NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 12/9/2025

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New Jersey Devils (16-12-1, 33 pts) at Ottawa Senators (13-11-4, 30 pts)

Venue: Canadian Tire Centre
Date: Tuesday, December 9
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+RDS2/TSN5/MSGSN
Radio: 101.9 WFAN/TSN 1200

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New Jersey Devils News & Notes:

The Devils dropped their fifth straight on Saturday in a 4-1 loss to the Bruins. They are 4-8-0 since losing Jack Hughes, averaging 2.2 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators dropped their second straight on Saturday in a 2-1 loss to the Blues. They’ve dropped four of their last five games, averaging 2.4 goals per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

New Jersey Devils Projected Lines

Meier-Hischier-Noesen
Palat-Mercer-Bratt
Gritsyuk-Glass-Brown
Cotter-Glendening-Crookshank

Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Dillon-L. Hughes
Cholowski-Nemec

Markstrom
Allen

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines:

Cousins-Stutzle-Zetterlund
Tkachuk-Cozens-Batherson
Amadio-Greig-Giroux
Halliday-Eller-Perron

Sanderson-Zub
Kleven-Spence
Matinpalo-Jensen

Merilainen
Ullmark

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Players To Watch:

New Jersey Devils

Luke Hughes combined for three assists between two of the three games against the Senators last season.

Ottawa Senators

Brady Tkachuk scored a goal in two of the three games against the Devils last season.

Injury Report:

New Jersey Devils

D Johnathan Kovacevic – IR
F Jack Hughes – IR
D Brett Pesce – IR
F Evgenii Dadonov – Out
F Zack MacEwen – IR

Ottawa Senators

D Thomas Chabot – IR
C Shane Pinto – IR

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