Devils Game 4, Clawing Cats; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Panthers

The New Jersey Devils, now 2-1-0 after a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, open their home schedule at Prudential Center against the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Florida Panthers, who stand at 3-1-0 with a 0-1-0 road record. They’re certainly clawing their way through the league without Sasha Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk.

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Sheldon Keefe’s group has shown offensive depth with Jesper Bratt (2G, 2A) and Luke Hughes (0G, 4A) leading the way, but goaltending adjustments loom with Jacob Markstrom sidelined. The Panthers, paced by Anton Lundell (2G, 2A) and Brad Marchand (2G, 2A), are looking to rebound from their sole loss as they hit the road.

Let’s dive into tonight’s matchup.

What to Know vs. Panthers

— New Jersey logged a 2-0-1 record against Florida last season and outscored the Cats 11-4.

— Jesper Bratt (3g-2a) and Nico Hischier (1g-4a) led the Devils with five points against Florida last season.

2025-26 vs. Panthers

10/16/25 TBD Prudential Center
11/20/25 TBD Amerant Bank Arena
3/3/26 TBD Prudential Center

Devils vs. Panthers

All-time Record: 60-37-7-8
All-time Home Record: 33-18-3-3
All-time Road Record: 27-19-4-5

Projected Devils Lineup*

Forwards

Ondrej Palat – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt

Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer

Arseny Gritsyuk – Cody Glass – Connor Brown

Paul Cotter – Luke Glendening – Brian Halonen

Defensemen

Luke Hughes – Brett Pesce

Dougie Hamilton – Jonas Siegenthaler

Brenden Dillon – Simon Nemec

Goaltenders

Nico Daws

Jake Allen

*Lineup subject to change

Current Injuries: Stefan Noesen (Lower-body, out since Oct. 9), Johnathan Kovacevic (Lower-body, out since Oct. 9), Marc McLaughlin (Upper-body, out since Oct. 9), Seamus Casey (Lower-body, out since Oct. 9), Evgenii Dadonov (hand fracture, out since Oct. 9), Jacob Markstrom (lower-injury, out since Oct. 15).

2025-26 Total Man-Games Lost: 11

Note: Nico Daws recalled to replace Markstrom

Projected Panthers Lineup*

Forwards

Mackie Samoskevich – Sam Bennett – Brad Marchand

Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Sam Reinhart

Carter Verhaeghe – Evan Rodrigues – Jesper Boqvist

A.J. Greer – Luke Kunin – Jonah Gadjovich

Defensemen

Gustav Forsling – Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola – Seth Jones

Uvis Balinskis – Jeff Petry

Goaltenders

Daniil Tarasov

Sergei Bobrovsky

*Lineup subject to change

How to Watch the Devils Game — 7:00 P.M. ET

Watch: MSGSN

Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET

Next Up

Sat., Oct. 18 Vs EDM 3:30 P.M. E.T.
Tue., Oct. 21 At TOR 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Wed., Oct. 22 Vs MIN 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Fri., Oct. 24 At OTT 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat., Oct. 25 Vs ANA 1:00 P.M. E.T.