The New Jersey Devils (37-27-6) may have lost just one game this week in two in their last six, but Thursday’s loss felt sinking. Their third period effort was familiar. They had the luxury of stealing two points earlier in the week despite falling on their heels late. Yet, they knew they needed to be better moving forward.
They weren’t. And Thursday’s loss had the Devils questioning themselves again.
Head coach Sheldon Keefe opted to cancel practice on Friday, seeking rest for his team with six games in the next 10 days.
Whereas starts used to be their issue, the Devils are now hoping to fix closing out their games. That starts tonight against the Ottawa Senators (36-27-5), who have lost their last two games.
What to Know vs. Senators
—The Devils and Ottawa conclude their 2024-25 regular-season series (1-1-0).
—The last time out: The Devils suffered a 2-1 loss at home, after Ottawa’s Anton Forsberg recorded 25 saves on 26 shots against the Devils. Tomas Tatar recorded the team’s lone goal.
2024-25 vs. Senators
10/17/24 3-1, W Ottawa
1/19/25 2-1, L Prudential Center
3/22/25 TBD Prudential Center
Devils vs. Senators
Record: 64-34-5-7
Home Record: 32-18-2-2
Road Record: 32-16-3-5
Projected Devils Lineup*
Forwards
Timo Meier–Nico Hischier–Stefan Noesen
Ondrej Palat–Dawson Mercer–Tomas Tatar
Erik Haula–Cody Glass–Jesper Bratt
Paul Cotter–Curtis Lazar–Nathan Bastian
Defensemen
Luke Hughes–Brett Pesce
Brian Dumoulin–Johnathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon–Simon Nemec
Goaltenders
Jake Allen
Jacob Markstrom
*Lineup subject to change
Projected Senators Lineup*
Forwards
Brady Tkachuk–Tim Stutzle–Fabian Zetterlund
David Perron–Dylan Cozens–Drake Batherson
Ridly Greig–Shane Pinto–Claude Giroux
Matthew Highmore–Adam Gaudette–Michael Amadio
Defensemen
Jake Sanderson–Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot–Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven–Nikolas Matinpalo
Goaltenders
Linus Ullmark
Anton Forsberg
*Lineup subject to change
How to Watch the Devils Game — 7:00 P.M. EST
Watch: MSGSN/MSGSN 2
Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET
Next Up
Mon., Mar. 24 Vs VAN 7:30 P.M. E.T.
Wed., Mar. 26 At CHI 7:30 P.M. E.T.
Fri., Mar. 28 At WPG 8:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Mar. 29 At MIN 6:00 P.M. E.T.
Mon., Mar. 30 Vs MIN 7:00 P.M. E.T.
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