Scouting the Devils

This is Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Kings and the New Jersey Devils. The Kings lead 2-0 in the best-of-seven series. The Devils tinkered with their combinations during Game 2, but aren’t expected to make any lineup changes tonight, while the Kings will substitute in Simon Gagne for Brad Richardson. The Devils have a 6-4 record on the road in these playoffs, including one overtime win and one overtime loss. This is the first time in this postseason that the Devils have trailed 2-0 in a series, but they did trail 2-1 against both the Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers, and they trailed 3-2 against the Panthers. The Devils recorded 33 shots on goal in Game 2. They had not exceeded 30 shots on goal in seven of their previous eight games. For the latest on the Devils, check out the coverage from the Star-Ledger and the The Record, followed by the possible lineups for the Devils and the Kings…

The Star-Ledger’s Devils coverage

The Record’s Devils coverage

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DEVILS LINEUP
Zach Parise-Travis Zajac-Dainius Zubrus
Alexei Ponikarovsky-Adam Henrique-Ilya Kovalchuk
Patrik Elias-Jacob Josefson-David Clarkson
Ryan Carter-Stephen Gionta-Steve Bernier

Andy Greene-Mark Fayne
Bryce Salvador-Marek Zidlicky
Anton Volchenkov-Peter Harrold

Martin Brodeur
Johan Hedberg

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KINGS LINEUP
Dustin Brown-Anze Kopitar-Justin Williams
Dustin Penner-Mike Richards-Jeff Carter
Dwight King-Jarret Stoll-Trevor Lewis
Simon Gagne-Colin Fraser-Jordan Nolan

Rob Scuderi-Drew Doughty
Willie Mitchell-Slava Voynov
Alec Martinez-Matt Greene

Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Bernier

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