New Jersey Devils (24-19-3, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (26-18-5, third in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning, on a six-game home winning streak, host the New Jersey Devils.
Tampa Bay has a 16-5-3 record in home games and a 26-18-5 record overall. The Lightning have scored 47 power-play goals, which ranks first in NHL play.
New Jersey is 24-19-3 overall and 14-8-1 on the road. The Devils have scored 158 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank eighth in the league.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Lightning won the last meeting 4-3 in overtime.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Point has 23 goals and 29 assists for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov has five goals and 15 assists over the last 10 games.
Jesper Bratt has 18 goals and 32 assists for the Devils. Tyler Toffoli has five goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 8-2-0, averaging 4.2 goals, 6.6 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Devils: 4-5-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: Haydn Fleury: out (hand), Austin Watson: out (lower body), Mikhail Sergachev: out (lower body), Erik Cernak: day to day (upper-body), Tanner Jeannot: out (lower body).
Devils: Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral muscle), Jonas Siegenthaler: out (foot), Brendan Smith: out (knee), 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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