The New Jersey Devils, now 13-5-1 after a 5-1 pummeling at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, press their road prowess against the Florida Panthers, at 10-8-1 with a stellar 7-2-1 home clip.
Sheldon Keefe turns to Jake Allen tonight against the Cats amid some struggles with Jacob Markstrom. The Panthers, ignited by Brad Marchand’s scorching 13G-10A and Sam Reinhart’s 10G-6A, rally behind Sergei Bobrovsky’s veteran poise.
Let’s dive into tonight’s matchup.
What to Know vs. Panthers
— The Devils and Florida meet for the second of three contests this season.
— Jersey’s team defeated Florida on Oct. 16, after a 3-1 victory in the Sunshine state.
— Jack Hughes, Timo Meier (GWG) and Nico Hischier netted the team’s three goals in the winning effort against the Cats on Oct. 16.
— Jake Allen earned the win in net on Oct. 16, after denying 21 of 22 shots against.
— The Devils are 4-2-0 when playing on the road against the Panthers since 2021-22.
2025-26 vs. Panthers
10/16/2025 3-1 W, Amerant Bank Arena
11/20/25 7:00 P.M. ET Amerant Bank Arena
3/3/26 7:00 P.M. ET Prudential Center
Devils vs. Panthers
All-time Record: 60-37-7-8
All-time Home Record: 33-18-3-3
All-time Road Record: 27-19-4-5
Projected Devils Lineup*
Forwards
Arseny Gritsyuk – Nico Hischier – Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier – Dawson Mercer – Connor Brown
Ondrej Palat – Juho Lammikko – Stefan Noesen
Shane Lachance – Luke Glendening – Paul Cotter
Defensemen
Jonas Siegenthaler – Simon Nemec
Dougie Hamilton – Luke Hughes
Dennis Cholowski – Dougie Hamilton
Goaltenders
Jake Allen
*Lineup subject to change
Current Injuries: Brett Pesce (Lower-body, out since Oct. 28), Jack Hughes (Hand, out since Nov. 15th) out since Oct., Cody Glass (Upper-body, out since Nov. 15), Zack MacEwen (Lower-body, out since Nov.14), Johnathan Kovacevic (Lower-body, out since Oct. 9).
2025-26 Total Man-Games Lost: 103
Note: Evgenii Dadonov returns after hand fracture
Projected Panthers Lineup*
Forwards
Mackie Samoskevich – Anton Lundell – Brad Marchand
Jesper Boqvist – Evan Rodrigues – Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe – Sam Bennett – A.J. Greer
Noah Gregor – Luke Kunin – Jack Devine
Defensemen
Gustav Forsling – Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola – Seth Jones
Uvis Balinskis – Jeff Petry
Goaltenders
Sergei Bobrovsky
Daniil Tarasov
*Lineup subject to change
How to Watch the Devils Game — 7:00 P.M. ET
Watch: MSGSN
Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET
Next Up
Sat., Nov. 22 At PHI 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Mon., Nov. 24 Vs DET 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Wed., Nov. 26 Vs STL 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Fri., Nov. 28 At BUF 4:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat., Nov. 29 Vs PHI 7:00 P.M. E.T.
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