Brendan Smith is absent from #NJDevils practice in Anaheim due to an injury sustained in a prior game. Lindy Ruff plans to assess Smith's availability for the upcoming game. Nico Daws is set to start in goal against Anaheim, with Akira Schmid as backup. Smith later joins the team for morning skate, indicating he may play. The Devils maintain their power play units and lineup strategy for the game. Akira Schmid replaces Nico Daws in goal during the third period of the game against an opponent.
Schmid to the bench again for the extra attacker with 2:12 remaining in the third. #FlyTogether
Schmid to the bench for the extra attacker with 3:37 remaining in the third. #FlyTogether
Should note that New Jersey swapped goalies to begin the third. Akira Schmid now in net for the opposition. #FlyTogether
Schmid in for Daws to start the third period. #NJDevils
Akira Schmid will replace Nico Daws to start the third period. #NJDevils
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Straight back to the winning lineup for #NJDevils who will go 11/7 once again. Here’s your lineup from warmups ahead of facing the Anaheim Ducks: https://t.co/voZuXkjYEw
🥅 Nico Daws leads the #NJDevils onto the ice for warmups in Anaheim. Akira Schmid backs up.
Lindy Ruff seemed pretty confident that Brendan Smith will be able to play tonight after taking yesterday off and skating this morning. The plan will be to dress an extra defensemen for warmups just in case he isn’t able to go. #NJDevils
Power play units staying the same for #NJDevils based on practice. But also, as we saw a couple times in San Jose, Holtz and Mercer at times swapped out on the PP depending on how things were going/type of kill they were up against. Mercer and Holtz trading reps this AM.
Here’s your morning skate lines and pairings for #NJDevils ahead of facing Anaheim. This is the same AM skate setup as the morning session in San Jose. https://t.co/HpPMR8sXfs
Nico Daws is in the #NJDevils starters net, should get the nod against Anaheim
#NJDevils morning skate is about to get underway. Brendan Smith, who missed yesterday's practice, is on the ice with the rest of the team.
#Avs are on the ice for practice in Nashville. Cale Makar appears to be the only player absent.
Good morning from Anaheim... Good afternoon for the East Coast. #NJDevils on the ice for morning skate today at 11:30am local time. Stay tuned for the latest!
Brendan Smith is a little banged up from the game in San Jose, so he didn’t skate today. Lindy Ruff says they’ll see how he’s feeling tomorrow before the Anaheim game to determine his availability #NJDevils
Here’s your #NJDevils practice lines and pairings today in Anaheim. Nothing particularly different than the game in San Jose. Smith not skating today. https://t.co/N8KoNiOFLo
Only Brendan Smith is missing from today's #NJDevils practice in Anaheim. Will get an update after practice is over.
#NJDevils getting on the ice a little earlier than scheduled, Nico Daws and Akira Schmid stepping out for early work already.