Dallas Stars (26-13-5, third in the Central Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (23-17-3, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)
Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Stars -129, Devils +109; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils and the Dallas Stars face off in an out-of-conference matchup.
New Jersey is 9-10-2 in home games and 23-17-3 overall. The Devils have a +one scoring differential, with 148 total goals scored and 147 conceded.
Dallas has gone 12-5-3 in road games and 26-13-5 overall. The Stars have a 24-6-3 record in games they score three or more goals.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Toffoli has 16 goals and 13 assists for the Devils. Nico Hischier has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
Roope Hintz has 18 goals and 22 assists for the Stars. Tyler Seguin has seven goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 5-4-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.7 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Stars: 5-4-1, averaging 4.1 goals, 6.8 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Devils: Ondrej Palat: out (lower body), Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral muscle), Jonas Siegenthaler: out (foot), Brendan Smith: out (knee), Jack Hughes: out (upper body), Tomas Nosek: out (upper body), Nolan Foote: out (upper body).
Stars: Miro Heiskanen: out (lower body), Jerad Rosburg: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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