New Jersey Devils sign Luke Glendening to one-year contract

The New Jersey Devils have doubled down on signing 'Lukes', as they've announced a one-year contract for depth center Luke Glendening.

One Luke wasn’t enough. We had to double down.

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— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) October 7, 2025

Glendening, 36, gives a veteran presence for the fourth line and someone who is a faceoff specialist. The contract is for $775,000 and is awarded to Glendening after he was originally signed to a professional tryout agreement before training camp.

Per the team's statement:

Glendening, 36, spent the last two seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning since 2022-23. The 5’11’, 190lbs. forward’s face-off percentage (57.0) led all Lightning skaters last season, while his 105 hits ranked fifth on the team. A native of Grand Rapids, MI, Glendening has totaled 166 career points (83g-83a, 308 penalty minutes) in 864 career regular-season games with Detroit, Dallas, and Tampa Bay.

Glendening carries vast postseason experience, having appeared in the Stanley Cup Playoffs the last four consecutive seasons between his time with Tampa Bay and the Dallas Stars. He has played in 50 career Stanley Cup Playoff games (six goals, four assists) since the 2013-14 season. In 2013, Glendening won a Calder Cup championship with Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League (AHL).

After adding Glendening to the cap, the Devils enter the new season with limited cap space and will be moving a couple of players to LTIR to start the year.