James Nichols
Well, the New Jersey Devils (33-23-6) are going to look a little different when they face the Dallas Stars (39-19-2) on Tuesday night. The Devils are closing out their five-game road trip without their superstar, Jack Hughes, after he suffered a shoulder injury against the Vegas Golden Knights.
READ MORE: Jack Hughes’ Scary Injury, Sheldon Keefe Ejected, Devils Suffer Brutal Shutout in Vegas
The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline is just days away. Perhaps we’ll learn more about Hughes’ status later today. However, whatever the outcome is, general manager Tom Fitzgerald’s plans could certainly alter as a result.
Let’s see how they overcome the Stars, who already gave New Jersey trouble just over a week ago.
What to Know vs. Stars
—The Devils and Dallas conclude their 2024-25 regular-season series (0-1-0).
—Jack Hughes netted New Jersey’s two goals in the first meeting against Dallas on Feb. 22, at Prudential Center. Dougie Hamilton and Jesper Bratt collected assists on J. Hughes’ two goals in the contest.
2024-25 vs. Stars
2/22/25 4-2, L Prudential Center
3/4/25 TBD Dallas
Devils vs. Stars
Record: 35-26-2-5
home record: 18-16-1-4
road record: 17-20-1-1
Projected Devils Lineup*
Forwards
Timo Meier–Nico Hischier–Stefan Noesen
Ondrej Palat–Dawson Mercer–Jesper Bratt
Paul Cotter–Erik Haula–Tomas Tatar
Kurtis MacDermid–Curtis Lazar–Nathan Bastian
Defensemen
Brenden Dillon–Dougie Hamilton
Luke Hughes–Johnathan Kovacevic
Brett Pesce–Simon Nemec
Goaltenders
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
*Lineup subject to change
Projected Stars Lineup*
Forwards
Jason Robertson–Roope Hintz–Logan Stankoven
Mason Marchment–Matt Duchene–Mikael Granlund
Jamie Benn–Wyatt Johnston–Evgenii Dadonov
Oskar Back–Sam Steel–Mavrik Bourque
Defensemen
Thomas Harley–Ilya Lyubushkin
Esa Lindell–Cody Ceci
Brendan Smith–Matt Dumba
Goaltenders
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
*Lineup subject to change
How to Watch the Devils Game — 8:00 P.M. EST
Watch: ESPN/Hulu/Disney+
Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET
Next Up
Fri., Mar. 7 Vs WPG 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sun., Mar. 9 At PHI 1:00 P.M. E.T.
Tue., Mar. 11 Vs CBJ 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu., Mar. 13 Vs EDM 7:30 P.M. E.T.
Sat., Mar. 15 At PIT 3:00 P.M. E.T.
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