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2026-27 forecast · Tue, Dec 22, 7:00 PM ET
Connor Hellebuyck · 0.895 SV%
The preseason ratings make New York Rangers 53.6% to win at home: barely a lean at all, worth 3.6 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project NYR for 91 points and NJD for 94.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
PuckCast's preseason forecast gives New York Rangers a 53.6% chance to win on Tue, Dec 22. The matchup detail follows.
NJD controlled play at 5v5 last season, 57.7% of the expected goals to 51.1%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Igor Shesterkin (NYR) saved 2.2 goals above expected to Connor Hellebuyck's -22.8, on save percentages of 0.912 and 0.895.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. New York Rangers over New Jersey Devils is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
NJD
Connor Hellebuyck
57 games, 2025-26
NYR
Igor Shesterkin
51 games, 2025-26
| NJD | Metric | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| 57.7% | xGF% (5v5) | 51.1% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jack Hughes | C | 31 | 53 | 84 |
 Jesper Bratt | L | 22 | 51 | 72 |
 Nico Hischier | C | 29 | 40 | 68 |
 Luke Hughes | D | 8 | 38 | 47 |
New York Rangers
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adam Fox | D | 11 | 51 | 61 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Devils | 94 | 42.3% |
| New York Rangers | 91 | 37.5% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: NYR 2, NJD 6
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | NYR @ NJD | NYR 1, NJD 7 | NJD hit |
| 2026-03-31 | NJD @ NYR | NJD 1, NYR 4 | NYR hit |
| 2026-03-18 | NJD @ NYR | NJD 6, NYR 3 | NJD hit |
| 2026-03-07 | NYR @ NJD | NYR 3, NJD 6 | NJD hit |
| 2025-04-05 | NYR @ NJD | NYR 0, NJD 4 | NJD hit |
| 2025-01-09 | NJD @ NYR | NJD 2, NYR 3 | NJD missed |
| 2024-12-23 | NYR @ NJD | NYR 0, NJD 5 | NJD hit |
| 2024-12-02 | NJD @ NYR | NJD 5, NYR 1 | NJD hit |
 Mika Zibanejad | C | 24 | 37 | 61 |
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 J.T. Miller | C | 19 | 37 | 56 |
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 Pavel Dorofeyev | R | 32 | 22 | 54 |
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