VAN @ NJD Gameday Thread
VAN @ NJD
Venue: Prudential Center
Puck drop: Sun Dec 14, 2025 12:30pm EST
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Lineups
Final lineup
VAN Away
Forwards
| LW | C | RW | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake DeBrusk | Marco Rossi | Brock Boeser |
| 2 | Nils Höglander | David Kampf | Conor Garland |
| 3 | Evander Kane | Drew O'Connor | Kiefer Sherwood |
| 4 | Liam Ohgren | Max Sasson | Linus Karlsson |
Defense
| LD | RD | |
|---|---|---|
| D1 | Marcus Pettersson | Filip Hronek |
| D2 | Zeev Buium | Tyler Myers |
| D3 | Elias Nils Pettersson | Tom Willander |
Goalies
| Slot | Goalie |
|---|---|
| G1 | Kevin Lankinen |
| G2 | Thatcher Demko |
NJD Home
Forwards
| LW | C | RW | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper Bratt | Nico Hischier | Dawson Mercer |
| 2 | Ondrej Palat | Cody Glass | Connor Brown |
| 3 | Paul Cotter | Juho Lammikko | Stefan Noesen |
| 4 | Angus Crookshank | Luke Glendening | Xavier Parent |
Defense
| LD | RD | |
|---|---|---|
| D1 | Jonas Siegenthaler | Dougie Hamilton |
| D2 | Brenden Dillon | Luke Hughes |
| D3 | Colton White | Dennis Cholowski |
Goalies
| Slot | Goalie |
|---|---|
| G1 | Jacob Markstrom |
Injuries
As of 2025-12-14
VAN
| Player | Pos | # | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodor Blueger | C | 53 | undisclosed | OUT |
| Filip Chytil | C | 72 | upper body | OUT |
| Derek Forbort | D | 27 | undisclosed | OUT |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | 7 | illness | QUESTIONABLE |
| Elias Pettersson | C | 40 | upper body | QUESTIONABLE |
NJD
| Player | Pos | # | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgenii Dadonov | LW | 33 | undisclosed | OUT |
| Arseni Gritsyuk | RW | 81 | undisclosed | QUESTIONABLE |
| Jack Hughes | C | 86 | hand | OUT |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | D | 8 | knee | OUT |
| Zack MacEwen | RW | 15 | undisclosed | OUT |
| Marc McLaughlin | C | 21 | undisclosed | OUT |
| Timo Meier | RW | 28 | personal | QUESTIONABLE |
| Simon Nemec | D | 17 | undisclosed | QUESTIONABLE |
| Brett Pesce | D | 22 | upper body | OUT |