New Jersey Devils (21-15-3, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Florida Panthers (27-12-2, second in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Florida Panthers after the Panthers took down the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in overtime.
Florida has a 27-12-2 record overall and a 13-5-0 record on its home ice. The Panthers serve 12.3 penalty minutes per game to rank second in NHL play.
New Jersey is 21-15-3 overall and 12-6-1 in road games. The Devils have conceded 139 goals while scoring 138 for a -1 scoring differential.
Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Panthers won 4-3 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aleksander Barkov Jr. has 11 goals and 34 assists for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart has scored 12 goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.
Tyler Toffoli has 16 goals and 13 assists for the Devils. Jesper Bratt has three goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 9-1-0, averaging four goals, 6.8 assists, 4.7 penalties and 14.7 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
Devils: 5-3-2, averaging 3.7 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.8 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: Nick Cousins: out (concussion protocol).
Devils: Ondrej Palat: day to day (lower body), Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral muscle), Timo Meier: out (mid-body), Jonas Siegenthaler: out (foot), Jack Hughes: out (upper body), Tomas Nosek: out (upper body), Nolan Foote: out (upper 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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