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Vegas Golden Knights vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Friday, March 5, 2027 · Prudential Center

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Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Friday, March 5, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN+, MSGSN and SCRIPPS.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

Game 3 of a road trip: Philadelphia and NY Islanders, now New Jersey.

  1. 232027-02-23: no game
  2. 242027-02-24: vs FLA
  3. 252027-02-25: no game
  4. 262027-02-26: vs ANA
  5. 272027-02-27: no game
  6. 282027-02-28: no game
  7. 12027-03-01: no game
  8. 22027-03-02: at PHI
  9. 32027-03-03: no game
  10. 42027-03-04: at NYI
  11. 52027-03-05: at NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~23 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,293 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Devils

Back home after a game in Detroit.

  1. 232027-02-23: vs CAR
  2. 242027-02-24: no game
  3. 252027-02-25: no game
  4. 262027-02-26: at CBJ
  5. 272027-02-27: no game
  6. 282027-02-28: at MIN
  7. 12027-03-01: no game
  8. 22027-03-02: vs OTT
  9. 32027-03-03: no game
  10. 42027-03-04: at DET
  11. 52027-03-05: vs VGK, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~473 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~946 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

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKNJD

Settled lines

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

VGK 77% (2nd most settled)NJD 72% (8th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

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

VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)NJD 49.6s (8th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

VGK 26% (5th least often)NJD 35% (5th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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