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New Jersey Devils vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Thursday, March 4, 2027 · Little Caesars Arena

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ESPN · SN

Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday, March 4, 2027, with puck drop at 6:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN and SN.

This is the third of 3 meetings this season. Devils 1, Red Wings 0 so far; the last game finished NJD 5, DET 4.

Rest and travel

Devils

First game of a road trip.

  1. 222027-02-22: no game
  2. 232027-02-23: vs CAR
  3. 242027-02-24: no game
  4. 252027-02-25: no game
  5. 262027-02-26: at CBJ
  6. 272027-02-27: no game
  7. 282027-02-28: at MIN
  8. 12027-03-01: no game
  9. 22027-03-02: vs OTT
  10. 32027-03-03: no game
  11. 42027-03-04: at DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~473 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~473 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Red Wings

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Toronto, Ottawa, Boston and Toronto).

  1. 222027-02-22: no game
  2. 232027-02-23: at TOR
  3. 242027-02-24: no game
  4. 252027-02-25: at OTT
  5. 262027-02-26: no game
  6. 272027-02-27: at BOS
  7. 282027-02-28: no game
  8. 12027-03-01: at TOR
  9. 22027-03-02: no game
  10. 32027-03-03: no game
  11. 42027-03-04: vs NJD
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~207 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,363 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New Jersey DevilsDevilsTue, Oct 13 at DET
  1. L1NewBratt#63Hughes#86Gritsyuk#81
    16:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewHischier#13Mercer#91Meier#28
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewRodrigues#17Noesen#11Mantha#39
    9:16 together at 5v5
  4. L4Glass#12Boqvist#70Lombardi#93
    7:45 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pesce#22Hughes#43
    21:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2Hamilton#7Siegenthaler#71
    16:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKovacevic#8Chisholm#47
    14:32 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bratt LRodrigues CHischier CHughes CHughes D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Rodrigues CHischier CHamilton DSiegenthaler D1:13
  2. 2Glass CMercer CPesce DHughes D0:33
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NJDDET

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NJD 72% (8th most settled)DET 66% (14th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)DET 47.4s (10th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NJD 35% (5th most often)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series