NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 1/1/2025

NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 1/1/2025

New Jersey Devils (24-13-3, 51 Pts) at Los Angeles Kings (21-10-5, 47 Pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Wednesday, January 1
Time: 6:00 pm EST
TV: NHLNetwork
Radio:
New Jersey – WFAN 101.9
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

New Jersey +1.5 ML -102
Los Angeles -1.5 ML -118
O/U 5.5

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New Jersey Devils News & Notes: 

The Devils dropped their second straight as they lost to the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 to begin their West Coast road trip. The Devils rank second in the league in power-play percentage and goals against.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings are coming off their second straight win as they beat the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday 5-4. The Kings got goals from Kevin Fiala, Warren Foegele, Adrian Kempe, and two from Anze Kopitar. Foegele has had a solid two-game stretch recording four points on two goals and two assists.

New Jersey Devils Projected Lines

Meier-Hischier-Noesen
Palat-J. Hughes-Bratt
Cotter-Haula-Mercer
Tatar-Dowling-Bastian
Dillon-Hamilton
L. Hughes-Pesce
Siegenthaler-Kovacevic

Allen
Markstrom

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Turcotte-Kopitar-Kempe
Foegele-Byfield-Jeannot
Fiala-Danault- Laferriere
Burroughs-Helenius-Lee
Anderson-Gavrikov
Edmunson-Clarke
Moverare-Spence

Kuemper
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

New Jersey Devils

Jack Hughes this season has 46 points on 15 goals and 31 assists. He’s faced the Kings eight times in his career recording nine points on a goal and eight assists; in the previous matchup this season he had three points on a goal and two assists.

Los Angeles Kings

Phillip Danault this season has 19 points on three goals and 16 assists. He’s faced the Devils 18 times in his career recording 14 points on five goals and nine assists; earlier this season in the Kings’ 3-1 loss to New Jersey he had an assist.

Injury Report:

New Jersey Devils

D Santeri Hatakka – IR
F Curtis Lazar – Out

Los Angeles Kings

LW Trevor Moore – IR 
D Drew Doughty – LTIR
C Trevor Lewis – IR

Next Game

New Jersey – January 4 at San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles– January 4 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

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