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The Anaheim Ducks visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Thursday, October 22, 2026, with puck drop set for 7:00 PM EDT.
Matchup: Anaheim Ducks (4-5-0, 8 points in 2026-27) at New Jersey Devils (5-4-0, 10 points in 2026-27)
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Puck drop: 7:00 PM EDT
Venue: Prudential Center
How to watch: NJD: MSGSN · ANA: FOXLA+, Prime Video
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Anaheim Ducks News & Notes
Anaheim’s fourth line carried the night in a 5-1 win at Winnipeg on Oct. 9, handing the Jets their first regulation loss of the season. Jeff Malott set up two goals, including Judd Caulfield’s first NHL marker at 14:41 of the first period, while Caulfield and Tim Washe each finished with a goal and an assist. Joel Quenneville called it a special night, citing rush chances and extended cycle time in the third period.
The Ducks recalled Roger McQueen from San Diego on Oct. 13 with Troy Terry on injured reserve and Cutter Gauthier and Ryan Poehling listed day-to-day, slotting the 2025 tenth overall pick at center between Frank Vatrano and A.J. Greer. McQueen had three goals in four AHL games after posting 27 points in 36 games at Providence College. Gauthier later left a game with an upper-body injury, and Mikael Granlund is day-to-day with an upper-body issue. Anaheim also signed Tristan Luneau to a six-year extension.
New Jersey Devils News & Notes
New Jersey beat Colorado 4-3 on Tuesday night at the Prudential Center, a game closer on the scoreboard than on the ice. The Devils outshot the Avalanche 16-4 in the first period and 17-9 in the second, with Colorado generating much of its offense, including two goals, after pulling Scott Wedgewood. Luke Evangelista scored in his first game back from an illness, Declan Chisholm notched his first of the season on a delayed penalty, and Arseny Gritsyuk also scored. The win moved New Jersey to 5-4-0.
The victory followed an uneven stretch. New Jersey lost 4-2 in Washington on Saturday, where a disjointed second period produced three Capitals goals and dropped the club to 4-4-0, two days after a 7-1 win over the Rangers. Earlier, the Devils fell 4-1 to Ottawa at home despite outshooting the Senators by eleven in the third period, a night that left them at 2-3-0. Jake Allen has handled most of the recent starts, with Nico Daws in net against Ottawa.
Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines
Line 1: Nikita Nesterenko – Leo Carlsson – Cutter Gauthier
Line 2: Jeff Malott – Mikael Granlund – Beckett Sennecke
Line 3: Alex Killorn – Roger McQueen – Sam Colangelo
Line 4: A.J. Greer – Tim Washe – Frank Vatrano
Pair 1: Jackson Lacombe – Drew Helleson
Pair 2: Tyson Hinds – Noah Warren
Pair 3: Pavel Mintyukov – Tristan Luneau
Goaltenders: Lukas Dostal – Ville Husso
Anaheim Ducks Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Beckett Sennecke – Leo Carlsson – Mikael Granlund – Jackson Lacombe – Cutter Gauthier
Power play, Second unit: Alex Killorn – Roger McQueen – Sam Colangelo – Frank Vatrano – Tristan Luneau
Penalty kill, First unit: Tim Washe – Alex Killorn – Jackson Lacombe – Pavel Mintyukov
Penalty kill, Second unit: Leo Carlsson – Frank Vatrano – Noah Warren – Tyson Hinds
New Jersey Devils Projected Lines
Line 1: Arseny Gritsyuk – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt
Line 2: Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Luke Evangelista
Line 3: Anthony Mantha – Evan Rodrigues – Dawson Mercer
Line 4: Connor Brown – Cody Glass – Jesper Boqvist
Pair 1: Luke Hughes – Brett Pesce
Pair 2: Jonas Siegenthaler – Dougie Hamilton
Pair 3: Declan Chisholm – Johnathan Kovacevic
Goaltenders: Nico Daws – Jake Allen
New Jersey Devils Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Jesper Bratt – Nico Hischier – Luke Evangelista – Jack Hughes – Luke Hughes
Power play, Second unit: Timo Meier – Evan Rodrigues – Anthony Mantha – Arseny Gritsyuk – Dougie Hamilton
Penalty kill, First unit: Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer – Jonas Siegenthaler – Dougie Hamilton
Penalty kill, Second unit: Cody Glass – Timo Meier – Brett Pesce – Johnathan Kovacevic
Players To Watch
Beckett Sennecke — Anaheim Ducks
Sennecke went pointless last time out but led Anaheim skaters with three shots while logging 24:44. Box Score Junkie has him at 57.3% Corsi-for this season with 67.4 shot attempts for per 60 and 58.1% Fenwick across 189 minutes, plus five goals on 4.2 expected. The volume supports a shots-on-goal play.
Jack Hughes — New Jersey Devils
Hughes drives the game as well as anyone in this matchup. Box Score Junkie’s 2026-27 numbers have him at 67.9% Corsi-for, 86.0 shot attempts for per 60 and 67.3% Fenwick over 186 minutes, with 6.4 high-danger expected goals generated on the ice. He’s two goals on 4.0 expected, so regression favors him.
Injury Report
Anaheim Ducks
Judd Caulfield (RW) — Day-To-Day, Personal, expected back Thursday, October 22
Ian Moore (D) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Sunday, November 8
Ryan Poehling (C) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Wednesday, November 25
Troy Terry (RW) — Injured Reserve, Hip, expected back Saturday, November 21
New Jersey Devils
Nick Bjugstad (C) — Injured Reserve, Pectoral, expected back Tuesday, January 19
Seamus Casey (D) — Injured Reserve, Knee, expected back Saturday, November 21
Next Up
Anaheim Ducks: visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, October 24.
New Jersey Devils: host the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, October 24.