NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 2/26/2025

Jake Allen's first game in net for the New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Wednesday, February 26
Time: 9:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+ / TVAS / ALT / MSGSN / KTVD
Radio
New Jersey – Devils App, WFAN 101.9
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
New Jersey
+1.5 ML -205
Colorado -1.5 ML +170
O/U 5.5

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New Jersey Devils News & Notes:

The Devils are comfortably in the third Wild Card position in the Metro Division. With Jacob Markstrom out of the lineup, the Devils are looking to keep the pace leading into the final stretch. New Jersey will be looking for strategic additions at the deadline to help bolster their roster for a Stanley Cup run.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes: 

Colorado has already made the blockbuster of the year, shipping Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes. Could they follow up the Trade Deadline with more moves? Colorado has the assets and cap flexibility to keep adding to their roster; the question is, who?

New Jersey Devils Projected Lines:

Palat-J. Hughes-Bratt
Meier-Hischier-Noesen
Cotter-Haula-Mercer
Tatar-Lazar-Bastian

Dillon-Hamilton
Pesce-Kovacevic
L. Hughes-Nemec

Allen
Daws

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Drouin-Mittelstadt-Parssinen
Wood-Drury-Colton
Kiviranta-Kelly-O’Connor

Toews-Makar
Girard-Malinski
de Haan-Middleton

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Players To Watch:

New Jersey Devils

After a disappointing 4 Nations performance, Jack Hughes is leading his team in goals. Jake Allen has four shutouts this season for the Devils and has been consistent in net while Markstrom is out.

Colorado Avalanche

Since the trade, Martin Necas has nine points in 10 games for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon has an astounding 87 points in 59 games this season, leading the NHL.

Injury Report:

New Jersey Devils

D Santeri Hatakka – Out indefinitely
D Jonas Siegenthaler – Out 2-3 Weeks
G Jacob Markstrom – Four to six weeks

Colorado Avalanche

RW Valeri Nichushkin – IR
D Tucker Poolman – IR
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
D Josh Manson – DTD

Next Game:

New Jersey Devils – March 1 at Utah Hockey Club
Colorado Avalanche – February 26 vs. Minnesota Wild

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