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New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Senators · MON · OCT 12 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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Devils
1–1–0
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Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
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2 PTS
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The read
Dougie Hamilton is still looking for his first goal on Linus Ullmark after 23 shots. But the man to watch is Connor Brown: 5 points in his last 4 against Ottawa.
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1–0–0
2 PTS
Devils
GOALIES
Senators
Jake Allen
Jake Allen
Expected
.920 SV% · 1.89 GAA · 1W
.896 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
Devils
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Senators
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
DevilsProjected lines
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Devils
INJURY REPORT
Senators
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
DevilsInjury report
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Devils lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game.

Matchup Intel

Dougie Hamilton is still looking for his first goal on Linus Ullmark after 23 shots. But the man to watch is Connor Brown: 5 points in his last 4 against Ottawa.

Tim Stützle is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Dougie Hamilton has 23 shots on Linus Ullmark without a goal.
(New Jersey)
0/23 vs Linus Ullmark
Matchup
Nico Hischier has 4 goals on Linus Ullmark (31 shots).
(New Jersey)
4 goals on Linus Ullmark
Player
Connor Brown has 5 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(New Jersey)
5 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Player
Drake Batherson has 5 points in his last 4 games against New Jersey. See the games →
(Ottawa)
5 pts, last 4 vs NJD
Milestone
Tim Stützle is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals