 0 G · 11 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: NJD 3.12 · BOS 3.45 · Win odds: NJD 43.8% · BOS 56.3% · OT/SO chance: 15.8%

  • 3-3 35.1%
  • 2-3 33.6%
  • 2-4 31.3%

Box Score

NJD 0 Final BOS 4

2026-04-14

Stat NJD BOS
Goals04
Shots2126
Power Play 0/1 (0.0%) 0/0 (0.0%)
PIM02
Faceoffs21 / 3535 / 21
Blocks922
Saves2221
NJD Scorers
GAPTS
No scorers.
BOS Scorers
GAPTS
Mark Kastelic 2 0 2
Morgan Geekie 1 0 1
Viktor Arvidsson 1 0 1
Sean Kuraly 0 2 2
David Pastrnak 0 1 1
Fraser Minten 0 1 1
Hampus Lindholm 0 1 1
Mason Lohrei 0 1 1
Pavel Zacha 0 1 1
Tanner Jeannot 0 1 1

Lineups

As of 2026-04-14 11:52PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

NJD Away

Forwards

Line 1
Timo Meier
#28 · LW
TOI 15:45xGF/60 4.29xGA/60 2.48CF/60 97.6SC±/60 +27.87G±/60 0.00CF% 67.7xGF% 63.4
Nico Hischier
#13 · C
TOI 17:47xGF/60 3.89xGA/60 2.25CF/60 88.4SC±/60 +25.26G±/60 0.00CF% 67.7xGF% 63.4
Dawson Mercer
#91 · RW
TOI 16:25xGF/60 3.38xGA/60 1.95CF/60 73.1SC±/60 +18.28G±/60 0.00CF% 66.7xGF% 63.4
Line 2
Jesper Bratt
#63 · LW
TOI 19:23xGF/60 2.30xGA/60 2.38CF/60 69.9SC±/60 +38.83G±/60 -3.88CF% 64.3xGF% 49.2
Jack Hughes
#86 · C
TOI 21:07xGF/60 2.86xGA/60 3.67CF/60 91.8SC±/60 +43.49G±/60 -9.66CF% 59.4xGF% 43.8
Connor Brown
#16 · RW
TOI 18:10xGF/60 1.99xGA/60 2.88CF/60 59.6SC±/60 +25.53G±/60 -4.26CF% 53.8xGF% 40.9
Line 3
Maxim Tsyplakov
#42 · LW
TOI 11:50xGF/60 1.85xGA/60 2.17CF/60 35.8SC±/60 -10.23G±/60 -5.11CF% 43.8xGF% 46.0
Cody Glass
#12 · C
TOI 14:17xGF/60 4.38xGA/60 5.39CF/60 98.0SC±/60 -6.12G±/60 0.00CF% 53.3xGF% 44.8
Nick Bjugstad
#72 · RW
TOI 13:02xGF/60 7.36xGA/60 12.06CF/60 150.0SC±/60 -62.50G±/60 -12.50CF% 44.4xGF% 37.9
Line 4
Paul Cotter
#47 · LW
TOI 12:31xGF/60 3.27xGA/60 6.10CF/60 75.9SC±/60 -17.50G±/60 -11.67CF% 40.6xGF% 34.9
Marc McLaughlin
#21 · C
TOI 10:18xGF/60 1.94xGA/60 4.10CF/60 46.6SC±/60 -11.65G±/60 -11.65CF% 36.4xGF% 32.1
Evgenii Dadonov
#33 · RW
TOI 11:08xGF/60 1.99xGA/60 5.78CF/60 47.8SC±/60 -29.90G±/60 -11.96CF% 32.0xGF% 25.6

Defense

Pair 1
Jonas Siegenthaler
#71 · LD
TOI 19:52xGF/60 4.19xGA/60 4.88CF/60 85.1SC±/60 -26.87G±/60 -13.43CF% 48.7xGF% 46.2
Dougie Hamilton
#7 · RD
TOI 18:59xGF/60 4.48xGA/60 5.29CF/60 83.3SC±/60 -26.31G±/60 -13.15CF% 46.3xGF% 45.9
Pair 2
Brenden Dillon
#5 · LD
TOI 19:37xGF/60 5.20xGA/60 3.85CF/60 128.4SC±/60 +44.44G±/60 -4.94CF% 65.0xGF% 57.4
Simon Nemec
#17 · RD
TOI 21:39xGF/60 3.29xGA/60 3.08CF/60 87.5SC±/60 +34.38G±/60 -3.13CF% 62.2xGF% 51.7
Pair 3
Topias Vilen
LD
TOI 18:27xGF/60 1.18xGA/60 2.23CF/60 42.3SC±/60 +13.01G±/60 0.00CF% 52.0xGF% 34.7
Johnathan Kovacevic
#8 · RD
TOI 19:43xGF/60 1.58xGA/60 3.53CF/60 45.5SC±/60 +14.00G±/60 0.00CF% 43.3xGF% 30.9

Goalies

SlotGoalie
G1 Nico Daws [Status: CONFIRMED Start Score: 66]
G2 Jake Allen

BOS Home

Forwards

Line 1
Morgan Geekie
#39 · LW
TOI 16:42xGF/60 3.06xGA/60 5.25CF/60 40.0SC±/60 -45.72G±/60 +5.71CF% 25.9xGF% 36.9
Elias Lindholm
#28 · C
TOI 16:46xGF/60 2.20xGA/60 3.88CF/60 30.0SC±/60 -38.62G±/60 0.00CF% 25.0xGF% 36.1
David Pastrnak
#88 · RW
TOI 17:08xGF/60 3.41xGA/60 5.90CF/60 52.9SC±/60 -58.82G±/60 +5.88CF% 28.1xGF% 36.6
Line 2
Casey Mittelstadt
#11 · LW
Pavel Zacha
#18 · C
TOI 4:58xGF/60 3.82xGA/60 4.55CF/60 108.0SC±/60 -36.00G±/60 +18.00CF% 46.2
Viktor Arvidsson
#71 · RW
TOI 13:17xGF/60 8.41xGA/60 3.92CF/60 161.9SC±/60 +12.45G±/60 +12.46CF% 54.2xGF% 68.2
Line 3
James Hagens
#44 · LW
TOI 15:58xGF/60 1.83xGA/60 1.88CF/60 40.6SC±/60 -30.46G±/60 0.00CF% 42.1xGF% 49.4
Fraser Minten
#93 · C
TOI 17:04xGF/60 3.26xGA/60 1.46CF/60 57.9SC±/60 -7.73G±/60 +3.86CF% 53.6xGF% 69.1
Marat Khusnutdinov
#92 · RW
TOI 15:22xGF/60 2.17xGA/60 1.68CF/60 42.1SC±/60 -16.82G±/60 0.00CF% 43.5xGF% 56.3
Line 4
Tanner Jeannot
#84 · LW
TOI 15:06xGF/60 5.30xGA/60 4.69CF/60 101.2SC±/60 +31.64G±/60 +12.65CF% 53.3xGF% 53.0
Sean Kuraly
#52 · C
TOI 17:53xGF/60 9.02xGA/60 4.51CF/60 151.4SC±/60 +41.30G±/60 +13.77CF% 61.1xGF% 66.7
Mark Kastelic
#47 · RW
TOI 13:47xGF/60 8.91xGA/60 7.84CF/60 159.9SC±/60 -5.92G±/60 +17.76CF% 49.1xGF% 53.2

Defense

Pair 1
Jonathan Aspirot
#45 · LD
TOI 20:58xGF/60 4.31xGA/60 3.36CF/60 64.8SC±/60 -10.23G±/60 0.00CF% 45.2xGF% 56.2
Charlie McAvoy
#73 · RD
TOI 18:18xGF/60 2.75xGA/60 3.84CF/60 45.3SC±/60 -30.19G±/60 0.00CF% 33.3xGF% 41.7
Pair 2
Hampus Lindholm
#27 · LD
TOI 19:47xGF/60 3.49xGA/60 3.16CF/60 65.0SC±/60 -4.64G±/60 +13.94CF% 48.3xGF% 52.5
Mason Lohrei
#6 · RD
TOI 21:53xGF/60 4.23xGA/60 2.74CF/60 63.1SC±/60 +7.01G±/60 +14.02CF% 50.0xGF% 60.7
Pair 3
Nikita Zadorov
#91 · LD
TOI 19:10xGF/60 3.73xGA/60 2.56CF/60 83.9SC±/60 -8.39G±/60 0.00CF% 54.1xGF% 59.3
Andrew Peeke
#26 · RD
TOI 20:16xGF/60 3.20xGA/60 2.43CF/60 68.6SC±/60 -7.63G±/60 0.00CF% 51.4xGF% 56.8

Goalies

SlotGoalie
G1 Jeremy Swayman [Status: CONFIRMED Start Score: 77]
G2 Joonas Korpisalo

Injuries

As of 2026-04-14 11:52PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

NJD

Player Pos # Description Status
Zack MacEwen NA 15 IR IR
Stefan Noesen NA 11 IR IR
Jacob Markstrom NA 25 OUT OUT
Arseny Gritsyuk NA 81 OUT OUT
Luke Hughes NA 43 OUT OUT
Brett Pesce NA 22 DTD DTD

BOS

No listed injuries.

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