NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 1/6/2025

NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 1/6/2025

New Jersey Devils (24-15-3, 51 pts) at Seattle Kraken (17-20-3, 37 pts)

Venue: Climate Pledge Arena
Date: Monday, January 6
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/MSGSN/KHN/KONG
Radio: 
New Jersey – WFAN 101.9
Seattle – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

New Jersey -1.5 ML -185
Seattle -1.5 ML +154
O/U 5.5

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New Jersey Devils News & Notes: 

The Devils are coming in off their fourth straight loss. The Devils have allowed an average of 3.5 goals in that stretch while scoring an average of 1.5 goals per game. Despite the losing streak they still hold second place in the Metro Division.

Seattle Kraken News & Notes:

The Kraken are coming in off their second straight loss. They are 2-2-1 in their last five and have averaged 3.4 goals per game in that span while allowing an average of 3.8 goals per game. They are currently seven points out of the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.  

New Jersey Devils Projected Lines

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

Dillon-Hamilton
L. Hughes-Pesce
Siegenthaler-Kovacevic

Markstrom
Allen

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Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Schwartz-Beniers-Kakko
McCann-Stephenson-Burakovsky
Tolvanen-Wright-Bjorkstrand
Kartye-Meyers-Tanev

Dunn-Larsson
Oleksiak-Montour
Evans-Mahura

Grubauer
Stezka

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Players To Watch:

New Jersey Devils

Jesper Bratt this season has 48 points on 14 goals and 34 assists. He’s faced the Kraken seven times in his career recording six points on two goals and four assists; he had a goal and an assist earlier this season against the Kraken.

Seattle Kraken

Kaapo Kakko this season has 18 points on five goals and 13 assists, four of those points have been with the Kraken since being traded coming on a goal and three assists. He’s faced the Devils 21 times in his career recording seven points on three goals and four assists; he didn’t record a point in the previous meeting this season when the Rangers faced the Devils.  

Injury Report:

New Jersey Devils

D Santeri Hatakka – IR
F Curtis Lazar – Out

Seattle Kraken

F Jordan Eberle – IR
F Yanni Gourde – IR
G Joey Daccord – IR

Next game:

New Jersey – January 9 at New York Rangers
Seattle – January 9 at Columbus Blue Jackets

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