The New Jersey Devils (41-36-3, 85 points) will conclude their 2025-26 home game against the Ottawa Senators (43-27-10, 96 points) on Sunday night at the Prudential Centre.
The Senators will make their first trip to Newark a day after clinching a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 3-0 win over the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. Ottawa has won four consecutive games and currently holds the No. 1 Eastern Conference wild-card spot due to a regulation-win tiebreaker against the Boston Bruins.
The Devils won in Detroit on Saturday afternoon and eliminated the Red Wings from playoff contention. New Jersey is 7-4-1 in its last 12 home games but has lost two in a row at the Prudential Center.
What to know vs senator
- The Devils are 20-17-3 at the Prudential Center this season
- Defenseman Jonas Seigenthaler has a team-best three-game point streak (0 goals, 3 assists) entering Sunday's game
- Devils goaltender Nico Dawes will make his third career start on Sunday against the Senators. He's 1-1 with a .882 save% and 3.00 GAA in his last two
- Jack Hughes leads the team with 17 goals and 41 points at the Prudential Center, despite missing 11 home games due to injury.
- The Senators qualified for the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2012–13.
- Ottawa forward Claude Giroux has 16 goals and 63 points in 74 career games against the Devils
- Goalie Linus Ullmark is 1-1 with a .915 save% against the Devils this season
- Senators coach Travis Green coached the Devils for 21 games in 2023–24 and compiled an 8–12–1 record after replacing Lindy Ruff.
2025-26 vs. Senators
12/9/25: W 4-3 Canadian Tire Center
1/31/26: L4-1 Canadian Tire Center
4/12/26: 7:00 PM ET Prudential Center
devils vs senators
All-time record: 65-36-5-7
All-time home record: 32-19-2-2
All-time road record: 33-17-3-5
Projected Devils Lineup*
Ahead
Timo Meyer - Nico Hischier - Dawson Mercer
Jasper Bratt - Jack Hughes - Connor Brown
Lenny Haminaho - Cody Glass - Nick Bjugstad
Evgeny Dadonov - Mark McLaughlin - Brian Halonen
defenseman
Jonas Seigenthaler - Dougie Hamilton
Brendan Dillon - Simon Nemec
Dennis Cholowski - Jonathan Kovacevic
goalkeeper
nico doves
jake allen
Projected Senator Lineup*
Ahead
Drake Batherson - Tim Stutzle - Claude Giroux
Brady Tkachuk - Dylan Cozens - Ridley Gregg
Nick Cousins - Shane Pinto - Michael Amadio
Warren Foegele - Lars Eller - Fabian Zetterlund
defenseman
Jake Sanderson - Artem Zab
Thomas Chabot - Jordan Spence
Lassie Thomson - Nicholas Matinpalo
goalkeeper
James Reimer
Linus Ullmark
How to watch the Devils game — (7:00 p.m. ET)
Watch: MSGSN2/ESPN+
radio: devils hockey net
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Tuesday, April 14, BOS 7:00 PM ET
