NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins with Line Combinations 3/15/2025

Jesper Bratt skating for the New Jersey Devils
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New Jersey Devils (36-25-6, 78 pts) at Pittsburgh Penguins (27-31-10, 64 pts)

Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Date: Saturday, March 14
Time: 3:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+ / ABC
Radio: 
New Jersey Devils – WFAN 66 AM / 101.9 FM
Pittsburgh Penguins – 105.9 The X

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
New Jersey Devils -1.5 ML -140
Pittsburgh Penguins +1.5 ML +120
O/U 5.5

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New Jersey Devils News & Notes: 

The Devils will try to increase their winning streak to four straight games this afternoon as they travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Penguins. New Jersey is 12-6-3 against the Metropolitan Division and is 19-14-2 on the road this season. This is the third of four meetings between these two clubs this season, with the Devils winning the first two contests by a combined score of 6-2. The final meeting between the two teams takes place on April 11 in New Jersey.

Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins have won three games in a row as they host the Devils on Saturday afternoon. The Penguins are 5-12-4 against the Metropolitan Division and are 16-13-5 at home this season. Pittsburgh is 25-6-5 when they score three or more goals in a game. The Penguins are six points out of the second Wild Card spot, but a chance at the playoffs seems unlikely because Pittsburgh will have to leapfrog seven teams to gain a spot.

New Jersey Devils Projected Lines:

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

Hughes-Pesce
Dumoulin-Kovacevic
Dillon-Nemec

Allen
Markstrom

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Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lineup:

Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Heinen-Malkin-Tomasino
Dewar-Lizotte-Acciari
Imama-Hayes-Bemstrom

Kolyachonok-Letang
Grzelcyk-Karlsson
Graves-Timmins

Jarry
Nedeljkovic

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Players To Watch:

New Jersey Devils

Jesper Bratt had been struggling in March with just two assists in his first five games this month, but Bratt has rebounded in the last two games with consecutive three-point nights. The 26-year-old Swede had two goals and four assists combined in victories over the Columbus Blue Jackets and Edmonton Oilers, respectively. Bratt leads the Devils in scoring with 76 points (19g, 57a) in 67 games.

Pittsburgh Penguins

During the Penguins’ three-game winning streak, Rickard Rakell has a goal and four assists. Rakell’s goal in Pittsburgh’s 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night gave the Sundbyberg, Sweden native his third 30+ goal season and first since he scored 34 with the Anaheim Ducks in the 2017-2018 season. Rakell has one goal in the two previous meetings with the Devils.

Injury Report:

New Jersey Devils

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

D Pierre-Olivier Joseph – OUT
C Tommy Novak – Day To Day

Next Game:

New Jersey Devils – March 15 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh Penguins – March 15 vs. St. Louis Blues

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