NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 3/2/2025

New Jersey Devils (33-22-6, 72 pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (35-18-6, 76 pts)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Sunday, March 2
Time: 8:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/MSGSN /SCRIPPS
Radio:
New Jersey – Devils App, WFAN 101.9
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

New Jersey  +1.5 ML +130
Vegas: -1.5 ML -155
O/U 5.5

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New Jersey Devils News & Notes:

The Devils kicked off March with a 3-1 win over Utah. They went 3-4-0 in February averaging 2.71 goals per game while allowing 2.57 goals per game. Jack Hughes is riding a four game point streak entering tonight’s game.

Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights picked up their fourth win in their last five games. They finished February going 4-3-0 averaging 3.86 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. The picked up a 7-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. Tomas Hertl is on a four-game point streak.

New Jersey Devils Projected Lines:

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

Dillon-Hamilton
Pesce-Kovacevic
L. Hughes-Casey

Daws
Allen

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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Olofsson
Lavoie-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Saad-Howden-Stone
Pearson-Roy-Kolesar

Hague-Pietrangelo
Hanifin-Whitecloud
McNabb-Korczak

Hill
Samsonov

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Players To Watch:

New Jersey Devils

Jesper Bratt this season has 68 points on 17 goals and 51 assists. He’s faced the Golden Knights 11 times in his career recording eight points on two goals and six assists; one of those assists came in the previous meeting this season.

Vegas Golden Knights

Jack Eichel this season has 70 points on 15 goals and 50 assists. He’s faced the Devils 20 times in his career recording 20 points on nine goals and 11 assists; he scored a goal when they met earlier this season.

Injury Report:

New Jersey Devils

D Santeri Hatakka – IR
G Jacob Markstrom – IR
D Jonas Siegenthaler – IR

Vegas Golden Knights

C William Karlsson – Out
RW Cole Schwindt – Out
D Shea Theodore – Week-To-Week

Next Game:

New Jersey – March 4 at Dallas Stars
Vegas – March 5 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

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