Match-up - New Jersey Devils (3-0-3) @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3-0
Road/Home records - 1-0-2 -------------- 0-2-0
TV - MSG Plus, ROOT, NHLN-US
Puck drop - 1:00 PM ET
Season series - Tied 0-0
Last 10: Devils 3-0-3 / Penguins
Projected starting goalies - Martin Brodeur (NJ) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT)
Battle of the stats
Goals for/against per game
Pittsburgh - 2.57 / 2.57
New Jersey - 2.67 / 2.17
Powerplay/Penalty Kill percentage
Pittsburgh - 21.4% / 81.5%
New Jersey - 13.8% / 80%
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Penguins:
Penguins lines courtesy of their official website.
Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Pascal Dupuis
Zach Boychuk - Evgeni Malkin - James Neal
Tanner Glass - Brandon Sutter - Matt Cooke
Eric Tangradi - Joe Vitale - Craig Adams
Brooks Orpik - Paul Martin
Simon Despres - Kris Letang
Robert Bortuzzo - Deryk Engelland
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Devils:
Dainius Zubrus - Adam Henrique - Ilya Kovalchuk
Patrik Elias - Travis Zajac - David Clarkson
Ryan Carter - Stephen Gionta - Steve Bernier
Krys Barch - Jacob Josefson - Peter Harrold
Bryce Salvador - Marek Zidlicky
Andy Greene - Adam Larsson
Anton Volchenkov - Henrik Tallinder
Notes: Martin Brodeur will start...Adam Larsson will remain in the lineup on defense...Mark Fayne will sit again as he's nursing a minor injury...Peter Harrold will make his season debut playing right wing...Matt Anderson has been assigned to Albany...Stefan Matteau will sit but no decision has been made on if he'll stay...The Devils will tie a team record of seven straight games with at least a point to start a season if they can pick up a point today.
Penguins to watch out for:
Zach Boychuk - He's making his debut for the Penguins and will play wing on the 2nd line, if you can call it that, with Evgeni Malkin and James Neal. He won't get a better opportunity to produce and show he can play in the NHL than this.
Sidney Crosby - Sid has 19 goals and 42 points in 36 career games against the Devils.
Paul Martin - I've watched a few Penguins games this year and Martin looks to be playing his best hockey since he left New Jersey. It will be interesting to see if that continues today against his former team.
Devils to watch out for:
David Clarkson - He has been on a scoring tear since the season started recording four goals and eight points while picking up at least a point in all six games.
Adam Henrique - In just his second game since returning from injury he will be playing big minutes for the Devils as he'll center the top line.
Peter Harrold - He's making his season debut and reportedly could see some power play time. Harrold could be a surprisingly big factor in today's game.
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