NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils (9-3-0) vs. Anaheim Ducks (6-3-1)

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Venue & Match Details

Stadium: Honda Center, Anaheim, CA

Puckdrop: 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT

Broadcast: ESPN+, regional sports networks

Injury Report

New Jersey Devils:

Evgenii Dadonov (hand) – Out until mid-November

Juho Lammikko (lower body) – Out until Nov. 6

Brett Pesce (upper body) – Out until Nov. 6

Cody Glass (upper body) – Out until Nov. 6

Zack MacEwen (upper body) – Out until mid-November

Johnathan Kovacevic (knee) – Out until January

Anaheim Ducks:

Radko Gudas (lower body) – Day-to-day

Ryan Strome (upper body) – Expected back soon

Chris Kreider (illness) – Day-to-day

Mikael Granlund (lower body) – Day-to-day

Player Matchups

Jack Hughes (NJD, 9G, 6A, 15 pts) vs. Troy Terry (ANA, 4G, 7A, 11 pts): Hughes’ elite scoring vs. Terry’s playmaking.

Dawson Mercer (NJD, 8G, 5A) vs. Mason McTavish (ANA, 6G, 4A): Two young forwards driving secondary scoring.

Jesper Bratt (NJD, 4G, 9A) vs. Trevor Zegras (ANA, 3G, 6A): Creative wingers who can change a game with one shift.

Goalies: Jacob Markstrom (NJD, .908 career SV%) vs. Lukas Dostal (ANA, .888 SV% this season).

Team Form

New Jersey Devils:

Last 5: W–W–L–W–W

Goals For: 45 (3.8 per game, 4th NHL)

Goals Against: 36 (3.0 per game, 17th NHL)

Power Play: 32.3% (1st NHL)

Penalty Kill: 84.6% (Top 10)

Anaheim Ducks:

Last 5: W–L–W–W–L

Goals For: 36 (3.6 per game, 17th NHL)

Goals Against: 33 (3.3 per game, 11th NHL)

Power Play: 20.0% (15th NHL)

Penalty Kill: 76.9% (22nd NHL)

Series History

Devils lead the all-time series 21–17–2.

Last season: Devils swept Ducks 2–0, outscoring them 9–3.

At Honda Center: Ducks have won 3 of the last 5 meetings.

Betting Trends:

Devils: 7 of 12 games have gone Over 6.5 goals.

Ducks: 6 of 10 games have gone Over.

Devils are 5-1 as favorites this season.

Ducks are 3-3 as underdogs, including two home upsets.

Game Odds

New Jersey Devils            – 125

Anaheim Ducks                 6.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Saturday, November 1, 2025