Scouting the Devils

This is Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Kings and the New Jersey Devils. The Kings lead 1-0 in the best-of-seven series. The Devils are not expected to make any lineup changes tonight, and they will be looking for a repeat of recent history. In the second round, against the Philadelphia Flyers, and in the Eastern Conference Finals, against the New York Rangers, the Devils lost Game 1 but won Game 2. The Devils spread the minutes around in Game 1. Among defensemen, Marek Zidlicky had the most ice time, at 24 minutes, 47 seconds. Other than Anton Volchenkov (18:47), every other Devils defenseman played at least 21 minutes. Up front, nine of the Devils’ 12 forwards played at least 16 minutes. In Game 1, the Devils were credited with 44 hits and 15 blocked shots, compared to the Kings’ 35 hits and six blocked shots. 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
Brad Richardson-Colin Fraser-Jordan Nolan

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

Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Bernier