The New Jersey Devils, now 13-4-1 after extending their road point streak to five on the back of two wins, collide with the Tampa Bay Lightning, mired at 9-7-2 and desperate for home-ice redemption amid a middling 4-5-0 mark at Amalie Arena.
The Devils continue to press on without Jack Hughes. However, they’re seemingly getting two key contributors back in the lineup in Connor Brown and Dougie Hamilton. We’ll know more when head coach Sheldon Keefe speaks later this afternoon.
The Lightning, sparked by Nikita Kucherov (8G, 8A) and Jake Guentzel (8G, 9A), aim to get back into the win column after dropping their last game. Further, they seek revenge against the Devils who defeated them 5-3 in their first meeting earlier this season.
Let’s dive into tonight’s matchup.
What to Know vs. Lightning
— The Devils and Tampa Bay meet for the second of three contests this season.
—Jersey’s team defeated the Bolts on Oct. 11, after a 5-3 victory in the Sunshine State. The two teams conclude their regular-season series on Dec. 11.
—Connor Brown, Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier & Timo Meier all found the back of the net in the two foes’ first meeting.
—C. Brown netted two goals in the winning effort against the Bolts, while Bratt earned the game-winning goal.
—Bratt (9g-6a) and Hischier (4g-11a) both own 15 career points against the Bolts, which are the most among all Devils players since the two entered the league in 2017-18.
2025-26 vs. Lightning
10/11/2025 5-3 W, Amalie Arena
11/18/25 7:00 P.M. ET Amalie Arena
12/11/25 7:00 P.M. ET Prudential Center
Devils vs. Lightning
All-time Record: 44-52-8-4
All-time Home Record: 25-23-5-2
All-time Road Record: 19-29-3-2
Projected Devils Lineup*
Forwards
Arseny Gritsyuk – Nico Hischier – Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier – Dawson Mercer – Connor Brown
Ondrej Palat – Juho Lammikko – Stefan Noesen
Shane Lachance – Luke Glendening – Paul Cotter
Defensemen
Jonas Siegenthaler – Simon Nemec
Ethan Edwards – Luke Hughes
Dennis Cholowski – Dougie Hamilton
Goaltenders
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
*Lineup subject to change
Current Injuries: Connor Brown (upper-body, out), Dougie Hamilton (lower-body, out), Johnathan Kovacevic (Lower-body, out since Oct. 9), Evgenii Dadonov (hand injury, out since Oct. 9), Brett Pesce (Lower-body, out since Oct. 28), Brenden Dillon (undisclosed).
2025-26 Total Man-Games Lost: 98
Projected Lightning Lineup*
Forwards
Gage Goncalves – Brayden Point – Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel – Anthony Cirelli – Jake Guentzel
Yanni Gourde – Nick Paul – Oliver Bjorkstrand
Curtis Douglas –Jack Finley – Dominic James
Defensemen
Victor Hedman – J.J. Moser
Charle Edourd D’Astous – Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg – Max Crozier
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
*Lineup subject to change
How to Watch the Devils Game — 7:00 P.M. ET
Watch: MSGSN/NHL Network
Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET
Next Up
Tue., Nov. 18 At TBL 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu., Nov. 20 At FLA 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat., Nov. 22 At PHI 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Mon., Nov. 24 Vs DET 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Wed., Nov. 26 Vs STL 7:00 P.M. E.T.
