Who wins
| Source | NJD wins | PHI wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | 61.6% | 38.4% | moneyline +150 / -180, margin removed |
| Pinnacle | 61.9% | 38.1% | moneyline +156 / -174 · takes up to $10000 |
| Kalshi | 62.5% | 37.5% | winner market, bid/ask midpoint, locked before puck drop |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | 59.5% | 40.5% | projects 2.30–3.30 |
| Neil Paine Elo public model | — | — | not published for this game |
The pickers see DraftKings, Pinnacle and Kalshi. They never see the composite, DRatings or Paine's Elo - opinions get copied.
Goalies
| Team | Goalie | Status | Reported | GSAx | Sv% | GP |
|---|
| PHI | Joseph Woll | confirmed | 2026-10-01 20:29 UTC · Philadelphia Flyers | — | — | — |
| NJD | Jake Allen | confirmed | 2026-10-01 15:30 UTC · Kristy Flannery | — | — | — |
DailyFaceoff's starter and status; "not reported" is its projection before any news. GSAx (goals saved above expected) and Sv% are this season's (MoneyPuck).
Rest and travel
| Team | Rest days | Back-to-back | 3 in 4 | Km | Time zones | Trip/stand game |
|---|
| PHI | 0 | yes | no | 126 | 0 | 1 |
| NJD | — | no | no | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Referees
Wes McCauley, Furman South
announced 30 min before puck drop · linesmen Kyle Flemington, Jonathan Deschamps
Who is outESPN
| Team | Player | Status | Note |
|---|
| NJD | Connor Brown | Out | out |
| NJD | Johnathan Kovacevic | Injured Reserve | Kovacevic (knee) will begin the 2026-27 regular season on the injured non-roster list, per Mike Morreale of NHL.com. |
| NJD | Nick Bjugstad | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| NJD | Seamus Casey | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| PHI | Nikita Grebenkin | Out | out |
| PHI | Helge Grans | Injured Reserve | Grans (lower body) was put on the injured non-roster list Monday. |
| PHI | Denver Barkey | Injured Reserve | Barkey (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Monday. |