Schmid, who earned his second shutout of the season, played three seasons in New Jersey before being traded to Vegas on June 29, 2024, along with forward Alexander Holtz, in exchange for forward Paul Cotter and a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft (forward Mason Moe).

A pair of Eastern Conference teams take the ice when the seventh-place New Jersey Devils (16-11-1) visit the ninth-place Boston Bruins (16-13) at TD Garden on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. New Jersey suffered a 3-0 loss at home its last time out on Dec. 5 against the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Golden Knights vs. Devils matchup turned into exactly the response Vegas needed. The Knights closed their road trip with a 3–0 win in Newark, getting a shutout from Akira Schmid in his first start against the team that drafted him.