Former Detroit Red Wings player Luke Glendening, one of the NHL’s most effective faceoff artists, is now scrambling to earn a roster spot.
Glendening, 36, will be in the New Jersey Devils training camp on a professional tryout. The Grand Rapids native played 77 games (registering four goals and three assists) for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2024-25. He played eight seasons for Detroit from 2013-21 before playing in Dallas and then with the Lightning.
One of Glendening’s lures is his faceoff expertise. His career faceoff percentage is 55.8%, and it has been at 56% or better for six consecutive seasons. Last season, he was at 57% for Tampa Bay.
To put that into perspective, Dylan Larkin is Detroit’s only above-average faceoff man and he’s at 54.8%.
#NEWS: We’ve signed Kevin Rooney, Luke Glendening, Adam Scheel and Georgi Romanov to PTOs.
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) September 5, 2025
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