NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils with Line Combinations 03/03/2026

(Photo by: Seth Wenig-AP)

Florida Panthers (30-27-3, 63 pts) at New Jersey Devils (29-29-2, 60 pts)

Venue: Prudential Center
Date: Tuesday, March 3
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: HBO Max, TNT, Scipps Sports
Radio: 104.3 WQAM, 106.3 Fm/101.9 FM WFAN

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers lost their last game 5-4 to the Islanders on Sunday. The Panthers are 12 points out of a Wild Card spot with 22 games left to play and are on the outside looking in, which is an unfamiliar place for this squad. In their previous five games, the Panthers have a 2-3-0 record, scoring 3.4 goals per game while allowing 3.8. The season series is tied 1-1 between these two teams, with the Panthers winning the last meeting 1-0 back on November 20th.

New Jersey Devils News & Notes:

The Devils snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. With a 1-4-0 record in their last five games. The Devils have scored an average of 1.2 goals per game while conceding 2.6. The Devils, like the Panthers, are on the outside looking in for the playoff hunt and might be a team selling off expiring contracts at the deadline, with Dougie Hamilton being a name to watch.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines:

Verhaeghe-Rodrigues-Reinhart
Samoskevich-Bennett-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-Marchand
Vilmanis-Boqvist-Greer

Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Kulikov
Sebrango-Petry

Bobrovsky
Tarasov

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New Jersey Devils Projected Lines

Meier-Hischier-Mercer
Gritsyuk-Hughes-Brown
Bratt-Glass-Hameenaho
Cotter-Bjugstad-Tsyplakov

Hughes-Pesce
Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Dillon-Nemec

Markstrom
Allen

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

Gustav Forsling had the assist on Sam Reinhart’s goal in the Panthers’ 1-0 win in the last meeting between these two teams back on November 20th.

New Jersey Devils

Timo Meier had a goal and an assist in the Devils’ 3-1 victory over the Panthers in their first meeting of the season back on October 16th.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

D Seth Jones – IR
F Jonah Gadjovich – IR
F Aleksander Barkov – IR
D Uvis Balinski – DTD
D Tobias Bjornfot – IR
F Cole Schwindt – DTD

New Jersey Devils

F Stefan Noesen– IR
F Zack MacEwen – IR

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JC Giff

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