NHL game preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils with line combinations 11/29/2024

New Jersey Devils

Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Stefan Noesen
Ondrej Palat – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt
Paul Cotter – Erik Haula – Dawson Mercer
Shane Bowers – Justin Dowling – Tomas Tatar
Brenden Dillon – Dougie Hamilton
Luke Hughes – Brett Pesce
Jonas Siegenthaler – Johnathan Kovacevic

Between the pipes

Detroit: Cam Talbot (6-4-2, 2.47 GAA)

Talbot is expected to start as he makes his 500th career appearance. He is 6-4-2 this season with a save percentage of .923 and a goals-against average of 2.47. He started Wednesday and picked up the win by stopping 24 of the 25 shots he faced. He has a 9-2-0 record, a 2.21 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage in his career against the Devils. This season against Calgary, he won his start and stopped 37 of the 40 shots he faced.

New Jersey: Jacob Markstrom (10-6-1, 2.54 GAA)

Markstrom enters the game with a 10-6-1 record, 2.54 goals against average and a .904 save percentage. His last start came on Wednesday and he suffered the loss with three goals on 20 shots. He is 5-3-1 in his career against Detroit, with a goals-against average of 2.12 and a save percentage of .923. He went 0-1-0 against the Red Wings this season, scoring four goals on 15 shots.

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Players to Watch:

Detroit: Lucas Raymond (06/16/22)

Raymond has 22 points on six goals and 16 assists this season. In his career, he scored eight points, two goals and six assists in ten games against New Jersey. He had two assists in one game this season.

New Jersey: Nico Hischier (11/13/24)

Hischier has 24 points on 13 goals and 11 assists this season. In his career against Detroit, he has 12 points in 14 games with seven goals and five assists. In the last match he scored two goals.

Head to head

The Red Wings won the first meeting on October 24th 5-3^Th. Detroit is 6-4-0 in their last 10 meetings, with the Red Wings outscoring them 35-25 over that 10-game span.

Next

Detroit: vs. Vancouver Canucks – Sunday
New Jersey: vs. Washington Capitals – Saturday