Is This the Devils’ Opening Night Team? Islanders Postgame | Devils Rink Report

This is the Opening Night group. Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt, Timo Meier and the rest of the NHL lineup close preseason at UBS Arena against the Islanders. Jake Allen is in for the full game. James Nichols breaks down the lines, who clicked, who didn’t, and what should be locked before puck drop in the regular season. Drop your takes in chat — questions get answered live. 0:00 Power play movement vs. last year 1:10 Devils win 4-1 — Opening Night lineup 4:50 First PP: Evangelista scores 7:10 Second PP gets too cute 9:00 Evangelista’s wall work and second goal 11:40 Gritsyuk–Rodrigues–Mercer take over 16:00 Fourth line: Lombardi, Glass, Brown 19:10 Hughes–Mantha–Bratt still a work in progress 21:50 Chisholm, Hamilton, Siegenthaler 24:40 Depth: Noesen, Boqvist, cuts, Casey 27:40 Allen, Daws, and the Rittich question 30:00 Viewer questions 30:50 Speed, skill, 2022-23 identity 32:20 Would Lombardi clear waivers? 34:20 Who stands up if it gets nasty? 36:00 Should Gritsyuk move to line 1? 37:50 Lombardi vs. Noesen and Boqvist 40:40 Opening Night Thursday vs. Flyers Follow us on social: ✅ @JamesNicholsNHL ✅ @NJDHockeyNow 🚨Check out our live episodes and be sure to participate in the chat🚨 🤓 Read about the Devils at newjerseyhockeynow.com Like + subscribe + hit the bell for every postgame. New Jersey Devils, Devils vs Islanders, Opening Night lineup, Devils lines, Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt, Timo Meier, Luke Evangelista, Anthony Mantha, Arseny Gritsyuk, Dawson Mercer, Evan Rodrigues, Amadeus Lombardi, Cody Glass, Connor Brown, Luke Hughes, Brett Pesce, Dougie Hamilton, Jonas Siegenthaler, Jake Allen, Nico Daws, Sheldon Keefe, NHL preseason 2026, UBS Arena #NJDevils #NHL #Devils #OpeningNight #NHLPreseason