Blackhawks vs. Devils: Road Trip Finale, Preview, Lineups, & How To Watch Game 73
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The Chicago Blackhawks (27-33-13) finish their four-game East Coast road trip with a matchup against the New Jersey Devils (37-33-2) at Prudential Center on Sunday. It’s the second and final meeting of the 2025-26 season between the two teams.
In the first game on Nov. 11 at the United Center, Simon Nemec led the Devils to a come-from-behind 4-3 overtime win, scoring the game-tying goal late in the third period and the overtime winner to record his first NHL hat trick. Dawson Mercer tallied the other goal for New Jersey. Connor Bedard (PP), Landon Slaggert, and Sam Lafferty scored the goals for the Blackhawks.
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Last time out, the Blackhawks were blown out for the second night in a row, falling 6-1 to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Nick Lardis recorded the lone goal for Chicago, which was his third in the last four games. The Rangers rattled off six unanswered goals after Lardis opened the scoring in the first period. Arvid Soderblom stopped 33 of 39 shots in defeat.
The Devils are playing the back end of a back-to-back and are coming off a 5-2 road loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Timo Meier and Evgenii Dadonov scored the two goals in the game for New Jersey. It was only their second loss over a seven-game stretch dating back to Mar. 14.
With 76 points through 72 games this season, the Devils sit 11 points back of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second and final Wild Card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. It would require a miraculous finish to the regular season for the Devils to sneak into the postseason, especially with how many teams are in contention.
Here’s everything else to note before the puck drops at 6:00 p.m. CT in New Jersey.
Blackhawks Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard — Frank Nazar
Tyler Bertuzzi — Anton Frondell — Nick Lardis
Andre Burakovsky — Ryan Donato — Ilya Mikheyev
Teuvo Teravainen — Sacha Boisvert — Landon Slaggert
Defensive Pairings
Alex Vlasic-Artyom Levshunov
Wyatt Kaiser-Sam Rinzel
Kevin Korchinski-Ethan Del Mastro
Scratched
F — Sam Lafferty, F — Dominic Toninato
Injured
D — Matt Grzelcyk (undisclosed), D — Artyom Levshunov (hand), F — Andrew Mangiapane (undisclosed), F — Oliver Moore (lower body)
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Artyom Levshunov will miss Sunday’s game with a wrist injury, and his timeline to return is to be determined. Kevin Korchinski was recalled from the AHL and will make his fifth NHL appearance of the season.
Anton Frondell will play center for the first time with the Blackhawks, although it’s still unclear what the official forward combinations will be against the Devils. Frondell could switch spots with Frank Nazar and center the second line with Tyler Bertuzzi and Nick Lardis.
Devils Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Dawson Mercer
Jesper Bratt — Jack Hughes — Connor Brown
Evgenii Dadonov — Cody Glass — Lenni Hameenaho
Paul Cotter — Nick Bjugstad — Maxim Tsyplakov
Defensive Pairings
Jonas Siegenthaler-Dougie Hamilton
Luke Hughes-Johnathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon-Simon Nemec
Scratched
D — Dennis Cholowski
Injured
F — Arseny Gritsyuk (undisclosed), F — Zack MacEwen (ACL), F — Stefan Noesen (knee), D — Brett Pesce (lower body)
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The Devils did not hold a morning skate after traveling from Carolina late on Saturday night. The forward lines and defensive pairings listed above are from the 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
Projected Goaltending Matchup
Spencer Knight (18-20-10, 2.69 GAA, .908 Sv%, 3 SO) vs. Jake Allen (14-16-1, 2.68 GAA, .906 Sv%, 1 SO)
Knight will make his 49th start of the season for the Blackhawks. The 24-year-old allowed five goals on 42 shots faced to record the loss in his last start against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. Knight is 3-3-1 with a 2.98 GAA and .899 Sv% in five career games against New Jersey.
Allen will likely make his 32nd start of the season for the Devils in the second half of their back-to-back. The 35-year-old veteran stopped 23 of 27 shots to earn the win in his last start against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Allen is 12-7-4 with a 2.35 GAA, .922 Sv%, and three shutouts in 23 career appearances against Chicago.
2025-26 Results vs. Devils
The Blackhawks have dropped seven consecutive games against the Devils and four in a row at the Prudential Center. Chicago’s last win in New Jersey was on Dec. 6, 2019, more than 6 years ago.
Tyler Bertuzzihas tallied points (8G, 9A) in 11 of his last 12 contests against New Jersey and has logged 24 points (10G, 14A) in 20 career games against them. Knight has logged a 2-0-0 record, a .970 save percentage, and a 0.70 goals-against average over his last two games at Prudential Center.
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2025-26 Team Stats & Leaders
Chicago Blackhawks:
Goals — Connor Bedard (30)
Assists — Connor Bedard (37)
Points — Connor Bedard (67)
GF/GP — 2.57 (30th)
GA/GP — 3.21 (25th)
PP% — 17.6% (24th)
PK% — 84.5% (1st)
FOW% — 46.3% (31st)
New Jersey Devils:
Goals — Nico Hischier (26)
Assists — Jesper Bratt (41)
Points — Jesper Bratt (60)
GF/GP — 2.71 (27th)
GA/GP — 3.06 (18th)
PP% — 22.0% (13th)
PK% — 79.7% (15th)
FOW% — 50.8% (13th)
How To Watch, Listen, & Game Info
Chicago Blackhawks (27-33-13, 67 points)vs. New Jersey Devils (37-33-2, 76 points)
6:00 p.m. CT — Prudential Center
Head Coaches: Jeff Blashill (CHI), Sheldon Keefe (NJD)
TV/Stream: CHSN (Ball/Pang), NHL Network, MSGSN
Radio: WGN 720AM (Wiedeman/Konroyd)
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