After a rare break in the schedule where the New Jersey Devils (32-30-2) had a three-game day, they were able to complete an equally rare two practices.
Tonight, the Calgary Flames (25-32-7) play at the Prudential Center in the middle of New Jersey's current seven-game homestand.
After a four-game winning streak, the Detroit Red Wings put an end to the Devils' latest advanced on-ice product, shutting out New Jersey on Sunday.
This lowered their playoff expectations to an even more unrealistic level and their chances of making the postseason dropped to 0.7%.
The Flames—who were nearly eliminated—were sold at the 2026 NHL trade deadline, leaving Nazem Kadri and Rasmus Andersen, two of their most rumored players, out.
Nevertheless, they brought some bodies to fill the void.
Let's dive into tonight's matchup.
What to Know vs Flames
– On January 19, 2026, the Devils and Calgary concluded their 2025–26 regular-season series after meeting out-of-conference foes.
—The Devils defeated Calgary north of the border 2–1 overtime.
-Simon Nemec scored the overtime winner, while Dawson Mercer scored the team's first goal of the game.
-Jacob Markstrom recorded 21 saves on 22 shots against his former team on January 19.
-Captain Nico Hischier entered the contest with 13 career points (5G-8A) in 13 games against Calgary (1.08 points per game). Those stats also include one shorthanded goal and one game-winning goal. Seven of his 13 points (2G-5A) against Calgary were scored on the road.
-Former Calgary blueliner Dougie Hamilton has recorded 6 career points (1g-5a) in 6 career games with the Devils vs. the Flames.
2025-26 vs flames
1/19/26 OTW 2-1 Prudential Center
3/12/26 7:00 PM ET Prudential Center
devil vs flames
All-time record: 30-70-11-4
All-time home record: 19-35-3-1
All-time road record: 11-35-8-3
Projected Devils Lineup*
Ahead
Timo Meyer - Nico Hischier - Dawson Mercer
Arseny Gritsyuk - Jack Hughes - Connor Brown
Jasper Bratt - Cody Glass - Lenny Haminaho
Paul Couture - Nick Bjugstad - Maxim Tsyplyakov
defenseman
Jonas Seigenthaler - Dougie Hamilton
Luke Hughes - Jonathan Kovacevic
Brendan Dillon - Simon Nemec
goaltender
jake allen
jacob markstrom
*Lineup is subject to change
Current Injuries: Jack McEwen (upper body, out for the season)
2025-26 Total man-games lost: 277
Projected Flames Lineup*
Ahead
Joel Farabee - Morgan Frost - Blake Coleman
Connor Zary - Ryan Strome - Matvey Gridin
Yegor Sharangovich - Mikael Backlund - Matt Coronato
Victor Olofsson - John Beecher - Adam Klapka
defenseman
Kevin Bahl - Ollie Maatta
Yan Kuznetsov - Zain Parekh
Joel Hanley - Brayden Pachal
goaltender
dustin wolf
Devin Cooley
*Lineup is subject to change
How to watch the Devils game - 7:00 pm ET
Watch: msgsn
radio: devils hockey net
next up
Thu, Mar 12 vs CGY 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 14 vs LAK 7:00 PM
Mon. March 16 vs BOS 7:00 PM
Wednesday, March 18, NYR at 7:00 PMET
Friday, March 20th WSH at 7:00 PMET
