NJD at PHI
New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers. 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
- Xfinity Mobile Arena
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
1 night off
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.
Jake Allen
Joseph Woll
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 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)
Philadelphia Flyers
L1 Denver Barkey (below the league middle) · Christian Dvorak (below the league middle) · Tyson Foerster (top tenth of the league)
L2 Owen Tippett (below the league middle) · Sean Couturier (below the league middle) · Porter Martone
L3 Michael Bunting (below the league middle) · Trevor Zegras (above the league middle) · Matvei Michkov (above the league middle)
D1 Travis Sanheim (above the league middle) · Oliver Bonk
D2 Nick Seeler (below the league middle) · Jamie Drysdale (above the league middle)
PP1 Porter Martone · Trevor Zegras (above the league middle) · Matvei Michkov (above the league middle) · Tyson Foerster (top tenth of the league) · David Jiricek
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 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
Philadelphia Flyers
Cam York (D): Day To Day (upper body), listed since 2026-10-10, expected back 2026-10-19
Owen Tippett (RW): Day To Day (upper-body), listed since 2026-10-17, expected back 2026-10-17
Nikita Grebenkin (RW): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-30, expected back 2027-02-13
Rasmus Ristolainen (D): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-10-03, expected back 2026-10-19
Travis Konecny (RW): Out (lower body), listed since 2026-10-10, expected back 2026-10-19
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.