How to Watch Devils Game vs. Utah Hockey Club; Projected Lines, Notes, & More

The New Jersey Devils (3-1-0) host the Utah Hockey Club (3-0-0) for the first time in history at the Prudential Center on Monday afternoon, this season’s first matinée.

The Devils return home looking to stay in the win column after they defeated the Washington Capitals en route to a 5-3 victory.

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According to Utah HC’s PR, “Utah Hockey Club posted a 6-5 overtime win against the New York Rangers to join the 2017-18 Vegas Golden Knights as the second franchise in NHL history to win each of its first three games. Clayton Keller registered the first three-point performance in franchise history (2g, 1a), scoring his seventh career overtime goal to seal the victory. Barrett Hayton (1g, 1a) and Nick Schmaltz (2a) each added two points, as Hayton lit the lamp for the third straight game to match the longest goal streak of his NHL career.

“Logan Cooley (1a) and Dylan Guenther (1g) also found the scoresheet for the third consecutive contest, as Guenther became just the third player this century to score five or more goals in his team’s first three games of a season at age 21 or younger. Jack McBain (1g), Kevin Stenlund (1g) and Vladislav Kolyachonok (1a) all earned their first points with Utah, while Alex Kerfoot and Matias Maccelli both tallied an assist for then second straight game. Connor Ingram made his third consecutive start in net, stopping a season-high 29 of New York’s 34 shots.”

What to Know

• The Devils and Utah face-off for the first time in franchise history. The meeting marks the first of two contests against Utah this season:
  • Next: March 1, 2025, at Utah.
  • The Devils are 7-3-1 all-time against an expansion franchise in their first-ever meeting.
  • Monday’s contest marks the team’s first matinée game played in North America for 2024-25.
  • Paul Cotter is the first Devils player to score three goals after their first four games with the team since Michael
    Cammalleri in 2014-15, per NHL Pr.
  • Dylan Guenther (5g) leads the NHL in goals this season, while Logan Cooley (5a) ranks tied with Jack Eichel (VGK) for the most assists of any skater in 2024-25.

Projected Devils Lineup*

Forwards

Timo Meier – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt

Tomas Tatar – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer

Paul Cotter – Erik Haula – Stefan Noesen

Ondrej Palat – Curtis Lazar – Nathan Bastian

Defensemen

Brenden Dillon – Dougie Hamilton

Jonas Siegenthaler – Johnathan Kovacevic

Seamus Casey – Simon Nemec

Goaltenders

Jake Allen

Jacob Markstrom

*Lineup subject to change

Projected Utah Hockey Club Lineup*

Forwards

Clayton Keller – Barrett Hayton – Nick Schmaltz

Jack McBain – Logan Cooley – Dylan Guenther

Lawson Crouse – Alex Kerfoot – Josh Doan

Matias Maccielli – Kevin Stenlund –  Michael Carcone

Defensemen

Mikhail Sergachev – Sean Durzi

Juuso Valimaki – Michael Kesselring

Vladislav Kolyachonok – Ian Cole

Goaltenders

Connor Ingram

Karel Vejmelka

*Lineup subject to change

How to Watch the Devils Game — 1 P.M. EST

Watch: MSGSN

Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET

Next Up

Tuesday, Oct. 15 At Carolina 7:00 P.M.
Thursday, Oct. 17 At Ottawa 7:00 P.M.
Saturday, Oct. 19 Vs Washington 7:00 P.M.
Tuesday, Oct. 22 Vs Tampa Bay 6:45 P.M.

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