New Jersey has an all-time record of 34-24-3-8 versus Winnipeg/Atlanta.
The New Jersey Devils will look to jump back into the win column in Winnipeg when they face the Jets at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 8:00 P.M. The Devils held a morning skate at 12:30 P.M.
This afternoon, Alexander Holtz spoke to the media about his elevated role on the team's second line alongside Dawson Mercer and Tyler Toffoli and what he hopes to contribute.
"I want to bring a lot of creativity out there," he said. "We are three really offensively gifted players, so yeah, produce a lot of offense and hopefully bury some goals."
Devils @ Jets - Canada Life Centre
Last season, New Jersey earned a 1-1- record versus Winnipeg. In their previous meeting, the Jets earned a 6-1 victory. Jesper Bratt has at least a point in every game versus tonight's opponent except for two (11/18/17 and 2/19/23).
The Jets are third in the Metropolitan Divison (7-5-2). They are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars. Their goal scorers were Cole Perfetti and Brenden Dillon. Forward Mark Scheifele has collected eight points in his last four games versus New Jersey, including a hat trick in Dec. 2021.
- New Jersey's injury report includes Jack Hughes (shoulder), Nico Hischier (upper body), and Colin Miller (lower body).
- Winnipeg's injury report includes Ville Heinola (lower body) and Gabriel Vilardi (lower body).
- Ondrej Palat has 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in 18 games versus the Jets. The veteran winger is still searching for his first goal of the 2023-24 season.
- Jets' forward Kyle Connor was named the second star of the week ending Nov. 12. Per the press release, "he led all NHL goal-scorers last week with five goals, three assists, and eight points as the Jets (7-5-2, 16 points) won two of three starts to maintain their third-place spot in the Central Division."
- Defenseman John Marino enters tonight's game on a four-game point and assists streak (zero goals, four assists). His longest point streak for his career is six games, which he earned with Pittsburgh.
- Per the media notes, the Jets have outshot their opponent in six consecutive games. Winnipeg is averaging 33.1 shots per game this season, seventh in the NHL. They have allowed 27.6 shots per game, the fifth-fewest in the league. Winnipeg's plus-42 shot differential this season is tied for second in the NHL.
Projected Lineup
New Jersey:
Timo Meier – Michael McLeod – Jesper Bratt
Tyler Toffoli – Dawson Mercer – Alexander Holtz
Ondrej Palat – Erik Haula – Curtis Lazar
Tomas Nosek – Chris Tierney – Nathan Bastian
Luke Hughes – Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler – John Marino
Kevin Bahl – Brendan Smith
Akira Schmid/Vitek Vanecek
Winnipeg:
Kyle Connor - Mark Scheifele - Alex Iafallo
Cole Perfetti- Vladislav Namestnikov - Nikolaj Ehlers
Nino Niederreiter - Adam Lowry - Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron - David Gustafsson - Rasmus Kupari
Josh Morrissey - Dylan DeMelo
Brenden Dillon - Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg - Nate Schmidt
Connor Hellebuyck
Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be broadcast on MSGSN. Bill Spaulding will handle play-by-play alongside analyst Ken Daneyko and host Erika Wachter. Fans can also listen on the Devils Hockey Network with Matt Loughlin on play-by-play.