Devils Game 73 vs. Blackhawks; Lines, Notes & How to Watch

The New Jersey Devils (37-33-2, 77 points) will try to get back to their recent winning ways when they host the reeling Chicago Blackhawks (27-33-13, 67 points) on Sunday night at Prudential Center.

The Devils fell 5-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in Raleigh, capping a five-game road trip. New Jersey went 3-2 on its trip to New York, Washington, Dallas, Nashville and Carolina and has won nine of its past 13 games.

The Blackhawks have dropped two in a row and have lost six of their past eight. Chicago will cap its current four-game road trip Sunday in New Jersey and fell to the New York Rangers 6-1 on Friday after losing to the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Thursday.

Here’s a look at what to expect with the Devils vs Blackhawks matchup.

What to Know vs. Blackhawks

• Led by defenseman Simon Nemec‘s first NHL hat trick, the Devils defeated the Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime at United Center on Nov. 12.
• The Devils are 5-6 this season in the second half of back-to-back games.
• Devils forward Dawson Mercer is expected to play in his 401st consecutive game, which would tie Travis Zajac for the longest consecutive-games streak in franchise history.
• Timo Meier has scored in three straight games and has eight goals in 15 games since the Olympic break.
• The Devils are 9-1-1 in their past 11 meetings and are 4-0-1 at Prudential Center against Chicago since the start of the 2019-20 season. They are 21-10 against the Western Conference this season.
• Chicago center Connor Bedard scored his 30th goal in its loss in Philadelphia, which marks his first NHL 30-goal season. He is the third player in Blackhawks history to score 30 goals at age 20 or younger.

2025-26 vs. Blackhawks

11/12/25 W 4-3 (OT) United Center

3/29/26 7:00 P.M. ET Prudential Center

Devils vs. Blackhawks

All-time Record: 51-46-21-6

All-time Home Record: 30-17-11-4

All-time Road Record: 21-29-10-2

Projected Devils Lineup*

Forwards

Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer

Jesper Bratt – Jack Hughes – Connor Brown

Evgenii Dadonov – Cody Glass – Lenni Hameenaho

Paul Cotter – Nick Bjugstad – Maxim Tsyplakov

Defensemen

Jonas Siegenthaler – Dougie Hamilton

Luke Hughes – Jonathan Kovacevic

Brenden Dillon – Simon Nemec

Goalies

Jake Allen

Jacob Markstrom

Projected Blackhawks Lineup*

Forwards

Ryan Greene – Connor Bedard – Nick Lardis

Tyler Bertuzzi – Anton Frondell – Frank Nazar

Andre Burakovsky – Ryan Donato – Ilya Mikheyev

Teuvo Teravainen – Sacha Boisvert – Landon Slaggert

Defensemen

Alex Vlasic – Louis Crevier

Wyatt Kaiser – Sam Rinzel

Ethan Del Mastro – Kevin Korchinski

Goalies

Spencer Knight

Arvid Soderblom

How to Watch the Devils Game — 7:00 P.M. ET

Watch: MSGSN

Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET

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By Pat Pickens

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