Detroit Red Wings (16-13-4, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (16-13-2, sixth in the Metropolitan Division)
Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Devils -181, Red Wings +150; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host the Detroit Red Wings after the Red Wings beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-6 in a shootout.
New Jersey has a 16-13-2 record overall and a 6-8-2 record in home games. The Devils have a 14-7-1 record in games they score three or more goals.
Detroit has a 16-13-4 record overall and a 7-7-1 record on the road. The Red Wings have gone 4-6-4 in games decided by a single goal.
The teams meet Saturday for the third time this season. The Red Wings won 4-0 in the last meeting. Patrick Kane led the Red Wings with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jack Hughes has 14 goals and 24 assists for the Devils. Jesper Bratt has scored five goals and added seven assists over the last 10 games.
Alex DeBrincat has 15 goals and 16 assists for the Red Wings. Michael Rasmussen has scored five goals and added two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 5-4-1, averaging three goals, 4.2 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
Red Wings: 3-6-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.5 assists, four penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up four goals per game.
INJURIES: Devils: Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral muscle), Brian Halonen: out (lower body), Tomas Nosek: out (upper body), Nolan Foote: out (upper body).
Red Wings: Alex Lyon: out (lower body), Klim Kostin: out (upper body), Olli Maatta: day to day (upper body), Matt Luff: out (upper body), Ville Husso: out (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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