Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

New Jersey Devils

2025–26·42–37–3·87 points·7th in the Metropolitan, 13th in the Eastern·Eliminated

Seasons

Points: 87#21
Goal differential: −27#24
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 49.5%#19
Power play: 22.0%#13
Penalty kill: 79.3%#17
GSAx: −5.2#21

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

40 of 40 lines


Meier – Hischier – Mercer	476:18	59	57.0%	54.5%	14	20
Brown – Bratt – Hughes	245:53	33	52.3%	56.2%	13	12
Brown – Glass – Gritsyuk	162:28	38	54.0%	59.1%	9	6
Meier – Bratt – Hischier	142:10	42	54.1%	56.8%	8	8
Glass – Gritsyuk – Hameenaho	123:43	18	54.4%	59.1%	7	3
Palat – Bratt – Hughes	117:26	23	55.5%	55.2%	8	7
Bjugstad – Cotter – Tsyplakov	102:52	17	44.2%	44.8%	2	5
Bratt – Hischier – Hughes	97:02	41	56.4%	59.6%	3	3
Meier – Bratt – Hughes	92:38	43	53.1%	58.2%	1	5
Palat – Brown – Glass	82:53	27	44.3%	38.2%	3	4

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

28 of 28 pairs


Hamilton – Siegenthaler	889:18	73	51.7%	53.8%	31	40
Dillon – Nemec	546:56	67	48.8%	50.1%	19	28
Pesce – Hughes	356:31	26	53.5%	55.5%	10	10
Dillon – Hughes	257:31	63	46.8%	51.0%	5	14
Kovacevic – Hughes	232:34	20	53.8%	56.2%	10	5
Hughes – Nemec	226:48	53	49.5%	53.1%	14	14
Siegenthaler – Nemec	166:35	63	43.6%	44.4%	6	6
Dillon – White	141:20	21	46.3%	44.0%	6	4

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 9 to Apr 14

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Cotter	Glendening	Kovacevic	Palat	Pesce	Gritsyuk	Brown	Glass	Siegenthaler	Hamilton	Mercer	Hischier	Meier	Dillon	Nemec	Hughes	Bratt	Hughes
Cotter F		37	45	46	44	41	43	34	41	42	43	37	67	44	38	39	53	62
Glendening F	37		31	31	46	70	52	100	35	46	40	2	29	43	29	44	35	22
Kovacevic D	45	31		44	34	57	55	42	39	61	52	54	54	45	52	54	49	51
Palat F	46	31	44		48	66	40	52	51	54	53	38	77	48	46	50	54	53
Pesce D	44	46	34	48		48	43	41	35	52	51	58	53	41	57	53	54	57
Gritsyuk F	41	70	57	66	48		57	55	59	57	57	55	54	55	57	51	65	54
Brown F	43	52	55	40	43	57		47	49	50	46	53	42	51	48	48	54	52
Glass F	34	100	42	52	41	55	47		55	59	38	0	47	48	45	41	69	63
Siegenthaler D	41	35	39	51	35	59	49	55		52	47	47	49	49	44	51	54	52
Hamilton D	42	46	61	54	52	57	50	59	52		53	50	52	59	43	54	58	53
Mercer F	43	40	52	53	51	57	46	38	47	53		56	53	54	55	52	53	53
Hischier F	37	2	54	38	58	55	53	0	47	50	56		54	52	54	55	56	59
Meier F	67	29	54	77	53	54	42	47	49	52	53	54		52	53	53	52	54
Dillon D	44	43	45	48	41	55	51	48	49	59	54	52	52		49	46	52	55
Nemec D	38	29	52	46	57	57	48	45	44	43	55	54	53	49		49	51	51
Hughes D	39	44	54	50	53	51	48	41	51	54	52	55	53	46	49		57	59
Bratt F	53	35	49	54	54	65	54	69	54	58	53	56	52	52	51	57		54
Hughes F	62	22	51	53	57	54	52	63	52	53	53	59	54	55	51	59	54

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game