Devils lineup tonight: New Jersey’s projected lineup for game against the New York Rangers | January 9, 2025

The New Jersey Devils are on the road to play the New York Rangers on Thursday at 7 p.m. EST. New Jersey (25-15-3) is coming off a 3-2 road win over Seattle on Monday. The win snapped the Devils' four-game losing streak.

"It’s not a fun feeling when you lose a few in a row and I don’t want to revisit that feeling and this is the last game of the road trip and we needed a win, we needed to get back to winning hockey games and stringing wins together," Jacob Markstrom said, via NHL.com.

"You’ve got to start somewhere and today was a big effort for our group."

Ahead of the game on Thursday, the Devils will likely turn to the same lineup.

Devils lines

Forwards

• Timo Meier - Nico Hischier - Stefan Noesen
• Ondrej Palat - Jack Hughes - Jesper Bratt
• Paul Cotter - Justin Dowling - Dawson Mercer
• Tomas Tatar - Curtis Lazar - Nathan Bastian

The Devils are averaging 3.18 goals per game as its forward unit is one of the best in the NHL. New Jersey is led by Jesper Bratt who has 48 points, Jack Hughes has 48 points, Nico Hischier has 36 points and Timo Meier has 29 points.

Defenseman

• Brenden Dillon - Dougie Hamilton
• Jonas Siegenthaler - Johnathan Kovacevic
• Luke Hughes - Brett Pesce

The Devils blue line is also a strong part of its team. New Jersey defends well, but the Devils also get some offense from the blue line.

Goalies

• Jacob Markstrom
• Jake Allen

Markstrom will get the start here who's 20-8-2 with a 2.17 GAA and a .911 SV%. In his career against the Rangers, he's 11-4-2 with a 2.20 GAA and a .922 SV%.

Devils vs Rangers: Preview

New Jersey is a -175 favorite, while the Rangers are a +145 underdog, with the over/under set at 6.5 goals.

The Rangers have been one of the more disappointing teams in the NHL this season. New York will continue to struggle to score as Markstrom has played well this season.

The Devils will be able to score on Jonathan Quick as they pick up another big road win here.

Prediction: New Jersey 4, Rangers 2.