Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils - 2026-10-12

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NHL · Oct 12, 2026

Ottawa Senators

7:00 PM EDT

Mon, Oct 12

New Jersey Devils

The Senators visit the Devils at Prudential Center. Puck drop 7:00 PM EDT. On NHLN, SN+.

Devils close homestand against Senators

What to watch

NHL.com said Stefan Noesen would play if Luke Evangelista is unable to go after missing the morning skate because of illness.⁴
The Devils power play scored three times Saturday against Vancouver in a 4-1 win, two of the goals from captain Nico Hischier.¹
Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch reported that Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub will not play against the Devils.⁶

Senators

Projected lines⁴

Forwards

Warren FoegeleTim StützleDrake Batherson
Andre BurakovskyDylan CozensRidly Greig
Michael AmadioShane PintoClaude Giroux
Fabian ZetterlundStephen HallidayNick Cousins

Defence

Thomas ChabotJordan Spence
Tyler KlevenCarter Yakemchuk
Nikolas MatinpaloHoyt Stanley

Projected skaters from NHL.com.

Out: Jake Sanderson (Undisclosed), Artem Zub (Knee), William Eklund (Ankle), Kurtis MacDermid (Upper body), Cameron Crotty (Illness, IR), Hayden Hodgson (Projected scratch), Jorian Donovan (Projected scratch)⁴

What they are evaluating²

Ottawa said Cameron Crotty was placed on injured reserve and Jorian Donovan was recalled from Belleville.

Devils

Projected lines⁴

Forwards

Timo MeierNico HischierLuke Evangelista
Jesper BrattJack HughesAnthony Mantha
Arseny GritsyukEvan RodriguesDawson Mercer
Amadeus LombardiCody GlassJesper Boqvist

Defence

Luke HughesBrett Pesce
Jonas SiegenthalerDougie Hamilton
Brenden DillonDeclan Chisholm

Projected skaters from NHL.com; Evangelista's availability remains uncertain.

Out: Connor Brown (Lower body, IR retroactive to Sept. 28), Johnathan Kovacevic (Lower body), Nick Bjugstad (Upper body), Rémi Poirier (Projected scratch)⁴

What they are evaluating⁵

New Jersey said Nico Daws will start against Ottawa, with Sheldon Keefe discussing the decision after the morning skate.
The Devils said Luke Evangelista is ill; Keefe was hopeful he would recover enough to play after missing the morning skate.
New Jersey lists Seamus Casey with a knee injury and an 8-10 week recovery timeline.

New Jersey finishes a three-game homestand against Ottawa and plays at Detroit the next night.¹

Sources: ¹New Jersey Devils: Devils Finish Homestand V. Sens | PREVIEW · ²Ottawa Senators: Jorian Donovan Recalled from Belleville for the Second Time · ³New Jersey Devils: Brown placed on injured reserve; Noesen recalled · ⁴NHL.com: Senators at Devils projected lineups · ⁵New Jersey Devils: Devils Finish Homestand V. Sens | PREVIEW · ⁶Bruce Garrioch (Postmedia): Sanderson and Zub remain out. Lines and availability are the clubs' own and can change before puck drop.