Final · All games
NYI 1 – 2 NJD
New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils. Final. The model's pre-game price is kept below as recorded.
- Model
- NJD 53%
- Expected score
- 2.9 – 3.2
- Market
- —
- Venue
- Prudential Center
Pre-game price
What the model says
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
Starters · depth chart 2026-09-28
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Ilya Sorokin
Jake Allen
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-09-28
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
New York Islanders
L1 Simon Holmstrom (above the league middle) · Bo Horvat (above the league middle) · Kyle Palmieri (bottom tenth of the league)
L2 Matias Maccelli (above the league middle) · Calum Ritchie (above the league middle) · Brayden Schenn (above the league middle)
L3 Victor Eklund · Jean-Gabriel Pageau (top tenth of the league) · Emil Heineman (above the league middle)
D1 Adam Pelech (below the league middle) · Matthew Schaefer (top tenth of the league)
D2 Alexander Romanov · Ryan Pulock (below the league middle)
PP1 Kyle Palmieri (bottom tenth of the league) · Bo Horvat (above the league middle) · Brayden Schenn (above the league middle) · Matias Maccelli (above the league middle) · Matthew Schaefer (top tenth of the league)
New Jersey Devils
L1 Anthony Mantha (top tenth of the league) · Jack Hughes (above the league middle) · Jesper Bratt (above the league middle)
L2 Timo Meier (bottom tenth of the league) · Nico Hischier (below the league middle) · Luke Evangelista (bottom tenth of the league)
L3 Arseny Gritsyuk (above the league middle) · Evan Rodrigues (below the league middle) · Dawson Mercer (bottom tenth of the league)
D1 Jonas Siegenthaler (below the league middle) · Dougie Hamilton (above the league middle)
D2 Luke Hughes (below the league middle) · Brett Pesce (below the league middle)
PP1 Jesper Bratt (above the league middle) · Nico Hischier (below the league middle) · Luke Evangelista (bottom tenth of the league) · Jack Hughes (above the league middle) · Luke Hughes (below the league middle)
Injury listings · as of 2026-09-29
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
New York Islanders
Mathew Barzal (C): Out (knee), listed since 2026-09-16
New Jersey Devils
Johnathan Kovacevic (D): Out (knee), listed since 2026-09-28
Nick Bjugstad (C): Out (pectoral), listed since 2026-09-28
Seamus Casey (D): Out (knee), listed since 2026-09-28
Arseny Gritsyuk (RW): Out For Season (upper-body), listed since 2026-03-24, expected back 2026-09-15
Goals · the league's own clips
3 goals
Each goal links to the league's clip on its own site. Nothing is rehosted.
NYI · P2 00:55 · C. Eiserman (V. Dravecký, C. Ritchie) · PP · clip
NJD · P2 03:59 · R. Schmelzer (B. Steeves, E. Edwards) · clip
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger