Introduction
Tonight, the New Jersey Devils aim to end their skid and beat their rivals from the steel city, as they face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins have improved since the two teams previously met with players recovering from injuries and returning from COVID-19 protocol. The Devils, on the other hand, have had it rough recently, only winning one game in the entire month of December thus far.
Lineups
Devils’
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Penguins’
Forwards:
Rodrigues – Crosby – Kapanen
Zucker – Carter – Heinen
Aston-Reese – Blueger – McGinn
O’Connor – Lafferty – Simon
Defensemen:
Dumoulin – Letang
Pettersson – Marino
Matheson – Ruhwedel
Goalies:
Jarry
DeSmith
Pregame Notes:
- With rising COVID-19 cases in the NHL, and around the world, there’s a good chance the NHL could temporarily shut down. So, while the Devils are losing, it might be something we shouldn’t take for granted, because soon we might not get any hockey at all. Also, side note: The Devils final game before the shutdown in 2020 was at home against the Penguins, just thought it was interesting based on the situation and who their opponent is tonight.
- It’s hard to tell if it’s the Sidney Crosby effect or if this player is just showing his true potential, but Evan Rodrigues has been fantastic this season. He currently has 10 goals and 23 points in 29 games as well as the insane chart featured above. Either way, it’s a crazy out of nowhere breakout season for Rodrigues that I’m not sure anyone saw coming.
Tonight’s game is slated to begin at 7:00 PM ET and can be seen on MSG+ locally.