The Devils are set to face the Flyers for the second time this preseason.
The New Jersey Devils did not hold a morning skate in Newark before traveling this afternoon to Pennsylvania to play the Philadelphia Flyers. Per the team's website, the following lines were utilized at practice on Friday morning:
Timo Meier - Nico Hischier -Alexander Holtz
Ondrej Palat - Erik Haula - Dawson Mercer
Max Willman - Chris Tierney - Tyce Thompson
Shane Bowers - Kyle Criscuolo - Curtis Lazar
Jonas Sigenthaler - Dougie Hamilton
Santeri Hatakka - Brendan Smith
Michael Vukojevic - Cal Foote
Vitek Vanecek
Akira Schmid
Isaac Poulter
Fans will need to wait until warmups to learn the lineup.
Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be streamed on the team's official website and can be heard on the Devils Hockey Network. Jason Shaya will provide play-by-play alongside color analyst Sam Kasan.
Devils @ Flyers - The Wells Fargo Center
Tonight marks the second preseason meeting between the two teams. The Devils earned a 6-0 victory at Prudential Center on Monday, Sept. 25, with goals from Palat, Haula, Thompson, Holtz, Meier, and McLeod.
Per the media notes, since Feb. 25, 2023, the Devils have outscored Philadelphia 13-0 in two games played (regular/preseason).
The Palat - Haula - Mercer Line
One of the more interesting storylines to watch tonight is the Palat-Haula-Mercer line.
On Monday, Haula and Palat played on a line together versus the Flyers, with Jesper Bratt and the two veterans combined for three points (two goals, one assist).
So what can Mercer bring to the line? Reporters asked Haula after yesterday's practice.
"(Mercer) is a little bit of a younger guy, me and (Palat) we just try to do the right things, we try to battle and work hard," said Haula. "Somebody's got to put the puck in the net, so it's a good thing we got (Mercer) there. I'm excited to play together. We haven't played together yet. We'll play with each other tomorrow and see how it works out."
The Bay Roberts native shared his excitement about playing with the two veterans.
"It's been going great," said Mercer when he met with media on Friday. "Obviously, I played a lot with (Haula) last year, and it went really good, you know, with [penalty killing] and everything. (Palat) works so hard, and he came back so strong in his performance in the playoffs, so I'm really excited. We've had a lot of chemistry. ...Tomorrow night is going to be a good opportunity."
Flyers Projected Lineup
Brendan Furry - Sean Couturier - Travis Konecny
Wade Allison - Noah Cates - Bobby Brink
Matt Brown - Tanner Lacyznski - Cam Atkinson
Olle Lycksell - Rhett Gardner - Samu Tuomaala
Marc Staal - Sean Walker
Emil Andrae - Rasmus Ristolainen
Adam Ginning - Ronnie Attard
Carter Hart (Full Game)
Felix Sandstrom
