HighDanger

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Metropolitan Division · Est. 1982

New Jersey Devils

2025–26 · 42–37–3 · 87 pts · #7 Metropolitan

GM: Sunny Mehta HC: Sheldon Keefe

STANLEY CUP

2003

2000

1995

Team xGF%

51.3

% · all situations · HighDanger xG

Identity

Star-driven inconsistency

Injury-plagued

Contention window

Squandered

Healthy upside still real

Coach

Keefe

Structure problem unsolved

Avg age · forwards

28.6

computed from roster

Team Identity

Star-driven inconsistency · Injury-plagued miss

Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, and Jesper Bratt all produce when healthy, and Hughes posted another point-per-game season, but injuries up and down the lineup torpedoed the year, leaving them out of the playoffs. The defense led by Luke Hughes and Dougie Hamilton is talented but generated brutal underlying numbers, ranking near the bottom in expected goals against per 60. Goaltending remains the perpetual sore spot.

Cap situation · 2026-27

Cap committed

$101.97M

of $104.0M

Cap space

$2.03M

Players signed

25/23

2 over limit

Pending RFAs

team-controlled

Cap utilization98%

Lines · cap by group

Forwards14 signed · $59.47M committed

Line 1$20.05M

LW1Timo Meier

$8.8M · thru 2031 · NMC

77 GP · 24G · 20A · 44P

C1Nico Hischier

$7.25M · thru 2031 · NTC

82 GP · 28G · 38A · 66P

RW1Dawson Mercer

$4.0M · thru 2027

82 GP · 20G · 22A · 42P

Line 2$18.95M

LW2Jesper Bratt

$7.88M · thru 2031 · NMC

82 GP · 22G · 49A · 71P

C2Jack Hughes

$8.0M · thru 2030 · NTC

61 GP · 27G · 50A · 77P

RW2Evan Rodrigues

$3.08M · thru 2027

69 GP · 11G · 20A · 31P

Line 3$8.75M

LW3Arseny Gritsyuk

$3.25M · thru 2029

66 GP · 13G · 18A · 31P

C3Cody Glass

$2.5M · thru 2027

70 GP · 19G · 7A · 26P

RW3Connor Brown

$3.0M · thru 2029 · NTC

75 GP · 18G · 25A · 43P

Line 4$4.22M

LW4Jesper Boqvist

$1.5M · thru 2027

73 GP · 4G · 9A · 13P

$972K · thru 2028 · ELC

33 GP · 2G · 6A · 8P

Press Box$7.5M

RWAnthony Mantha

$4.75M · thru 2028

81 GP · 33G · 31A · 64P

RWStefan Noesen

$2.75M · thru 2027

38 GP · 3G · 4A · 7P

Defense8 signed · $37.35M committed

Pair 1$18.0M

D1Luke Hughes

$9.0M · thru 2031

68 GP · 6G · 29A · 35P

D2Dougie Hamilton

$9.0M · thru 2028 · NMC

77 GP · 12G · 27A · 39P

Pair 2$8.9M

D3Jonas Siegenthaler

$3.4M · thru 2028 · NTC

82 GP · 0G · 16A · 16P

D4Brett Pesce

$5.5M · thru 2030 · NTC

37 GP · 1G · 6A · 7P

Pair 3$8.0M

D5Brenden Dillon

$4.0M · thru 2027 · NTC

82 GP · 3G · 12A · 15P

D6Johnathan Kovacevic

$4.0M · thru 2030 · NTC

Press Box$2.45M

DVladislav Kolyachonok

$850K · thru 2027

13 GP · 1G · 2A · 3P

Goalies3 signed · $3.9M committed

G1Jake Allen

$1.8M · thru 2030 · NTC

37 GP · 17-17-2 · .904 SV%

G2Nico Daws

$1.1M · thru 2028

3 GP · 2-1-0 · .908 SV%

G3David Rittich

$1.0M · thru 2027

30 GP · 14-10-3 · .894 SV%

Cap Charges$1.25M committed

--Bonus Carryover Overage

$1.25M · thru 2027 · Overage

5-year points history

Regular-season points, last five seasons.

Organization strength

Active NHL roster only. Bar = team vs league average (▼).

Forwards · 21 32.1

top Jack Hughes (94.2) league 38.2 NHLe pts/82

Defense · 11 22.6

top Luke Hughes (42.2) league 24.7 NHLe pts/82

Goalies · 2 .898

top Jake Allen (0.903) league .896 SV%

Injury report (0)

via CBS Sports

No injuries reported - offseason (updated in September).

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