Pittsburgh Penguins (38-29-10, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (48-21-8, second in the Metropolitan Division)
Newark, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the New Jersey Devils after Rickard Rakell's two-goal game against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Penguins' 4-2 win.
New Jersey is 15-6-2 against the Metropolitan Division and 48-21-8 overall. The Devils have conceded 212 goals while scoring 264 for a +52 scoring differential.
Pittsburgh is 38-29-10 overall with a 10-9-5 record against the Metropolitan Division. The Penguins have gone 8-7-6 in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.
Tuesday's game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The Devils won 4-2 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dougie Hamilton has 20 goals and 52 assists for the Devils. Timo Meier has scored five goals with two assists over the past 10 games.
Sidney Crosby has scored 31 goals with 57 assists for the Penguins. Evgeni Malkin has one goal and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 4-4-2, averaging three goals, 4.9 assists, 2.8 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Penguins: 4-6-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Devils: Jonathan Bernier: out (hip), Nathan Bastian: day to day (upper body), Curtis Lazar: out (lower body).
Penguins: Marcus Pettersson: out (undisclosed), Nick Bonino: out (kidney), Dmitry Kulikov: out (lower body), Jan Rutta: 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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