NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at New Jersey Devils with Line Combinations 12/5/2025

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 Vegas Golden Knights (12-6-8, 32 pts) at New Jersey Devils (16-10-1, 33 pts)

Venue: Prudential Center
Date: Friday, December 5
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: NHL Network/SCRIPPS/MSGS
Radio: 1290 AM KPAY/WFAN 66 AM/101.9 FM

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights picked up their second straight win on Tuesday with a 4-3 shootout win over the Blackhawks. They have now recorded points in nine of their last 11 games, averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing 3.1 goals per game.

New Jersey Devils News & Notes:

The Devils dropped their third straight game on Wednesday as they were shut out 3-0 by the Stars. They’ve dropped six of their last nine games, averaging 2.4 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Bowman
Marner-Howden-Stone
Saad-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Reinhardt-Sissons-Kolesar

McNabb-Theodore
Hanifin-Whitecloud
Hutton-Korczak

Hart
Schmid

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New Jersey Devils Projected Lines:

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

Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Dillon-L. Hughes
Cholowski-Nemec

Markstrom
Allen

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Players To Watch:

Vegas Golden Knights

Jack Eichel had a point in each game against the Devils. In one game, he scored a goal, and in the other game, he had two assists.

New Jersey Devils

Ondrej Palat scored the lone Devils goal against the Golden Knights last season.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

D Alex Pietrangelo – IR
G Adin Hill – IR
F William Karlsson – IR
D Jeremy Lauzon – IR

New Jersey Devils

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

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