The game between the New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers will take place at Prudential Center on Saturday, December 17 at 7:30 PM ET.
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In an NHL matchup at the Prudential Center on Saturday, the Florida Panthers and New Jersey Devils square off. In the matchup between these two teams in April, Florida came out on top 7-6. The two teams are meeting for the first time this year at this time.
Florida enters this match with an overall record of 14-13-4 and a road record of 6-9-1 for the year. The defense allowed four goals in the most recent game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, which contributed to the team’s loss. Ryan Lomberg had three shots on goal and one goal. The Panthers’ offense scores 3.32 goals on average per game, while their defense allows 3.26 goals. Florida leads the NHL with the highest average of 37.3 shots per game. Matthew Tkachuk has 15 assists in addition to his 14 goals.
The New Jersey Devils, who are on the other side of this encounter, have a 21-7-2 overall record and a 10-6-1 home record. The Devil’s offense only managed to score one goal in their most recent game against the Philadelphia Flyers, which resulted in a one-goal loss. They suffered a 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars two games ago. While allowing 2.43 goals per game, the Devils’ offense scores 3.5 goals on average. The NHL’s third-best defense is ranked, while the offense is placed sixth. Jack Hughes has 19 assists in addition to his 16 goals. The Devils must find a way to start the offensive in this game.
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Nico Hischier – Jack Hughes – Michael McLeod
Dawson Mercer – Yegor Sharangovich – Jesper Boqvist
Jesper Bratt – Erik Haula – Alexander Holtz
Andreas Johnsson – Tomas Tatar – Fabian Zetterlund
Kevin Bahl – Ryan Graves
Dougie Hamilton – John Marino
Damon Severson – Jonas Siegenthaler
Vitek Vanecek
Akira Schmid
Sam Bennett – Nick Cousins – Zac Dalpe
Sam Reinhart – Eric Staal – Carter Verhaeghe
Colin White – Aleksi Heponiemi – Eetu Luostarinen
Ryan Lomberg – Matthew Tkachuk
Lucas Carlsson – Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling – Matt Kiersted
Brandon Montour – Marc Staal
Sergei Bobrovsky
Spencer Knight
New Jersey Devils: Nathan Bastian, Jonathan Bernier, Ondrej Palat
Florida Panthers: Chris Tierney, Colin White, Matthew Tkachuk, Anton Lundell, Radko Gudas, Anthony Duclair, Patric Hornqvist
The game between the New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers will take place at Prudential Center on Saturday, December 17 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers will be telecast live on MSGSN, ESPN+.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | MSGSN, ESPN+ | December 17 (7:30 PM ET) |
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