NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils with Line Combinations 11/29/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the New Jersey Devils tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 2-1 overtime win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday while the Devils are coming off a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.  

Detroit Red Wings (10-10-2, 18 Points) vs. New Jersey Devils (15-8-2, 32 Points)

When: Friday, November 29
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesar’s Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 22
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 12
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 16

New Jersey Devils

Points: Jesper Bratt – 28
Goals: Nico Hischier – 13
Assists: Jesper Bratt – 18

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 28.1
Penalty Kill: 68.9
GF: 2.50
GA: 3.
Faceoff: 51.0

New Jersey Devils

Power-Play: 30.3
Penalty Kill: 82.3
GF: 3.43
GA: 2.61
Faceoff: 50.8

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Vladimir Tarasenko – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond  
Alex DeBrincat – J.T. Compher – Tyler Motte
Joe Veleno – Marco Kasper – Jonatan Berggren
Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Christian Fischer 
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Justin Holl – Albert Johansson

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New Jersey Devils

Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Stefan Noesen
Ondrej Palat – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt
Paul Cotter – Erik Haula – Dawson Mercer
Shane Bowers – Justin Dowling – Tomas Tatar
Brenden Dillon – Dougie Hamilton
Luke Hughes – Brett Pesce
Jonas Siegenthaler – Johnathan Kovacevic

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Cam Talbot (6-4-2, 2.47 GAA)

Talbot is expected to start as he is making his 500th career appearance. He is 6-4-2 this season with a .923 save percentage and a 2.47 goals-against average. He started on Wednesday and got the win stopping 24 of the 25 shots he faced. He is 9-2-0 in his career against the Devils posting a 2.21 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage. This season against Calgary he won his start stopping 37 of the 40 shots he faced.    

New Jersey: Jacob Markstrom (10-6-1, 2.54 GAA)

Markstrom gets the start he is 10-6-1 with a 2.54 goals against average and a .904 save percentage, his last start came on Wednesday and he took the loss giving up three goals on 20 shots. He is 5-3-1 in his career against Detroit with a 2.12 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage. This season against the Red Wings he went 0-1-0 giving up four goals on 15 shots.

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Lucas Raymond (6-16-22)

Raymond this season has 22 points on six goals and 16 assists. In his career, against New Jersey, he has eight points in ten games on two goals and six assists. This season in one game he had two assists.

New Jersey: Nico Hischier (13-11-24)

Hischier this season has 24 points on 13 goals and 11 assists. In his career against Detroit, he has 12 points in 14 games on seven goals and five assists. In the previous matchup, he had two goals.

Head to Head

The Red Wings won the first meeting 5-3 back on October 24^th. In their last ten meetings, Detroit is 6-4-0 with the Red Wings having outscored them 35-25 in that ten-game span.

Next Up

Detroit: vs. Vancouver Canucks – Sunday
New Jersey: vs. Washington Capitals – Saturday

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