Haula will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury.
NEWARK, N.J. -- The New Jersey Devils will continue to be without one of their veteran players Thursday night versus the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center.
Erik Haula, 32, will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury.
"Erik will be out," head coach Lindy Ruff said after the team's practice on Wednesday at RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House in Newark.
The forward was injured in his team's 7-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Nov. 25. He could not finish the game playing 9:30 and earning an assist on the team's first goal of the night.
Haula has 12 points (six goals, six assists) in 18 games this season. He collected four points in his last five games before his injury.
The Devils' injury list also includes Tomas Nosek (upper body), Timo Meier (lower body), Dougie Hamilton (upper body) and Nolan Foote (upper body).
Puck drop between the Devils and Flyers will be at 7:00 P.M.