Devils Game 9, Powder Surge; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Avalanche

The New Jersey Devils, now 7-1-0, extended their win-streak over the San Jose Sharks on Friday, and play their final home game at Prudential Center against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday before a four-game road trip out west. They’re looking to extend their strong start against a Western Conference powerhouse.

Sheldon Keefe’s group has shown offensive depth with Jesper Bratt (4G, 7A) and Jack Hughes (6G, 4A) leading the way, while goaltending remains solid with Jake Allen stepping up. The Avalanche, paced by Nathan MacKinnon (6G, 7A) and Martin Necas (6G, 6A), are looking to get back in the win column, suffering their first regulation loss yesterday.

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Let’s dive into tonight’s matchup.

What to Know vs. Avalanche

— New Jersey logged a 0-2-0 record against Colorado last season and were outscored 1-9.

— Nico Hischier (1g-1a) and Jack Hughes (1g-0a) led the Devils with two and one points against Colorado last season.

2025-26 vs. Avalanche

10/26/25 1:00 P.M. ET Prudential Center
10/28/25 9:00 P.M. ET Ball Arena

Devils vs. Avalanche

All-time Record: 44-54-8-1
All-time Home Record: 27-23-4-2
All-time Road Record: 18-31-4-1

Projected Devils Lineup*

Forwards

Ondrej Palat – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt

Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Arseny Gritsyuk

Paul Cotter – Dawson Mercer – Connor Brown

Stefan Noesen – Lucas Glendening – Brian Halonen

Defensemen

Luke Hughes – Brett Pesce

Dougie Hamilton – Jonas Siegenthaler

Brenden Dillon – Simon Nemec

Goaltenders

Jake Allen

Nico Daws

*Lineup subject to change

Current Injuries: Johnathan Kovacevic (Lower-body, out since Oct. 9), Juho Lammikko ( out since Oct. 9), Evgenii Dadonov (Lower-body, out since Oct. 11), Zack MacEwen (Upper-body, out since Oct. 13), Jacob Markstrom (Lower-Body, out since Oct. 15), Cody Glass (Upper-body, out since Oct. 22).

2025-26 Total Man-Games Lost: 42

Note: Nico Daws recalled

Projected Avalanche Lineup*

Forwards

Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin Necas

Gabriel Landeskog – Brock Nelson – Valeri Nichushkin

Ross Colton – Jack Drury – Victor Olofsson

Parker Kelly – Zakhar Bardakov – Gavin Brindley

Defensemen

Devon Toews – Cale Makar

Josh Manson – Brent Burns

Ilya Solovyov – Sam Malinski

Goaltenders

Trent Miner

Scott Wedgewood

*Lineup subject to change

How to Watch the Devils Game — 1:00 P.M. ET

Watch: MSGSN, NHL Network

Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET

Next Up

Tue., Oct. 28 At COL 9:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu., Oct. 30 At SJS 10:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat., Nov. 1 At LAK 9:00 P.M. E.T.
Sun., Nov. 2 At ANA 8:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu., Nov. 6 Vs MTL 7:00 P.M. E.T.