The New Jersey Devils (40-36-3, 83 points) will try to play spoiler to the Detroit Red Wings (41-29-9, 91 points) when they play at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday afternoon.
New Jersey has lost three of four (1-2-1) and two straight in regulation by a composite score of 10-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins. They shut down defenseman Luke Hughes on Thursday then announced Jacob Markstrom would miss the rest of the year Friday.
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The Red Wings are three points behind the Ottawa Senators for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. Detroit rolled the Flyers 6-3 on Thursday but has not won back-to-back games since March 19 — the Wings are 3-6-1 in that span.
What to Know vs. Red Wings
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The Devils are 5-5 all-time at Little Caesars Arena
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Defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler has a two-game point streak (0 goals, 2 assists) entering play Saturday
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Jake Allen will start for the Devils in goal and is 5-2-5 with a .925 save% and 2.23 goals-against average in his career against the Red Wings
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Nico Hischier has 16 points (9 goals, 7 assists) in 17 career games against the Red Wings and is shooting 20.5% against Detroit, the best percentage of any opponent he’s played 10+ games against
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Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat scored his 40th goal of the season Thursday and is two goals from setting a single-season career high for goals
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Patrick Kane has 11 goals in 21 career games against Allen
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Detroit goalie John Gibson is 7-3 with a .929 save% and 2.09 GAA in 10 career games against the Devils
2025-26 vs. Red Wings
11/24/25: W 4-3 Prudential Center
3/8/26: L 3-0 Prudential Center
4/11/26: 5:00 P.M. ET Little Caesars Arena
Devils vs. Red Wings
All-time Record: 51-56-11-4
All-time Home Record: 30-20-9-3
All-time Road Record: 21-36-2-1
Projected Devils Lineup*
Forwards
Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer
Jesper Bratt – Jack Hughes – Connor Brown
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Lenni Hameenaho – Cody Glass – Nick Bjugstad
Evgenii Dadonov – Marc McLaughlin – Brian Halonen
Defensemen
Jonas Siegenthaler – Dougie Hamilton
Brenden Dillon – Simon Nemec
Dennis Cholowski – Jonathan Kovacevic
Goalies
Jake Allen
Nico Daws
Projected Red Wings Lineup*
Forwards
Emmitt Finnie– Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat – Andrew Copp – Patrick Kane
Carter Mazur – J.T. Compher – David Perron
James van Riemsdyk – Marco Kasper – Dominik Shine
Defensemen
Simon Edvinsson– Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Justin Faulk
Albert Johansson – Jacob Bernard-Docker
Goalies
John Gibson
Cam Talbot
How to Watch the Devils Game — (5:00 P.M. ET)
Watch:Â MSGN/ESPN+
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Radio:Â DEVILS HOCKEY NET
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