NHL Game Preview: Calgary Flames at New Jersey Devils with Line Combinations 3/20/2025

New Jersey Devils (37-26-6, 80 pts) at Calgary Flames (31-25-11, 73 pts)

Venue: Prudential Center
Date: Thursday, March 20
Time: 7:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+ /SN1/MSGSN2
Radio: 
Calgary – Sportsnet 960
New Jersey – WFAN 66 AM / 101.9 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Calgary +1.5 ML +145
New Jersey -1.5 ML -175
O/U 5.5

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Calgary Flames News & Notes:

The Flames snapped their three-game skid with a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday. They improved to 3-3-3 in March and are averaging 2.1 goals per game while allowing 2.9 goals per game.

New Jersey Devils News & Notes:

The Devils have won four of their last five games most recently beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday. They are 5-4-0 in March and are averaging 2.6 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier, and Timo Meier are all on four-game point streaks. Bratt has ten points in that stretch on three goals and seven assists. Hischier has two goals and two assists. Meier has three goals and an assist.

Calgary Flames Projected Lines:

Zary-Kadri-Pospisil
Huberdeau-Frost -Coronato
Farabee-Sharangovich-Coleman
Lomberg-Rooney-Klapka

Hanley-Weegar-
Bahl-Andersson
Bean-Miromanov

Wolf
Vladar

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New Jersey Devils Projected Lines:

Meier-Hischier-Noesen
Haula-Glass-Bratt
Palat-Mercer-Tatar
Cotter-Lazar-Bastian

Hughes-Pesce
Dumoulin-Kovacevic
Dillon -Nemec

Markstrom
Allen

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Players To Watch:

Calgary Flames 

Blake Coleman this season has 31 points on 13 goals and 18 assists. He’s faced the Devils seven times in his career recording five points on two goals and three assists; those two goals came in the previous meeting this season.   

New Jersey Devils 

Timo Meier this season has 45 points on 20 goals and 25 assists. He’s faced the Flames 23 times in his career recording 16 points on seven goals and nine assists; the Devils were shutout in the previous meeting this season.

Injury Report:

New Jersey Devils

D Jonas Siegenthaler – IR
C Jack Hughes – Out
D Dougie Hamilton – Out

Calgary Flames

RW Anthony Mantha – IR
C Mikael Backlund – Out

Next game:

Calgary – March 22 at New York Islanders
New Jersey – March 22 vs. Ottawa Senators

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