Tonight, the New Jersey Devils will play the first game of their Western Canada road trip against the Vancouver Canucks. After a shaky start, the club finished October with a 6-3-0 record including two three-game winning streaks. Head coach Lindy Ruff’s team will look to keep their current winning streak alive against Bruce Boudreau and his team.
The last meeting between these two clubs was on March 15, 2022. Canucks forward Bo Horvat scored two goals and added an assist for his team in their 6-3 win. Both Yegor Sharangovich and Jack Hughes had a two-point night for New Jersey. The last time the Devils won a game in Vancouver was back on Nov. 10, 2019.
Setting the Stage
New Jersey’s team reporter Amanda Stein shared that the Devils are having an optional morning skate so fans will need to wait until tonight for the official lineup. Below are the lines from Monday’s practice in Vancouver.
New Jersey’s Lineup From Monday’s Practice:
Tomas Tatar – Nico Hischier – Fabian Zetterlund
Erik Haula – Hughes – Jesper Bratt
Sharangovich – Dawson Mercer – Jesper Boqvist
Miles Wood – Michael McLeod – Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler – Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves – John Marino
Brendan Smith – Damon Severson
Mackenzie Blackwood / Vitek Vanecek
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Vancouver’s Lineup from Monday’s Practice:
Conor Garland – Horvat – J.T. Miller
Ilya Mikheyev – Elias Pettersson – Andrei Kuzmenko
Tanner Pearson – Jack Studnicka – Nils Höglander
Vasily Podkolzin – Nils Åman – Da kota Joshua/Brock Boeser
Oliver Ekman Larsson – Tyler Myers
Quinn Hughes – Luke Schenn
Riley Stillman – Ethan Bear
Thatcher Demko
How to Watch and Listen
Tonight’s 10:00 P.M. broadcast will be exclusively on MSG Networks with Bill Spaulding and Ken Daneyko. Host Erika Wachter will set the stage at 9:30 P.M. As always, fans can listen to tonight’s contest on the Devils Hockey Network.
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Yesterday, Boudreau met with the media and said the Devils are probably the hottest team in the league right now. He elaborated when asked what stands out most.
“They play fast and shoot from everywhere. They attack the net and they’re great in transition,” he said. ” …At any second they can get into a two-on-one or three-on-two, and they’re skilled up front so…
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