The 2026–27 New Jersey Devils season is the 53rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 45th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The preseason schedule was published on June 24, 2026. 2026 preseason game log: 3–0–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 20 NY Islanders 1–2 New Jersey Rittich 10,226 1–0–0 2 September 21 NY Rangers 2–3 New Jersey Daws 11,156 2–0–0 3 September 24 New Jersey 2–3 NY Rangers SO Daws 16,078 2–0–1 4 September 26 New Jersey 4–1 NY Islanders Allen 9,777 3–0–1

Regular season The regular season schedule was released on July 16, 2026. 2026–27 game logOctober: 1–2–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 1 Philadelphia 2–3 New Jersey OT Allen 16,539 1–0–0 2 2 October 3 New Jersey 0–6 NY Islanders Daws 17,345 1–1–0 2 3 October 6 Utah 5–3 New Jersey Allen 15,146 1–2–0 2 4 October 10 Vancouver – New Jersey 5 October 12 Ottawa – New Jersey 6 October 13 New Jersey – Detroit 7 October 15 NY Rangers – New Jersey 8 October 17 New Jersey – Washington 9 October 20 Colorado – New Jersey 10 October 22 Anaheim – New Jersey 11 October 24 Los Angeles – New Jersey 12 October 27 New Jersey – Dallas 13 October 28 New Jersey – Colorado 14 October 30 New Jersey – Vegas November: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 3 Edmonton – New Jersey 16 November 5 St. Louis – New Jersey 17 November 7 New Jersey – NY Islanders 18 November 8 New Jersey – Toronto 19 November 10 New Jersey – Winnipeg 20 November 12 Washington – New Jersey 21 November 14 New Jersey – Washington 22 November 18 Montreal – New Jersey 23 November 21 New Jersey – St. Louis 24 November 23 Columbus – New Jersey 25 November 25 New Jersey – Columbus 26 November 27 Calgary – New Jersey 27 November 28 Winnipeg – New Jersey December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 1 San Jose – New Jersey 29 December 3 New Jersey – Ottawa 30 December 5 New Jersey – Pittsburgh 31 December 7 New Jersey – NY Rangers 32 December 9 Detroit – New Jersey 33 December 12 New Jersey – Boston 34 December 15 NY Rangers – New Jersey 35 December 17 Toronto – New Jersey 36 December 19 Boston – New Jersey 37 December 20 Nashville – New Jersey 38 December 22 New Jersey – NY Rangers 39 December 26 New Jersey – Buffalo 40 December 27 Boston – New Jersey 41 December 29 New Jersey – Utah January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 1 New Jersey – Anaheim 43 January 2 New Jersey – Los Angeles 44 January 4 New Jersey – San Jose 45 January 7 Columbus – New Jersey 46 January 9 Chicago – New Jersey 47 January 12 New Jersey – Buffalo 48 January 13 New Jersey – Montreal 49 January 16 NY Islanders – New Jersey 50 January 19 Dallas – New Jersey 51 January 21 Tampa Bay – New Jersey 52 January 23 New Jersey – Philadelphia 53 January 24 Washington – New Jersey 54 January 26 Seattle – New Jersey 55 January 28 New Jersey – Edmonton 56 January 30 New Jersey – Calgary 57 January 31 New Jersey – Seattle February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 58 February 3 New Jersey – Vancouver 59 February 13 New Jersey – Philadelphia 60 February 16 New Jersey – Nashville 61 February 18 New Jersey – Florida 62 February 20 Buffalo – New Jersey 63 February 21 New Jersey – Chicago 64 February 23 Carolina – New Jersey 65 February 26 New Jersey – Columbus 66 February 28 New Jersey – Minnesota March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 67 March 2 Ottawa – New Jersey 68 March 4 New Jersey – Detroit 69 March 5 Vegas – New Jersey 70 March 9 New Jersey – Florida 71 March 11 New Jersey – Tampa Bay 72 March 13 New Jersey – Carolina 73 March 18 Pittsburgh – New Jersey 74 March 20 Toronto – New Jersey 75 March 23 Philadelphia – New Jersey 76 March 25 New Jersey – Pittsburgh 77 March 27 New Jersey – Montreal 78 March 29 Carolina – New Jersey 79 March 31 Minnesota – New Jersey April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 3 New Jersey – Carolina 81 April 4 Florida – New Jersey 82 April 6 Tampa Bay – New Jersey 83 April 8 NY Islanders – New Jersey 84 April 10 Pittsburgh – New Jersey Legend:

Roster

Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player

Goaltenders Regular season Player † Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Devils. Stats reflect time with the Devils only. ‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2026–27 season.

Trades Date Details Ref To Nashville PredatorsconditionalNashville will receive Colorado's first-round pick in 2028 if the pick is outside of the top ten selections and Colorado owns the pick at the time of the draft. Otherwise, Nashville will receive Colorado's first-round pick in 2029. COL 1st-round pick in 2028or COL 1st-round pick in 20292nd-round pick in 2028 To New Jersey DevilsLuke Evangelista

Notes

Free agents Date Player Team Contract term Ref Vladislav Kolyachonok from Dallas Stars 1-year Riley Tufte from Boston Bruins 1-year Paul Cotter to Vancouver Canucks 1-year Zack MacEwen to Toronto Maple Leafs 2-year Brian Halonen to Boston Bruins 2-year Dennis Cholowski to New York Rangers 2-year David Rittich from New York Islanders 1-year Colton White to Columbus Blue Jackets 2-year Anthony Mantha from Pittsburgh Penguins 2-year Colin White from San Jose Sharks 1-year

Offer sheets Date offered Player Original team Contract offered Date resolved Result Ref Barrett Hayton Utah Mammoth 1-year, $4,775,000 Matched

Waivers Date Player Team Ref

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref Arseny Gritsyuk 3-year Nico Hischier 5-year extension Nico Daws 2-year Xavier Parent 1-year Marc McLaughlin 1-year Amadeus Lombardi 2-year Jakub Malek 2-year Ben Steeves 1-year Topias Vilen 1-year

Draft picks

Below are the New Jersey Devils selections at the 2026 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 26 and 27, 2026, at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)112 Alexander Command C Orebro HK (SHL)237 Matias Vanhanen LW Everett Silvertips (WHL)44 Nikita Shcherbakov D Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)4119 Lavr Gashilov C JHC Atvo (MHL)5149 Daniil Rusakovich G Dinamo-Shinnik Bobruysk (MHL)6172 Luke Wilfley C Portland Winterhawks (WHL)7222 Quinn McKenzie C Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

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