EDM at NJD
Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
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- Venue
- Prudential Center
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
1 night off · third game in four nights · game 3 of a road trip
3 nights off · 3600 km since the last game, 3 time zones
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.
Devon Levi
Jake Allen
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.
Edmonton Oilers
L1 Vasily Podkolzin (above the league middle) · Connor McDavid (above the league middle) · Leon Draisaitl (top tenth of the league)
L2 Filip Hallander · Jason Dickinson (below the league middle) · Kasperi Kapanen (above the league middle)
L3 Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph (below the league middle)
D1 Mattias Ekholm (below the league middle) · Evan Bouchard (above the league middle)
D2 Ryan Shea (above the league middle) · Connor Murphy (above the league middle)
PP1 Vasily Podkolzin (above the league middle) · Kasperi Kapanen (above the league middle) · Leon Draisaitl (top tenth of the league) · Evan Bouchard (above the league middle) · Connor McDavid (above the league middle)
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 Luke Hughes (below the league middle) · Brett Pesce (below the league middle)
D2 Jonas Siegenthaler (below the league middle) · Dougie Hamilton (above 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)
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.
Edmonton Oilers
Alec Regula (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-24
Atro Leppänen (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-30, expected back 2026-10-31
Frederik Andersen (G): Out (knee), listed since 2026-08-26, expected back 2026-12-30
James Stefan (RW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-31
Jason Dickinson (C): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-15, expected back 2026-10-28
Matt Savoie (C): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-08-26, expected back 2026-11-24
Mattias Janmark (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-02-26, expected back 2026-10-26
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-22
New Jersey Devils
Connor Brown (RW): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-30, expected back 2026-10-20
Luke Evangelista (RW): Out (illness), listed since 2026-10-13, expected back 2026-10-20
Nick Bjugstad (C): Out (pectoral), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2027-01-19
Seamus Casey (D): Out (knee), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-11-21
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.