New Jersey has an all-time record of 23-16-1-2 versus Anaheim.
The New Jersey Devils will host the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night at Prudential Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. Head coach Lindy Ruff will speak to the media at 5:00 P.M.
Tonight is the final game of the team's dad/mentors' trip. They have had a good weekend thus far, as the Devils earned a 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets last night at Nationwide Arena. Jack Hughes reached and passed the 100-goal milestone in addition to scoring a hat trick, and Nico Hischier celebrated his 300th career NHL point.
Devils vs. Ducks - Prudential Center
Last season, the Devils earned a 2-0-0 record versus the Ducks. Winger Jesper Bratt has collected 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in nine games versus tonight's opponent and is currently riding a seven-game point streak. On the other side of the ice, Troy Terry is averaging over a point-per-game in his career vs. New Jersey, tallying six points (four goals, two assists) in five games.
The Ducks are eighth in the Pacific Division (10-19-0). They are coming off a 5-1 loss to the New York Rangers. Brett Leason scored his team's lone goal and enters tonight's game on a two-game point streak. Goaltender Lukas Dostal made 34 saves on 39 shots.
- New Jersey's injury list includes Dougie Hamilton (out indefinitely) and Tomas Nosek (out indefinitely).
- Anaheim's injury list includes Mason McTavish (upper body), Trevor Zegras (lower body), Jamie Drysdale (lower body), and Isac Lundestrom (Achilles).
- The following Devils are entering tonight's game on respective point streaks: Alexander Holtz (two games), Dawson Mercer (two games), Erik Haula (two games), Jack Hughes (two games), and Jesper Bratt (seven games).
- Devils' head coach Lindy Ruff earned his 850th career win last night, which passed Ken Hitchcock for fourth place all-time in NHL history.
- The Ducks have the most 20-and-under players in the NHL this season (4). The four players include Leo Carlsson, Tristan Luneau, Mason McTavish, and Pavel Mintyukov. They have combined for 52 points (20 goals, 32 assists) this season.
- Anaheim has points in six of their last ten road contests versus the Devils (4-4-2).
Projected Lineup
New Jersey:
Tyler Toffoli - Jack Hughes - Jesper Bratt
Ondrej Palat - Nico Hischier - Timo Meier
Erik Haula - Dawson Mercer -Alexander Holtz
Curtis Lazar - Michael McLeod - Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler - Simon Nemec
Kevin Bahl - John Marino
Luke Hughes -Colin Miller
Vitek Vanecek/Akira Schmid
Anaheim:
Alex Killorn - Leo Carlsson - Troy Terry
Frank Vatrano - Ryan Strome - Brett Leason
Max Jones - Adam Henrique - Jakob Silfverberg
Ross Johnston - Sam Carrick - Brock McGinn
Cam Fowler - Jackson LaCombe
Pavel Mintyukov - Ilya Lybushkin
Urho Vaakanainen - Radko Gudas
John Gibson/Lukas Dostal
Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be broadcast on MSGSN. Bill Spaulding will handle the MSGSN 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.