Match-up - Devils (42-27-6 - 90 points) @ Penguins (46-22-6 - 98 points)
Road/Home records - 22-14-4 -------------- 26-8-2
TV - MSG Plus (HD), RDSI (HD), ROOT (HD)
Puck drop - 7:00 PM ET
Season series - Devils lead 3-2
Last 10: New Jersey 6-3-1 / Pittsburgh 8-1-1
Projected starting goalies - Martin Brodeur (NJ) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT)
Battle of the stats
Goals for/against per game
Pittsburgh - 3.23 / 2.57
New Jersey - 2.57 / 2.55
Powerplay/Penalty Kill percentage
Pittsburgh - 19.2% / 88.4%
New Jersey - 16.3% / 89.2%
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Penguins:
Penguins lines courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com.
Chris Kunitz - Evgeni Malkin - James Neal
Matt Cooke - Sidney Crosby - Tyler Kennedy
Steve Sullivan - Jordan Staal - Pascal Dupuis
Eric Tangradi - Craig Adams - Aaron Asham
Paul Martin - Kris Letang
Brooks Orpik - Zybnek Michalek
Deryk Engelland - Ben Lovejoy
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Devils:
Zach Parise - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus
Alexei Ponikarovsky - Travis Zajac - Ilya Kovalchuk
Petr Sykora - Adam Henrique - David Clarkson
Ryan Carter - Jacob Josefson - Steve Bernier
Matt Taormina - Marek Zidlicky
Bryce Salvador - Adam Larsson
Andy Greene - Mark Fayne
Notes: Martin Brodeur is expected to start...Travis Zajac will play today...Eric Boulton and Cam Janssen are expected to sit...Anton Volchenkov will not play due to a lower-body injury...Matt Taormina will take his spot in the lineup.
Penguins to watch out for:
Matt Cooke - He has four multi-point games in his last six. Obviously he's enjoying his time with Sid the Kid.
Jordan Staal - He hasn't been getting much recognition, but he has been producing at a very high level as of late. In his last 21 games he has 21 points.
Tyler Kennedy - He has also been producing at a high level since Crosby returned. Kennedy now has five points (3G, 2A) in his past five games.
Devils to watch out for:
Travis Zajac - He's making his return today and will be thrown right into the fire centering the second line with Ponikarovsky and Kovalchuk on his wings.
Jacob Josefson - Despite playing great hockey as of late and tallying his first goal of the season last game, he has been moved down to the 4th line due to the return of Zajac.
Petr Sykora - He has been separated from his good friend Patrik Elias once again. Will he be able to produce?
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