The Devils have all-time record of 16-9-2-3 versus the Wild.
The New Jersey Devils will play the first game of their four-game road trip when they visit the Minnesota Wild to wrap up a home-and-home on Thursday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 8:00 P.M.
On Oct. 29, the Devils hosted the Wild at Prudential Center, earning a 4-3 victory. Jesper Bratt scored two goals and added an assist for his third three-point game of the season. Rookie defenseman Luke Hughes collected two assists and extended his point streak to three games.
Devils @ Wild - Xcel Energy Center
New Jersey will look to extend their winning streak to three games at Xcel Energy Center. Last season, the road was kind to the Devils, as their record away from Newark was 28-9-4, which tied a franchise record.
In addition to L. Hughes, five other Devils players enter tonight's game on a point streak. Timo Meier: five games (one goal, six assists), Erik Haula: two games (three goals), Bratt: seven games (six goals, eight assists), John Marino: three games (three assists), and Kevin Bahl: two games (two assists).
After the team's morning skate, head coach Lindy Ruff said he did not have an update on Hischier, who remains out of the lineup.
- The Devils injury report includes Hischier (upper-body), Tomas Nosek (lower-body, IR), and Colin Miller (lower-body, IR).
- The Wild injury report includes Jared Spurgeon (upper-body), Alex Goligoski (lower-body), Freddy Gaudreau (upper-body), and Mason Shaw (knee
- Per the media notes, Bratt is riding a seven-game point streak (six goals, eight assists), which marks the fifth time in his career that the Swedish forward earned a point streak of seven or more games. The seven-game point streak is the second-longest stretch in his career. His longest career point streak is 11 games.
- Chris Tierney is expected to play his 600th career NHL game. He has previously played for the San Jose Sharks, Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers, and Montreal Canadiens.
Projected Lineup
New Jersey:
Tyler Toffoli - Jack Hughes - Timo Meier
Ondrej Palat - Michael McLeod - Jesper Bratt
Dawson Mercer - Erik Haula - Curtis Lazar
Alexander Holtz - Chris Tierney - Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler - Dougie Hamilton
Kevin Bahl - John Marino
Brendan Smith - Luke Hughes
Akira Schmid/Vitek Vanecek
** The Devils held an optional morning skate. The following players participated: J. Hughes, McLeod, Bratt, Mercer, Haula, Lazar, Holtz, Bastian, Tierney, L. Hughes, Foote, Vanecek, and Schmid.
Minnesota:
Kirill Kaprizov - Ryan Hartman - Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson - Joel Eriksson Ek - Matt Boldy
Marcus Foligno - Marco Rossi - Pat Maroon
Brandon Duhaime - Connor Dewar - Vinni Lettieri
Jonas Brodin - Brock Faber
Jacob Middleton - Dakota Mermis
Jon Merrill - Calen Addison
Filip Gustavsson/Marc-Andre Fleury
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.