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Markstrom will start in Colorado on Tuesday.

Given the Devils' eight-game winning streak, the team saw no need to rush Markstrom back into action, serving as the backup to Jake Allen in his return to the lineup on Sunday. That said, he will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche and hopes to build on the momentum his team built in his absence. The 35-year-old Markstrom has a 3.89 GAA and .845 SV% in three games this season (2-1-0). New Jersey enters the action as a +143 road underdog against a Colorado team amid a four-game losing skid (0-1-3).

Jacob Markstrom
Pesce (upper-body) is expected to be out for at least a month.

Pesce exited Sunday's 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche in the first period after only 6:07 time-on-ice due to an upper-body injury. The 30-year-old defenseman has been a stabilizing force on New Jersey's blueline, averaging 19:39 time-on-ice and scoring three points (0G / 3A) in nine games. Seamus Casey draws into the Devils' lineup on Tuesday, filling in for Pesce on the blueline.

Brett Pesce
Casey will make his season debut in Colorado on Tuesday.

Brett Pesce (undisclosed) will not play on Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche, allowing Casey to enter the lineup for his season debut. The 21-year-old defenseman made his NHL debut last season and scored eight points (4G / 4A) in 14 games with the Devils.

Seamus Casey
Halonen is expected to be a healthy scratch in Colorado on Tuesday.

Juho Lammikko will make his Devils' season debut on Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche, sending Halonen to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old has already played a career-high seven games this season but is still in search of his first career NHL point.

Brian Halonen
Lammikko will make his Devils' debut in Colorado on Tuesday.

After three seasons in Switzerland, Juho Lammikko signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Devils in the offseason. However, a lower-body injured has delayed his return to the NHL. The 28-year-old last appeared in the NHL with Vancouver in the 2021-22 season, where he recorded seven goals and 15 points in 75 games played.

Juho Lammikko
Markstrom is in the starter's crease at New Jersey's morning skate.

Given the Devils' eight-game winning streak, the team saw no need to rush Markstrom back into action, serving as the backup to Jake Allen in his return to the lineup on Sunday. That said, he will likely return to the crease on Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche and hopes to build on the momentum his team built in his absence. The 35-year-old Markstrom has a 3.89 GAA and .845 SV% in three games this season (2-1-0). New Jersey enters the action as a +143 road underdog against a Colorado team amid a four-game losing skid (0-1-3).

Jacob Markstrom
Allen will start vs. San Jose on Friday.

Allen has been sensational filling in as New Jersey's de facto starting netminder in Jacob Markstrom's (lower body) absence, and will return to the crease on Friday against the San Jose Sharks. The 35-year-old Allen has been near-perfect, posting a dazzling 1.91 GAA and .931 SV% in four appearances (3-0-0). The Devils enter Friday's contest as enormous -355 home favourites against a Sharks team that recorded their first win of the season last night in an exciting 6-5 overtime contest against the New York Rangers.

Jake Allen
Markstrom (lower-body) will join New Jersey when they practice on Saturday.

Markstrom was scheduled to miss a couple of weeks after suffering a lower-body injury on October 13th and appears to be nearing a return, scheduled to resume practicing on Saturday. The Devils' tandem of Jake Allen and Nico Daws has played well in Markstrom's absence, but the team will be thrilled for his impending return to the crease. The 35-year-old Markstrom has a 3.89 GAA and .845 SV% in three games this season (2-1-0).

Jacob Markstrom
Noesen (groin) has been activated off injured, non-roster and is expected to make his season debut vs. Minnesota on Wednesday.

Nosen missed the entire preseason and has not played yet in the 2025-26 season, but will debut on Wednesay against the Minnesota Wild. The 32-year-old Noesen scored a career-high 41 points (22G / 19A) in 78 games with the Devils last season

Stefan Noesen
Lammiko (lower-body) has been placed on IR.

After three seasons in Switzerland, Juho Lammikko signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Devils in the offseason. However, a lower-body injured has delayed his return to the NHL. The 28-year-old last appeared in the NHL with Vancouver in the 2021-22 season, where he recorded seven goals and 15 points in 75 games played.

Juho Lammikko
Daws will start vs. Minnesota on Wednesday.

On the tail end of a back-to-back, a night after an impressive 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, the red-hot Devils, winners of five straight, will turn to Daws between the pipes on Wednesday against the Minnesota Wild. The 24-year-old Daws was excellent in a limited stint with the Devils last season, posting a 1.60 GAA and .939 SV% in six appearances (3-1-0). The Devils enter Wednesday's contest as -129 home favorites against a 3-3-1 Wild team.

Nico Daws