The New Jersey Devils, now 16-10-1 after a shutout loss to the Dallas Stars on Wednesday, close out their homestand at Prudential Center against the Vegas Golden Knights, who stand at 12-6-8 with a 5-2-4 road record. In gambling terms, it’s time for a cooler change to reverse the Devils’ recent fortunes.
Carter Hart made his return to the NHL earlier this week, and there’s a chance the Devils face him for the first time in a few years tonight.
Nico Hischier (10g, 15a) and Timo Meier (10g, 12a) continue to find the scoresheet for the Devils, while the rest of the roster has cooled sine Jack Hughes went down with injury.
To make matters worse, the goaltending has been below average. They’ll need to turn the dial up a notch with Vegas in town.
Let’s dive into tonight’s matchup.
What to Know vs. Golden Knights
— The Devils and Sin City meet for the first of two matchups this season, while the two foes meet next at Vegas on Dec. 17.
— Jersey’s team was 0-2-0 against Vegas last season, after suffering a 3-1 loss at home and then a 2-0 loss at Vegas.
— The Devils are 5-8-1 all-time against Vegas, and own a 3-4-0 record at home against the Golden Knights.
2025-26 vs. Golden Knights
12/5/25 7:00 P.M. ET Prudential Center
12/17/25 10:00 P.M. ET T-Mobile Arena
Devils vs. Golden Knights
All-time Record: 5-8-1
All-time Home Record: 3-4-0-0
All-time Road Record: 2-4-1-1
Projected Devils Lineup*
Forwards
Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Jesper Bratt
Ondrej Palat – Dawson Mercer – Arseny Gritsyuk
Paul Cotter – Cody Glass – Connor Brown
Juho Lammikko – Luke Glendening – Stefan Noesen
Defensemen
Jonas Siegenthaler – Dougie Hamilton
Brenden Dillon – Luke Hughes
Dennis Cholowski – Simon Nemec
Goaltenders
Jake Allen
Jacob Markstrom
*Lineup subject to change
Current Injuries: Jack Hughes (finger, out), Zack MacEwen (lower-body, out), Evgenii Dadonov (undisclosed, out), Brett Pesce (upper-body, out), Johnathan Kovacevic (knee, out), Marc McLaughlin (undisclosed, out).
2025-26 Total Man-Games Lost: 141
Projected Golden Knights Lineup*
Forwards
Ivan Barbashev – Jack Eichel – Braeden Bowman
Mitch Marner – Brett Howden – Mark Stone
Brandon Saad – Tomas Hertl – Pavel Dorofeyev
Cole Reinhardt – Colton Sissons – Keegan Kolesar
Defensemen
Brayden McNabb – Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin – Zach Whitecloud
Ben Hutton – Kaedan Korczak
Goaltenders
Carter Hart
Akira Schmid
*Lineup subject to change
How to Watch the Devils Game — 7:00 P.M. ET
Watch: MSGSN
Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET
Next Up
Sat., Dec. 6 At BOS 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Tue., Dec. 9 At OTT 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu., Dec. 11 Vs TBL 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat., Dec. 13 Vs ANA 12:30 P.M. E.T.
