The New Jersey Devils, now 11-4-1 after an overtime setback to the New York Islanders on Monday, seek to regroup on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks, who sit at 8-5-3 with a 3-2-1 home ledger.
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To start the five-game road trip, New Jersey won’t have Connor Brown or Dougie Hamilton at the start. The Devils have left the door open for either one or both to travel with the team for the last three games, as they’ll stop home for practice between games two and three.
The Blackhawks appear injured as well, and may even have to go 11 forwards, seven defensemen.
Let’s dive into today’s matchup.
What to Know vs. Blackhawks
— The Devils recorded a 2-0-0 record against the Hawks last season and have won the last six meetings against Chicago. The team is 7-1-0 against Chicago since 2021-22.
— The last time that Chicago defeated the Devils was on Feb. 25, 2022, after an 8-5 loss in the Windy City.
— The team’s six-game winning streak against Chicago is tied for the franchise’s longest against the Blackhawks (Last: Dec. 9, 1999, to Nov. 2, 2002.
— The team’s six-game winning streak marks New Jersey’s longest active stretch against an opponent. It’s one of 24 active winning streak in the NHL that six, or more, games.
2025-26 vs. Blackhawks
11/12/25 9:30 P.M. ET United Center
03/29/26 7:00 P.M. ET Prudential Center
Devils vs. Blackhawks
All-time Record: 72-62-18
All-time Home Record: 40-26-9
All-time Road Record: 32-36-9
Projected Devils Lineup*
Forwards
Stefan Noesen – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer
Ondrej Palat – Cody Glass – Arseny Gritsyuk
Paul Cotter – Luke Glendening – Zack MacEwen
Defensemen
Jonas Siegenthaler – Simon Nemec
Brenden Dillon – Luke Hughes
Dennis Cholowski – Colton White
Goaltenders
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
*Lineup subject to change
Current Injuries: Connor Brown (upper-body, out; did not travel), Dougie Hamilton (lower-body, out; did not travel, day-to-day), Johnathan Kovacevic (Lower-body, out since Oct. 9), Evgenii Dadonov (–, out since Oct. 9), Brett Pesce (hand-injury out since Oct. 28).
2025-26 Total Man-Games Lost: 83
Projected Blackhawks Lineup*
Forwards
Tyler Bertuzzi – Connor Bedard – Andre Burakovsky
Teuvo Teravainen – Ryan Greene – Ryan Donato
Ilya Mikheyev – Oliver Moore – Nick Foligno
Sam Lafferty – Colton Dach
Defensemen
Alex Vlasic – Sam Rinzel
Matthew Grzelcyk – Connor Murphy
Wyatt Kaiser – Artyom Levshunov
Louis Crevier
Goaltenders
Spencer Knight
Arvid Soderblom
*Lineup subject to change
How to Watch the Devils Game — 9:30 P.M. ET
Watch: MSGSN
Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET
Next Up
Wed., Nov. 12 At CHI 9:30 P.M. E.T.
Sat., Nov. 15 At WSH 7:00 P.M. E.T.
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.
