New Jersey has an all-time record of 57-36-7-7 versus Florida.
The New Jersey Devils will continue their three-game road trip on Saturday evening with a visit to Sunrise to face the Florida Panthers. Puck drop is scheduled for 6:00 P.M. The club held a morning skate at 10:30 A.M. with all healthy players accounted for.
It appears Nico Daws will get the nod for New Jersey in net after Vitek Vanecek started their previous game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning. Vanecek faced 20 shots and allowed four goals. Daws has a record of 2-1-0 in three games, with a goals-against average of 3.37 and a save percentage of .894 this season.
Devils @ Panthers - Amerant Bank Arena
The Devils have earned a 0-1-0 record versus the Panther this season. On Oct. 16, Florida defeated New Jersey at Prudential by a final score of 4-3. Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart each earned two points. Nathan Bastian has two points in three games versus tonight's opponent.
Florida is second in the Atlantic Division (27-12-2). They are coming off a 3-2 overtime victory over the LA Kings. It marked their ninth straight victory. As MSGSN play-by-play announcer Bill Spaulding reported, during their current winning streak, Tkachuk leads the NHL with 18 points, and Reinhart leads the NHL with 12 goals.
- New Jersey's injury list includes Dougie Hamilton (out indefinitely), Tomas Nosek (out indefinitely), Jonas Siegenthaler (broken foot), Timo Meier (mid-body), Ondrej Palat (lower body), and Jack Hughes (upper body).
- Florida's injury list includes Nick Cousins (concussion).
- Entering tonight's game, the Devils have three skaters on point streaks: Colin Miller (two games), Jesper Bratt (two games), and Erik Haula (two games).
- Per the media notes, the Panthers have won each of their past two games against the Devils and seven of their past nine games against New Jersey, dating to Oct. 14, 2019.
- New Jersey's 14 comeback wins this season ranks first in the NHL as of Jan. 12.
- Per the media notes, Nico Hischier has collected 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in 12 road games this season, which ranks fourth on New Jersey. The Swiss captain earned a point in 10 of his 12 road outings this season.
- The Panthers have a 17-0-2 record when scoring first this season. The Devils have team scored the first goal in a game only 12 times this season.
- Dawson Mercer has three goals in his last four games.
Projected Lineup
New Jersey:
Erik Haula - Nico Hischier - Dawson Mercer
Tyler Toffoli - Michael McLeod - Jesper Bratt
Max Willman - Curits Lazar - Alexander Holtz
Chris Tierney - Shane Bowers - Nate Bastian
Brendan Smith - Simon Nemec
Luke Hughes - John Marino
Kevin Bahl - Colin Miller (Cal Foote rotated in with Smith / Nemec)
Nico Daws/Vitek Vanecek
Florida:
Evan Rodrigues - Aleksander Barkov - Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe - Sam Bennett - Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen - Anton Lundell - Ryan Lomberg
Jonah Gadjovich - Kevin Stenlund - Will Lockwood
Gustav Forsling - Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola - Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky/Anthony Stolarz
Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be broadcast on MSGSN. Bill Spaulding will handle play-by-play alongside analyst Ken Daneyko and host Erika Wachter. Fans can also listen on the Devils Hockey Network with Matt Loughlin on play-by-play.