New Jersey Devils Depth Chart 2025-26

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	N. Hischier Devils' Nico Hischier: Two-point effort in loss Nico Hischier Devils' Nico Hischier: Two-point effort in loss	D. MercerDawson Mercer	C. GlassCody Glass L. Glendening Devils' Luke Glendening: Stuck in slump Luke Glendening Devils' Luke Glendening: Stuck in slump J. Hughes Finger: IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 8 Jack Hughes Finger: IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 8
Left Wing	T. Meier Devils' Timo Meier: Pots another power-play tally Timo Meier Devils' Timo Meier: Pots another power-play tally	O. Palat Devils' Ondrej Palat: Lights lamp in loss Ondrej Palat Devils' Ondrej Palat: Lights lamp in loss	A. GritsyukArseny Gritsyuk P. CotterPaul Cotter J. LammikkoJuho Lammikko E. Dadonov Undisclosed: Expected to be out until at least Dec 17 Evgenii Dadonov Undisclosed: Expected to be out until at least Dec 17
Right Wing	S. NoesenStefan Noesen	J. Bratt Devils' Jesper Bratt: Two more helpers Monday Jesper Bratt Devils' Jesper Bratt: Two more helpers Monday	C. BrownConnor Brown A. Crookshank Devils' Angus Crookshank: Called up Friday Angus Crookshank Devils' Angus Crookshank: Called up Friday Z. MacEwen Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 6 Zack MacEwen Lower Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 6 M. McLaughlin Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 27 Marc McLaughlin Undisclosed: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 27
Left Defenseman	J. SiegenthalerJonas Siegenthaler	B. Dillon Devils' Brenden Dillon: Expected to play Wednesday Brenden Dillon Devils' Brenden Dillon: Expected to play Wednesday	C. WhiteColton White D. CholowskiDennis Cholowski
Right Defenseman	D. HamiltonDougie Hamilton	L. HughesLuke Hughes	S. NemecSimon Nemec B. Pesce Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 21 Brett Pesce Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Dec 21 J. Kovacevic Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 3 Johnathan Kovacevic Knee: IR. Expected to be out until at least Jan 3
Goalie	J. Markstrom Devils' Jacob Markstrom: In goal Friday Jacob Markstrom Devils' Jacob Markstrom: In goal Friday	J. AllenJake Allen	—