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New Jersey Devils vs Chicago Blackhawks prediction

New Jersey Devils8–5–0 · Home Chicago Blackhawks4–8–0 · Away12:00 PMJan 9

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

New Jersey Devils

Last game: Oct 28

34AllenProjected

63BrattLW

86HughesC AG81GritsyukRW

1st line

11:31 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
63	Jesper Bratt LW	14:54	2	8	10
86	Jack Hughes C	18:54	4	10	14
81	Arseny Gritsyuk RW	14:57	6	4	10

34 points this season

28MeierLW

13HischierC

77EvangelistaRW

2nd line

9:54 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
28	Timo Meier LW	12:02	1	4	5
13	Nico Hischier C	14:55	7	2	9
77	Luke Evangelista RW	15:30	3	4	7

21 points this season

AL93LombardiLW

12GlassC

16BrownRW

3rd line

7:54 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
93	Amadeus Lombardi LW	9:53	0	4	4
12	Cody Glass C	10:12	1	1	2
16	Connor Brown RW	12:12	2	2	4

10 points this season

70BoqvistLW

17RodriguesC

39ManthaRW

4th line

6:22 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
70	Jesper Boqvist LW	8:16	4	2	6
17	Evan Rodrigues C	12:04	2	3	5
39	Anthony Mantha RW	10:14	3	2	5

16 points this season

43HughesD

22PesceD

1st pair

12:52 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
43	Luke Hughes D	21:35	4	2	6
22	Brett Pesce D	16:16	1	4	5

11 points this season

71SiegenthalerD

7HamiltonD

2nd pair

12:40 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
71	Jonas Siegenthaler D	18:00	0	2	2
7	Dougie Hamilton D	16:26	1	5	6

8 points this season

5DillonD

47ChisholmD

3rd pair

11:16 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
5	Brenden Dillon D	13:57	0	0	0
47	Declan Chisholm D	13:56	1	1	2

2 points this season

Power play unit 1

2:19 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
86	Jack Hughes F	18:54	4	10	14
77	Luke Evangelista F	15:30	3	4	7
13	Nico Hischier F	14:55	7	2	9
63	Jesper Bratt F	14:54	2	8	10
43	Luke Hughes D	21:35	4	2	6

46 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

0:55 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
81	Arseny Gritsyuk F	14:57	6	4	10
17	Evan Rodrigues F	12:04	2	3	5
43	Luke Hughes D	21:35	4	2	6
22	Brett Pesce D	16:16	1	4	5

26 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:47 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
13	Nico Hischier F	14:55	7	2	9
17	Evan Rodrigues F	12:04	2	3	5
71	Jonas Siegenthaler D	18:00	0	2	2
7	Dougie Hamilton D	16:26	1	5	6

22 points this season

Goalies: Jake Allen #34 (Projected) · Rémi Poirier #1 (Backup)

Chicago Blackhawks

Last game: Oct 27

30KnightProjected

RG20GreeneLW

98BedardC RK80KantserovRW

1st line

6:54 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Ryan Greene LW	16:32	1	2	3
98	Connor Bedard C	17:36	2	4	6
80	Roman Kantserov RW	15:50	5	0	5

14 points this season

59BertuzziLW AF16FrondellC

8DonatoRW

2nd line

10:03 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
59	Tyler Bertuzzi LW	13:14	2	3	5
16	Anton Frondell C	13:48	1	5	6
8	Ryan Donato RW	11:31	2	1	3

14 points this season

11MooreLW

91NazarC

88KaneRW

3rd line

7:40 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
11	Oliver Moore LW	10:09	2	1	3
91	Frank Nazar C	15:03	3	2	5
88	Patrick Kane RW	13:13	1	7	8

16 points this season

12GreenwayLW

86TeräväinenC CS22SmithRW

4th line

1:56 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
12	Jordan Greenway LW	10:54	1	0	1
86	Teuvo Teräväinen C	13:41	2	4	6
22	Cole Smith RW	11:43	1	1	2

9 points this season

28ColeD

72VlasicD

1st pair

8:56 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
28	Ian Cole D	22:01	0	0	0
72	Alex Vlasic D	21:53	0	2	2

2 points this season

55LevshunovD

44KaiserD

2nd pair

11:37 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
55	Artyom Levshunov D	19:02	1	2	3
44	Wyatt Kaiser D	18:17	1	3	4

7 points this season

6RinzelD

14KorchinskiD

3rd pair

4:13 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Sam Rinzel D	14:42	1	1	2
14	Kevin Korchinski D	8:55	0	1	1

3 points this season

98BedardF RK80KantserovF

86TeräväinenF

59BertuzziF

88KaneF

Power play unit 1

2:08 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
98	Connor Bedard F	17:36	2	4	6
80	Roman Kantserov F	15:50	5	0	5
86	Teuvo Teräväinen F	13:41	2	4	6
59	Tyler Bertuzzi F	13:14	2	3	5
88	Patrick Kane F	13:13	1	7	8

30 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

2:02 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
91	Frank Nazar F	15:03	3	2	5
86	Teuvo Teräväinen F	13:41	2	4	6
28	Ian Cole D	22:01	0	0	0
72	Alex Vlasic D	21:53	0	2	2

13 points this season

RG20GreeneF CS22SmithF

55LevshunovD

44KaiserD

Penalty kill unit 2

0:43 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Ryan Greene F	16:32	1	2	3
22	Cole Smith F	11:43	1	1	2
55	Artyom Levshunov D	19:02	1	2	3
44	Wyatt Kaiser D	18:17	1	3	4

12 points this season

Goalies: Spencer Knight #30 (Projected) · Arvid Söderblom #40 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (33)

Jesper Bratt · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jack Hughes · YESNetwork, CC BY 3.0
Timo Meier · Djmelvis, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nico Hischier · 1815online, CC BY 4.0
Luke Evangelista · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Cody Glass · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Connor Brown · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jesper Boqvist · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Evan Rodrigues · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Anthony Mantha · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Luke Hughes · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brett Pesce · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jonas Siegenthaler · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Dougie Hamilton · Hugh Lee from Edmonton Alberta, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brenden Dillon · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Declan Chisholm · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jake Allen · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Connor Bedard · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Tyler Bertuzzi · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Ryan Donato · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Oliver Moore · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Frank Nazar · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Patrick Kane · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jordan Greenway · Surveytrevor, CC BY-SA 4.0
Teuvo Teräväinen · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ian Cole · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alex Vlasic · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Artyom Levshunov · Trevor Cokley (U.S. Air Force Academy), Public domain
Wyatt Kaiser · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sam Rinzel · SecretName101, CC BY 4.0
Kevin Korchinski · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Spencer Knight · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Arvid Söderblom · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Jake Allen NEW

.887 save percentage

3.11 GAA · 5–3–0 · 8 starts

Spencer Knight CHI

.897 save percentage

3.23 GAA · 4–6–0 · 10 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

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