New Jersey Devils (33-25-6, 72 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (27-29-8, 62 pts)
Venue: Wells Fargo Center
Date: Sunday, March 9
Time: 1:00 pm EST
TV: TNT / TruTV / MAX
Radio:
New Jersey Devils – WFAN 66 AM / 101.9 FM
Philadelphia Flyers – WMMR 93.3 FM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
New Jersey Devils -1.5 ML -145
Philadelphia Flyers +1.5 ML +125
O/U 5.5
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New Jersey Devils News & Notes:
The Devils have struggled recently losing three games in a row and four of their last five contests. The Devils are 4-6-0 in their last ten games and recently lost Jack Hughes, Dougie Hamilton, and Jonas Siegenthaler to long-term injuries. New Jersey tried to address some of their holes at the trade deadline by adding Daniel Sprong, Cody Glass, Dennis Cholowski, and Brian Dumoulin but it remains to be seen if it will be enough to make up for the losses of Hughes, Hamilton, and Siegenthaler.
Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:
The Flyers have lost three in a row and have fallen back in their chase for a playoff spot. Philadelphia will try to snap their three-game home losing streak this afternoon against the Devils. The Flyers are 4-4-2 in their last ten games overall and have a -31 goal differential on the season. This is the fourth and final matchup between these clubs with the Flyers winning the first two contests and the Devils taking the victory in the last meeting 5-0 on January 29.
New Jersey Devils Projected Lines:
Meier-Hischier-Noesen
Palat-Mercer-Bratt
Haula-Glass-Sprong
Tatar-Lazar-Bastian
Hughes-Pesce
Dillon-Cholowski
Dumoulin-Kovacevic
Markstrom
Allen
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Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines:
Foerster-Cates-Brink
Tippett-Couturier-Michkov
Lycksell-Poehling-Konecny
Deslauriers-Abols-Pelletier
Sanheim-Drysdale
Andrae-Ristolainen
Seeler-Zamula
Ersson
Fedotov
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Players To Watch:
New Jersey Devils
Jesper Bratt will need to step up in the absence of his linemate and center, Jack Hughes, who was injured on Sunday in a 2-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Bratt is tied with Hughes for the team lead in scoring with 70 points 17g, 53a). In the three meetings against the Flyers this season, Bratt has three assists.
Philadelphia Flyers
Travis Konecny has zero points and is a -4 in four games in March. Konecny has only two points in his last eight games and has been a minus player in seven of the eight contests. Konecny is the leading scorer for the Flyers with 63 points (22g, 41a) in 64 games. In three games against the Devils, Konecny has one goal and two assists.
Injury Report:
New Jersey Devils
D Jonas Siegenthaler – IR
C Jack Hughes – IR
D Dougie Hamilton – IR
Philadelphia Flyers
D Ryan Ellis – IR
RW Garnet Hathaway – Day To Day
Next game:
New Jersey Devils – March 11 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Philadelphia Flyers – March 11 vs. Ottawa Senators
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