{"id":504151,"date":"2026-10-22T11:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T11:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504151\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T11:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T11:50:16","slug":"nhl-game-preview-anaheim-ducks-at-new-jersey-devils-with-line-combinations-10-22-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504151\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils with Line Combinations 10\/22\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792669816_212_Untitled-design.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:14px;object-fit:cover;\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>AP Photo\/Jayne Kamin-Oncea<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Anaheim Ducks visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Thursday, October 22, 2026, with puck drop set for 7:00\u202fPM EDT.<\/p>\n<p>Matchup: Anaheim Ducks (4-5-0, 8 points in 2026-27) at New Jersey Devils (5-4-0, 10 points in 2026-27)<\/p>\n<p>Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Puck drop: 7:00\u202fPM EDT<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Prudential Center<\/p>\n<p>How to watch: NJD: MSGSN \u00b7 ANA: FOXLA+, Prime Video<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?subId1=ITD&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fmlb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anaheim Ducks News &amp; Notes<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anaheim\u2019s 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\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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. <\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils News &amp; Notes<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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. <\/p>\n<p>Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Line 1: Nikita Nesterenko \u2013 Leo Carlsson \u2013 Cutter Gauthier<\/p>\n<p>Line 2: Jeff Malott \u2013 Mikael Granlund \u2013 Beckett Sennecke<\/p>\n<p>Line 3: Alex Killorn \u2013 Roger McQueen \u2013 Sam Colangelo<\/p>\n<p>Line 4: A.J. Greer \u2013 Tim Washe \u2013 Frank Vatrano<\/p>\n<p>Pair 1: Jackson Lacombe \u2013 Drew Helleson<\/p>\n<p>Pair 2: Tyson Hinds \u2013 Noah Warren<\/p>\n<p>Pair 3: Pavel Mintyukov \u2013 Tristan Luneau<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders: Lukas Dostal \u2013 Ville Husso<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim Ducks Special Teams<\/p>\n<p>Power play, First unit: Beckett Sennecke \u2013 Leo Carlsson \u2013 Mikael Granlund \u2013 Jackson Lacombe \u2013 Cutter Gauthier<\/p>\n<p>Power play, Second unit: Alex Killorn \u2013 Roger McQueen \u2013 Sam Colangelo \u2013 Frank Vatrano \u2013 Tristan Luneau<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, First unit: Tim Washe \u2013 Alex Killorn \u2013 Jackson Lacombe \u2013 Pavel Mintyukov<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, Second unit: Leo Carlsson \u2013 Frank Vatrano \u2013 Noah Warren \u2013 Tyson Hinds<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Line 1: Arseny Gritsyuk \u2013 Jack Hughes \u2013 Jesper Bratt<\/p>\n<p>Line 2: Timo Meier \u2013 Nico Hischier \u2013 Luke Evangelista<\/p>\n<p>Line 3: Anthony Mantha \u2013 Evan Rodrigues \u2013 Dawson Mercer<\/p>\n<p>Line 4: Connor Brown \u2013 Cody Glass \u2013 Jesper Boqvist<\/p>\n<p>Pair 1: Luke Hughes \u2013 Brett Pesce<\/p>\n<p>Pair 2: Jonas Siegenthaler \u2013 Dougie Hamilton<\/p>\n<p>Pair 3: Declan Chisholm \u2013 Johnathan Kovacevic<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders: Nico Daws \u2013 Jake Allen<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils Special Teams<\/p>\n<p>Power play, First unit: Jesper Bratt \u2013 Nico Hischier \u2013 Luke Evangelista \u2013 Jack Hughes \u2013 Luke Hughes<\/p>\n<p>Power play, Second unit: Timo Meier \u2013 Evan Rodrigues \u2013 Anthony Mantha \u2013 Arseny Gritsyuk \u2013 Dougie Hamilton<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, First unit: Nico Hischier \u2013 Dawson Mercer \u2013 Jonas Siegenthaler \u2013 Dougie Hamilton<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, Second unit: Cody Glass \u2013 Timo Meier \u2013 Brett Pesce \u2013 Johnathan Kovacevic<\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch<\/p>\n<p>Beckett Sennecke \u2014 Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Hughes \u2014 New Jersey Devils<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hughes drives the game as well as anyone in this matchup. Box Score Junkie\u2019s 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\u2019s two goals on 4.0 expected, so regression favors him.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n<p>Judd Caulfield (RW) \u2014 Day-To-Day, Personal, expected back Thursday, October 22<\/p>\n<p>Ian Moore (D) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Sunday, November 8<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Poehling (C) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Wednesday, November 25<\/p>\n<p>Troy Terry (RW) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Hip, expected back Saturday, November 21<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils<\/p>\n<p>Nick Bjugstad (C) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Pectoral, expected back Tuesday, January 19<\/p>\n<p>Seamus Casey (D) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Knee, expected back Saturday, November 21<\/p>\n<p>Next Up<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim Ducks: visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, October 24.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils: host the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, October 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AP Photo\/Jayne Kamin-Oncea The Anaheim Ducks visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Thursday, October 22,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504152,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[188834,105502,163,824,165,164,25604,1720,1718,194972,17084,401,2098,22435,23013,21258,187314,2101,62459,823,17522,404,16029,194973,51605,74038,15954,2721,74039,4862],"class_list":["post-504151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-2026-27-nhl-regular-season","tag-a-j-greer","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-ducks","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-arseny-gritsyuk","tag-beckett-sennecke","tag-cutter-gauthier","tag-declan-chisholm","tag-frank-vatrano","tag-hockey","tag-injury-report","tag-jack-hughes","tag-jake-allen","tag-jeff-malott","tag-judd-caulfield","tag-line-combinations","tag-luke-evangelista","tag-mikael-granlund","tag-new-jersey-devils","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-game-preview","tag-nico-daws","tag-prudential-center","tag-roger-mcqueen","tag-ryan-poehling","tag-tim-washe","tag-tristan-luneau","tag-troy-terry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}