{"id":699161,"date":"2026-10-30T11:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/699161\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T11:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:30:20","slug":"nhl-game-preview-new-jersey-devils-at-vegas-golden-knights-with-line-combinations-10-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/699161\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 10\/30\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NJD-vs-VGK.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>Inside The Rink Gameday Graphic <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New Jersey Devils visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Friday, October 30, 2026, with puck drop set for 6:00\u202fPM EDT.<\/p>\n<p>Matchup: New Jersey Devils (8-5-0, 16 points in 2026-27) at Vegas Golden Knights (9-4-1, 19 points in 2026-27)<\/p>\n<p>Date: Friday, October 30, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Puck drop: 6:00\u202fPM EDT (3:00\u202fPM PDT local)<\/p>\n<p>Venue: T-Mobile Arena<\/p>\n<p>How to watch: VGK: NHLN, SN+, SCRIPPS \u00b7 NJD: MSGSN<\/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>New Jersey Devils News &amp; Notes<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Devils had a back-to-back starting on Tuesday as they beat the Stars 5-1 in Connor Hellebuyck\u2019s debut. He stopped 17 of the 18 shots he faced. Nico Hischier added two goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second half of the back-to-back went the other way. Colorado scored four times in the third period to beat New Jersey 5-2 on Wednesday, ending a four-game winning streak. It was also the first time this season the Devils were outshot in a game, a reversal after they controlled shot totals through much of October. Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson left the game with a lower-body injury and is expected to miss time. <\/p>\n<p>Vegas Golden Knights News &amp; Notes<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday\u2019s meeting with the Devils is the club\u2019s annual Nevada Day matinee at T-Mobile Arena, and the team has announced celebration details tied to the holiday. Off the ice, the Golden Knights provided a first look at their Hometown Remix jersey, which features a color that caught observers by surprise. The NHL and Fanatics have set a league-wide launch of November 2 at 9 a.m. CT, with the Vegas sweater debuting Monday and limited stock available at The Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Line 1: Timo Meier \u2013 Nico Hischier \u2013 Luke Evangelista<\/p>\n<p>Line 2: Arseny Gritsyuk \u2013 Jack Hughes \u2013 Jesper Bratt<\/p>\n<p>Line 3: Anthony Mantha \u2013 Evan Rodrigues \u2013 Jesper Boqvist<\/p>\n<p>Line 4: Amadeus Lombardi \u2013 Cody Glass \u2013 Connor Brown<\/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: Brenden Dillon \u2013 Declan Chisholm<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders: Connor Hellebuyck \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 Evan Rodrigues \u2013 Jonas Siegenthaler \u2013 Dougie Hamilton<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, Second unit: Timo Meier \u2013 Arseny Gritsyuk \u2013 Brett Pesce \u2013 Luke Hughes<\/p>\n<p>Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Line 1: Ivan Barbashev \u2013 Jack Eichel \u2013 Mark Stone<\/p>\n<p>Line 2: Brett Howden \u2013 William Karlsson \u2013 Mitch Marner<\/p>\n<p>Line 3: Trevor Connelly \u2013 Tomas Hertl \u2013 Braeden Bowman<\/p>\n<p>Line 4: Raphael Lavoie \u2013 Nic Dowd \u2013 Marc Gatcomb<\/p>\n<p>Pair 1: Brayden McNabb \u2013 Shea Theodore<\/p>\n<p>Pair 2: Jeremy Lauzon \u2013 Noah Hanifin<\/p>\n<p>Pair 3: Ville Heinola \u2013 Rasmus Andersson<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders: Adin Hill \u2013 Carter Hart<\/p>\n<p>Vegas Golden Knights Special Teams<\/p>\n<p>Power play, First unit: Mark Stone \u2013 Tomas Hertl \u2013 Trevor Connelly \u2013 Jack Eichel \u2013 Mitch Marner<\/p>\n<p>Power play, Second unit: Ivan Barbashev \u2013 William Karlsson \u2013 Braeden Bowman \u2013 Rasmus Andersson \u2013 Shea Theodore<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, First unit: William Karlsson \u2013 Mark Stone \u2013 Brayden McNabb \u2013 Shea Theodore<\/p>\n<p>Penalty kill, Second unit: Jack Eichel \u2013 Brett Howden \u2013 Jeremy Lauzon \u2013 Noah Hanifin<\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch<\/p>\n<p>Jesper Bratt \u2014 New Jersey Devils<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Box Score Junkie has Bratt at a 68.2% Corsi-for and 82.1 shot attempts for per 60 this season, the best marks on the Devils, with 6.7 high-danger expected goals generated while he\u2019s on the ice. He\u2019s also two goals on 3.6 expected, so the finishing is due to catch up.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Stone \u2014 Vegas Golden Knights<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stone drew an assist on three shots last time out, and the underlying work backs it up: Box Score Junkie credits him with 57.9% Corsi-for and 9.2 high-danger expected goals generated this season. He\u2019s buried eight goals on 5.3 expected, so an anytime-scorer ticket stays live.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils<\/p>\n<p>Seamus Casey (D) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Knee, expected back Saturday, November 21<\/p>\n<p>Vegas Golden Knights<\/p>\n<p>Carter Hart (G) \u2014 Day-To-Day, Undisclosed, expected back Friday, October 30<\/p>\n<p>Parker Wotherspoon (D) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Sunday, November 8<\/p>\n<p>Betting Odds<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moneyline (DraftKings, as of October 30 at 4:02\u202fAM ET): New Jersey Devils -105, Vegas Golden Knights -115.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Odds change through the day; check the sportsbook before betting. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n<p>Next Up<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils: host the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, November 3.<\/p>\n<p>Vegas Golden Knights: visit the Boston Bruins on Monday, November 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inside The Rink Gameday Graphic The New Jersey Devils visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":699162,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5109],"tags":[73000,201,5,5236,3170,3714,1040,576,151,5185,5184,4,5573,2947,39],"class_list":["post-699161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-jersey-devils","tag-2026-27-nhl-regular-season","tag-devils","tag-hockey","tag-injury-report","tag-jesper-bratt","tag-line-combinations","tag-mark-stone","tag-new-jersey","tag-new-jersey-devils","tag-newjersey","tag-newjerseydevils","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-game-preview","tag-t-mobile-arena","tag-vegas-golden-knights"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=699161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/699162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=699161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=699161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}