Vancouver Canucks vs New Jersey Devils Final — October 10, 2026
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Goalie status from the G&W goalie tracker (Confirmed, Expected, Likely or Not confirmed); teams confirm starters close to puck drop. Season lines come from the NHL Lab goalie tables. GSAx = goals saved above expected (Gridiron & Wine expected goals). HD Sv% = save rate on high-danger shots.
Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (32 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
2025-26 regular season, public NHL Lab tables; ranks out of 32 teams. Expected goals are Gridiron & Wine's own expected-goals numbers.
2025-26 regular season. Rates are per 60 minutes of power-play or penalty-kill time.
Regular-season results this season, oldest to newest (OTL = overtime or shootout loss). Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Over–under uses the consensus closing total.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
No key players listed.
Key players only. Injury report as of October 10, 12:40 p.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Canucks (2-3-0) visited the Devils (1-2-0) on Saturday, October 10 at 3:40 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Canucks scored 2.63 goals per game (30th of 32) and allowed 3.85 (32nd). The Devils scored 2.80 goals per game (27th of 32) and allowed 3.10 (17th). The Canucks earned 35.4% of available standings points (32nd) and the Devils 53.0% (21st).
Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Canucks 44.1% (31st), Devils 49.7% (18th). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Canucks 46.5% (29th), Devils 51.4% (10th). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Canucks 41.8% (32nd), Devils 48.9% (18th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The total closed 6.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Canucks +235, Devils -295) prices the Canucks at 29% and the Devils at 71%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Vancouver Canucks 1, New Jersey Devils 4
New Jersey Devils won by 3.
- Against the closing spread (New Jersey Devils -1.5): New Jersey Devils covered.
- Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 6.5: Under.
- New Jersey Devils closed at -295 on the moneyline (a 71% no-vig market-implied chance).
Actual result
New Jersey Devils 4
Before the game: market and G&W
From open to close the market moved 1 point toward New Jersey Devils.
Market numbers are the consensus moneyline with the bookmaker margin removed.
Win probability
Each team's chance of winning through the game, starting from the market's closing price (Vancouver Canucks 29%, New Jersey Devils 71%) and moving with every goal, penalty and the clock until the final.
Biggest swings
- 1st 5:27 — Vancouver Canucks goal (1-0)Vancouver Canucks 30% → 46% (+15 pts)
- 1st 8:03 — New Jersey Devils goal (1-1)New Jersey Devils 56% → 72% (+15 pts)
- 1st 16:24 — New Jersey Devils goal (1-2)New Jersey Devils 69% → 83% (+14 pts)
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of chances each team created, New Jersey Devils won 79% of G&W replays (Vancouver Canucks 21%). The result went to the side that created the better chances.
The Chance Quality Result describes the chances each team created. It is not the official result and never changes it or any record. Expected goals count regulation chances with both goalies in net; empty-net goals are not included. Season xG tables count every game state, empty nets included, so their totals differ.
Game DNA
The Chance Quality Result above favoured New Jersey Devils. Here is where that came from.
| Canucks | Goals | Devils |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 5-on-5 chancesexpected goals | 3.0 |
| 0.3 | Power-play chancesexpected goals | 1.3 |
| 0.0 | Other situations4-on-4, 3-on-3, short-handed | 0.1 |
| 2.1 | Chance Quality Result chancesthe three rows above, as in the result | 4.4 |
| 0.0 | Second chancesrebounds and flurries, part of the above | 0.7 |
| -1.1 | Finishinggoals vs expected on own shots | -0.4 |
| +0.4 | Goaltendingsaves vs expected · Leevi Meriläinen 31/34, Kevin Lankinen 2/3 · Jake Allen 20/21 | +1.1 |
How the margin was built, from New Jersey Devils's side:
The first three rows add up to the Chance Quality Result's expected goals. Overtime chances and chances with a goalie pulled are listed on their own, and empty-net goals are not in expected goals. A team's finishing and the other team's goaltending are the same goals seen from each end.
The official play, graded
The official play on this game, at the price it was sent, graded against the final score.
Every official play is logged and graded, wins and losses alike. Full track record.
Line review
New Jersey Devils closed as the market favourite at 71% and won.
The line moved toward New Jersey Devils before puck drop, and they won.
Market
Closing line and line movement
Canucks +1.5 (-110)
Canucks +1.5 (-109)
Devils -275 70%
Devils -295 71%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 14 times since 2018-19: the Canucks won 4 and the Devils 10.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Devils 5, Canucks 4 Devils won | Devils -155 favorite won | 6 over |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Canucks 2, Devils 1 Canucks won | Devils -120 underdog won | 6 under |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Canucks 4, Devils 3 SO Canucks won | Devils -142 underdog won | 5 over |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Devils 6, Canucks 0 Devils won | Canucks -120 underdog won | 6.5 under |
| Jan 6, 2024 | Canucks 6, Devils 4 Canucks won | Canucks -125 favorite won | 6.5 over |
Regular-season meetings since 2018-19, most recent first. Line = consensus closing moneyline favorite and total where line history is available.
Teams
Vancouver Canucks
- Vancouver Canucks team stats
- Vancouver Canucks 6, Anaheim Ducks 5 (Oct 27)
- Minnesota Wild 4, Vancouver Canucks 2 (Oct 25)
- Detroit Red Wings 5, Vancouver Canucks 2 (Oct 22)
New Jersey Devils
- New Jersey Devils team stats
- New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche (Oct 28)
- New Jersey Devils 5, Dallas Stars 1 (Oct 27)
- Los Angeles Kings 1, New Jersey Devils 3 (Oct 24)
- Anaheim Ducks 1, New Jersey Devils 4 (Oct 22)
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