NHL1/23/2026
Scheduled
TIME:10:00 PM UTC
CHANNEL:ESPN+
VENUE:Rogers Arena
LOCATION:Vancouver, BC
NJ logo
NJ
26-22.520
Away Team
5th in Metropolitan DivisionLast5: W4L1
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17-28.340
VAN
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Home Team
8th in Pacific DivisionLast5: W1L4

AI Game Overview

Alright, hockey fans, buckle up! It's January 23rd, 2026, and the ice is set to sizzle as the New Jersey Devils descend upon Vancouver to face the Vancouver Canucks! This isn't just another regular season tilt; this is a clash that's already got the analytics departments buzzing and the bettors sharpening their pencils.

Looking at the season so far, the Devils have been a force to be reckoned with, showing that grit and speed that has defined their identity. They're coming into this one as the slight favorites, reflected in their -149 moneyline. That tells you the oddsmakers believe they have the edge, likely due to their consistent performance and perhaps a strong recent run.

However, never count out the Canucks on home ice! They've shown flashes of brilliance this season, and playing in front of their passionate fanbase always adds an extra layer of intensity. Their +126 moneyline suggests they're seen as the underdog, but that's a tempting proposition for anyone who believes in their ability to pull off an upset.

The 1.5-point spread indicates a tight contest is expected, with oddsmakers anticipating a game decided by a single goal or perhaps an empty-netter. And for you goal-scorers out there, the over/under is set at a crisp 6 goals. Will we see a defensive masterclass, or will these offenses light the lamp?

This matchup promises to be a captivating display of skill, strategy, and pure hockey passion. Will the Devils continue their impressive season, or will the Canucks defend their home turf with a statement victory? Tune in on January 23rd to find out – it’s going to be a barnburner!

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NJ

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Looking at the recent history between the Vancouver Canucks and the New Jersey Devils, the Canucks have held a slight edge. In the three matchups provided, the Canucks have won two games, including a victory in regulation and a shootout win, while the Devils secured one decisive victory. The scoring trends show a tendency for games to be relatively low-scoring, with one game going under the total and another going over. The Devils' recent 6-0 win over the Canucks suggests they can dominate offensively when they are clicking, while the Canucks' ability to win close games, including a shootout, indicates resilience. The Devils have been outscored by the Canucks in two of the three matchups, but their recent blowout win is a significant data point. The Canucks' overall record and division standing suggest a more consistent season thus far compared to the Devils.

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Injury Report

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Starters

Luke Hughes
Luke HughesD

Shoulder injury

Out

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Starters

Thatcher Demko
Thatcher DemkoG

Lower Body injury

Out

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DraftKings
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
NJ logo
-1.5+170
-155
O 5.5-130
VAN logo
+1.5-205
+130
U 5.5+110
FanDuel
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
NJ logo
-1.5+160
-150
O 5.5-134
VAN logo
+1.5-205
+125
U 5.5+110
SugarHousePA
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
NJ logo
-1.5+165
-148
O 6-104
VAN logo
+1.5-210
+123
U 6-121
SugarHouseNJ
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
NJ logo
-1.5+165
-148
O 6-104
VAN logo
+1.5-210
+123
U 6-121
Parx
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
NJ logo
-1.5+170
-148
O 6-103
VAN logo
+1.5-210
+123
U 6-120
RiversCasinoPA
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
NJ logo
-1.5+165
-150
O 6-104
VAN logo
+1.5-210
+120
U 6-121
Caesars
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
NJ logo
-1.5+162
-155
O 5.5-135
VAN logo
+1.5-195
+130
U 5.5+115
BetMGM
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
NJ logo
-1.5+165
-150
O 6-110
VAN logo
+1.5-200
+125
U 6-110
Fanatics
SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TOTAL
NJ logo
-1.5+165
--
O 5.5-130
VAN logo
+1.5-200
--
U 5.5+110

Player Statistics

NJ logoNJ

Nico Hischier
Nico Hischier
C • #13
Goals
15
Assists
22
Shots On Goal
126
Power Play Goals
5
Timo Meier
Timo Meier
RW • #28
Goals
13
Assists
13
Shots On Goal
154
Power Play Goals
6
Dawson Mercer
Dawson Mercer
C • #91
Goals
13
Assists
16
Shots On Goal
100
Power Play Goals
3
Short Handed Goals
2
Jesper Bratt
Jesper Bratt
LW • #63
Goals
11
Assists
26
Shots On Goal
111
Power Play Goals
3
Short Handed Goals
1
Cody Glass
Cody Glass
C • #12
Goals
11
Assists
4
Shots On Goal
67
Power Play Goals
1
Jack Hughes
Jack Hughes
C • #86
Goals
11
Assists
20
Shots On Goal
115
Power Play Goals
1
Connor Brown
Connor Brown
RW • #16
Goals
9
Assists
9
Shots On Goal
59
Short Handed Goals
1
Arseniy Gritsyuk
Arseniy Gritsyuk
RW • #81
Goals
9
Assists
11
Shots On Goal
104
Power Play Goals
2
Simon Nemec
Simon Nemec
D • #17
Goals
8
Assists
11
Shots On Goal
60
Dougie Hamilton
Dougie Hamilton
D • #7
Goals
5
Assists
11
Shots On Goal
117
Power Play Goals
2

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Kiefer Sherwood
Kiefer Sherwood
LW
Goals
17
Assists
6
Shots On Goal
109
Power Play Goals
6
Short Handed Goals
1
Elias Pettersson
Elias Pettersson
C • #40
Goals
13
Assists
16
Shots On Goal
85
Power Play Goals
2
Short Handed Goals
1
Jake DeBrusk
Jake DeBrusk
LW • #74
Goals
12
Assists
12
Shots On Goal
137
Power Play Goals
11
Drew O'Connor
Drew O'Connor
LW • #18
Goals
12
Assists
7
Shots On Goal
72
Short Handed Goals
2
Brock Boeser
Brock Boeser
RW • #6
Goals
11
Assists
13
Shots On Goal
107
Power Play Goals
2
Linus Karlsson
Linus Karlsson
C • #94
Goals
10
Assists
12
Shots On Goal
72
Power Play Goals
2
Max Sasson
Max Sasson
C • #63
Goals
10
Assists
2
Shots On Goal
47
Evander Kane
Evander Kane
LW • #91
Goals
9
Assists
14
Shots On Goal
120
Power Play Goals
2
Conor Garland
Conor Garland
RW • #8
Goals
7
Assists
15
Shots On Goal
82
Power Play Goals
1
Short Handed Goals
1
Marco Rossi
Marco Rossi
C • #93
Goals
5
Assists
10
Shots On Goal
36

Current Season Games

NJ logoNJ

W@ EDM2 - 1
W@ CGY2 - 1
Lvs CAR1 - 4
Wvs SEA3 - 2
W@ MIN5 - 2
L@ WPG3 - 4
L@ PIT1 - 4
L@ NYI0 - 9
Lvs CAR1 - 3
Wvs UTA4 - 1
W@ CBJ3 - 2
L@ TOR0 - 4
Lvs WAS3 - 4
L@ NYI1 - 2
Lvs BUF1 - 3
W@ UTA2 - 1
Lvs VAN1 - 2
Wvs ANA4 - 1
Lvs TB4 - 8
W@ OTT4 - 3
L@ BOS1 - 4
Lvs VEG0 - 3
Lvs DAL0 - 3
Lvs CBJ3 - 5
Lvs PHI3 - 5
W@ BUF5 - 0
Wvs STL3 - 2
Wvs DET4 - 3
L@ PHI3 - 6
L@ FLA0 - 1
L@ TB1 - 5
W@ CHI4 - 3
Lvs NYI2 - 3
Wvs MON4 - 3
L@ ANA1 - 4
W@ LA4 - 1
L@ SJ2 - 5
L@ COL4 - 8
Wvs COL4 - 3
Wvs SJ3 - 1
Wvs MIN4 - 1
W@ TOR5 - 2
Wvs EDM5 - 3
Wvs FLA3 - 1
W@ CBJ3 - 2
W@ TB5 - 3
L@ CAR3 - 6

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Wvs WAS4 - 3
Lvs NYI3 - 4
Lvs EDM0 - 6
L@ CBJ1 - 4
L@ OTT1 - 2
L@ MON3 - 6
L@ TOR0 - 5
L@ DET1 - 5
L@ BUF3 - 5
Lvs BOS2 - 3
Lvs PHI3 - 6
Lvs SJ3 - 6
L@ PHI2 - 5
W@ NYI4 - 1
W@ NYR3 - 0
W@ NJ2 - 1
Lvs BUF2 - 3
Lvs DET0 - 4
Wvs MIN4 - 2
Lvs UTA1 - 4
L@ COL1 - 3
L@ LA1 - 2
L@ SJ2 - 3
W@ ANA5 - 4
Lvs CGY2 - 5
Lvs DAL2 - 4
L@ FLA5 - 8
W@ TB6 - 2
L@ CAR3 - 4
Lvs WPG3 - 5
Lvs COL4 - 5
Wvs CBJ4 - 3
Lvs CHI2 - 5
W@ NAS5 - 4
L@ MIN2 - 5
Lvs NYR0 - 2
Wvs EDM4 - 3
Lvs MON3 - 4
L@ NAS1 - 2
L@ PIT1 - 5
W@ WAS4 - 3
W@ DAL5 - 3
Lvs STL2 - 5
L@ EDM1 - 3
Wvs CGY5 - 1

Previous Season Games

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L@ CAR4 - 5
Lvs CAR2 - 5
Wvs CAR3 - 2
L@ CAR1 - 3
L@ CAR1 - 4
Lvs DET2 - 5
W@ BOS5 - 4
Lvs NYI0 - 1
Lvs PIT2 - 4
Lvs BOS2 - 7
Wvs NYR4 - 0
W@ MIN5 - 2
L@ WPG0 - 4
W@ CHI5 - 3
Lvs OTT2 - 3
Lvs CGY3 - 5
W@ CBJ2 - 1
L@ PIT3 - 7
Wvs EDM3 - 2
Wvs CBJ5 - 3
W@ PHI3 - 1
Lvs WPG1 - 6
L@ DAL3 - 4
L@ VEG0 - 2
W@ UTA3 - 1
L@ COL1 - 5
W@ NAS5 - 0
Lvs DAL2 - 4
W@ MON4 - 0
Lvs VEG1 - 3
L@ BUF3 - 4
Wvs PHI5 - 0
L@ PHI2 - 4
W@ MON4 - 3
Wvs BOS5 - 1
Lvs OTT1 - 2
Lvs PHI1 - 3
L@ TOR3 - 4
Wvs TB3 - 2
L@ NYR2 - 3
W@ SEA3 - 2
L@ SJ2 - 3
L@ LA0 - 3
L@ ANA2 - 3
L@ CAR2 - 5
Wvs CAR4 - 2
Wvs NYR5 - 0
Wvs PIT3 - 0
L@ CBJ2 - 4
W@ STL4 - 1
Wvs CHI4 - 1
Wvs LA3 - 1
Lvs TOR1 - 2
Lvs COL0 - 4
Wvs SEA3 - 2
W@ NYR5 - 1
Lvs WAS5 - 6
W@ DET5 - 4
Lvs STL0 - 3
Wvs NAS5 - 2
W@ WAS3 - 2
Wvs CAR4 - 2
L@ TB0 - 4
W@ FLA6 - 2
W@ FLA4 - 1
Lvs SJ0 - 1
W@ NYI4 - 3
Wvs MON5 - 3
W@ EDM3 - 0
L@ CGY0 - 3
W@ VAN6 - 0
Wvs ANA6 - 2
Lvs NYI3 - 4
L@ DET3 - 5
Lvs TB5 - 8
Lvs WAS5 - 6
W@ OTT3 - 1
L@ CAR2 - 4
Wvs UTA3 - 0
W@ WAS5 - 3
Lvs TOR2 - 4
Wvs BUF3 - 1
W@ BUF4 - 1

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Lvs VEG1 - 4
Wvs SJ2 - 1
Lvs MIN2 - 3
W@ COL4 - 1
W@ DAL6 - 5
Lvs VEG2 - 3
Wvs ANA6 - 2
Lvs SEA0 - 5
L@ WPG1 - 3
W@ NYI5 - 2
L@ NYR3 - 5
L@ STL3 - 4
Wvs WPG6 - 2
Lvs UTA1 - 3
Wvs CHI6 - 2
Lvs MON2 - 4
Lvs DAL1 - 4
Wvs MIN3 - 1
Wvs ANA3 - 2
L@ SEA3 - 6
L@ ANA2 - 5
W@ LA3 - 2
L@ UTA1 - 2
L@ VEG1 - 3
Wvs TOR2 - 1
W@ SJ2 - 1
Wvs COL3 - 0
Lvs DET2 - 3
L@ DAL3 - 5
W@ NAS3 - 1
W@ STL5 - 2
Wvs WAS2 - 1
L@ EDM2 - 6
Lvs BUF2 - 3
Wvs EDM3 - 2
Lvs LA1 - 5
L@ WPG1 - 6
W@ TOR3 - 0
L@ CAR0 - 2
L@ WAS1 - 2
L@ MON4 - 5
Lvs NAS0 - 3
L@ CGY1 - 3
Lvs SEA4 - 5
Wvs SJ4 - 3
Lvs OTT4 - 5
L@ VEG1 - 3
L@ UTA2 - 3
Wvs COL3 - 1
Lvs BOS1 - 5
Wvs FLA4 - 0
Lvs STL3 - 4
Lvs TB2 - 4
Wvs CBJ5 - 2
L@ MIN2 - 3
W@ DET5 - 4
W@ BUF4 - 3
L@ PIT4 - 5
W@ BOS2 - 0
W@ OTT4 - 3
Lvs NYR3 - 4
Lvs NAS3 - 5
Wvs CHI4 - 1
Lvs NYI2 - 5
Wvs CGY3 - 1
Lvs EDM3 - 7
W@ LA4 - 2
W@ ANA5 - 1
W@ SJ3 - 2
Lvs NJ0 - 6
Lvs CAR3 - 4
Wvs PIT4 - 3
W@ CHI6 - 3
W@ PHI3 - 0
W@ FLA3 - 2
L@ TB1 - 4
Lvs CGY5 - 6