Getting to know the Devils<\/p>\n
Projected lines (from Friday\u2019s practice<\/a>)<\/p>\n Stefan Noesen – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt<\/p>\n Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer<\/p>\n Ondrej Palat – Cody Glass – Arseny Gritsyuk<\/p>\n Paul Cotter – Juho Lammikko – Luke Glendening<\/p>\n Jonas Siegenthaler – Simon Nemec<\/p>\n Brenden Dillon – Luke Hughes<\/p>\n Dennis Cholowski – Colton White<\/p>\n Goalies: Jacob Markstrom, Jake Allen<\/p>\n Potential scratches: Dougie Hamilton (injury) Connor Brown (injury), Brian Halonen<\/p>\n Injured reserve: Marc McLaughlin, Zack MacEwen, Evgenii Dadonov, Johnathan Kovacevic, Brett Pesce<\/p>\n Dougie Hamilton is still being evaluated after suffering a lower body injury during Thursday\u2019s overtime win against the Canadiens, Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters<\/a> Friday. That\u2019s a worrying news for Hamilton, who missed 18 games last season and 62 the year before. If he is sidelined, Colton White is set to make his first NHL appearance since 2023.The Devils and Penguins are both seeing early success on special teams. The Penguins have the top power play (91.3 percent) and eighth-ranked penalty kill (87.2 percent). The Devils rank No. 6 in both the power play (27 percent) and penalty kill (87.2 percent).<\/p>\n When speaking about the Pens\u2019 power play, defenseman Brenden Dillon credited the unit\u2019s success so far this season at least in part to the relationship between Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang (h\/t Devils team reporter Amanda Stein<\/a>).<\/p>\n \u201cI think for tomorrow, a team that those guys have been together not just years, but decades, they know each other, they can read off one another,\u201d Dillon said, per Stein.<\/p>\n Stein added that the Devils will \u201ctry and stay out of the box,\u201d but if forced to the kill will try to \u201chave some good sticks and just be aware.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-07-at-4.15.58\u202fPM.png\"\/)
<\/a>Jack Hughes looks like he\u2019s back to his old self after recovering from the shoulder surgery that ended his 2024-25 season early. As of Friday, he\u2019s tied for second in the NHL scoring race with 10 goals in his first 14 games of the season.Jesper Bratt is meanwhile on pace for his third straight point-per-game campaign with five goals and 10 assists.Jacob Markstrom has been inconsistent through this early stretch of the season, during which he\u2019s missed some time due to injury. His stats are mostly marred by the eight goals he let in during an Oct. 28 blowout loss at the Colorado Avalanche.<\/p>\n