Match-up - New Jersey Devils (3-1-3) @ New York Islanders (4-2-1)
Road/Home records - 1-1-2 -------------- 1-1-0
TV - MSG, MSG Plus
Puck drop - 1:00 PM ET
Season series - Tied 0-0
Last 10: Devils 3-1-3 / Islanders 4-2-1
Projected starting goalies - Johan Hedberg (NJ) vs. Evgeni Nabokov (NYO)
Battle of the stats
Goals for/against per game
New York (I) - 3.86 / 3.29
New Jersey - 2.43 / 2.57
Powerplay/Penalty Kill percentage
New York (I) - 36.5% / 96%
New Jersey - 12.9% / 81.8%
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Islanders:
Islanders lines courtesy of their official website.
Matt Moulson - John Tavares - Kyle Okposo
Michael Grabner - Frans Nielsen - Brad Boyes
David Ullstrom - Keith Aucoin - Casey Cizikas
Matt Martin - Marty Reasoner - Eric Boulton
Mark Streit - Brian Strait
Andrew MacDonald – Travis Hamonic
Thomas Hickey - Matt Carkner
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 - Bobby Butler
Bryce Salvador - Anton Volchenkov
Andy Greene - Adam Larsson
Marek Zidlicky - Henrik Tallinder
Notes: Johan Hedberg will start...Adam Larsson is expected to remain in the lineup in place of a banged up Mark Fayne...Bobby Butler has been recalled from Albany and is expected to make his Devils debut...Stefan Matteau is expected to sit but no decision has been made on if he'll stay...The Devils have lost four consecutive games...New Jersey went 11-4-0 on the 2nd of back-to-backs last season.
Islanders to watch out for:
John Tavares - He went to town on the Devils a few days back when these two teams met and finally had a big game against the Devils. It will be interesting to see if he can do it again.
Frans Nielsen - The underrated center has seven assists in seven games so far this season.
Brad Boyes - Boyes has three points in his last two games including a two-point outing against the Devils just a few days back.
Devils to watch out for:
David Clarkson - His six-game point-streak was snapped Saturday afternoon against the Penguins. Will Clarkson jump back on the high-horse or extend his pointless streak to two games?
Bobby Butler - Butler was recalled Saturday after New Jersey's game vs. the Penguins and he's expected to make his Devils debut today. He lead the A-Devs with 16 goals in 37 games.
Johan Hedberg - 'Moose' is coming off an impressive start against the Bruins that ended in a shootout loss. I'm sure he'd like to redeem himself by picking up a win and snapping the Devils four-game losing skid.
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