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    Kristy Flannery
    Oct 13, 2023, 17:36

    The Devils will conclude a home back-to-back Friday night when they host the Coyotes.

    The Devils will conclude a home back-to-back Friday night when they host the Coyotes.

    Nov 12, 2022; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils left wing Erik Haula (56) celebrates after a Devils goal past Arizona Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) during the second period at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports - Gameday Preview: Devils vs. Coyotes

    The New Jersey Devils will conclude their first set of back-to-back games when they host Clayton Keller and the Arizona Coyotes at 7:00 P.M. Per the media notes, New Jersey earned a 15-8-1 record in back-to-back games last season, the club was 6-5-1 in first half games played and 9-3-0 in second half games played.

    The Devils earned a 2-0-0 record vs Arizona last season. Erik Haula enters tonight's contest with three points in his previous three games versus the Coyotes; white team captain Nico Hischier has earned at least a point in his last four games.

    Devils vs. Coyotes - Prudential Center

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      Projected Lineup

      New Jersey:

      Tyler Toffoli - Jack Hughes - Jesper Bratt

      Timo Meier - Nico Hischier - Dawson Mercer

      Ondrej Palat - Erik Haula -Alexander Holtz

      Tomas Nosek - Michael McLeod - Curtis Lazar

      Jonas Siegenthaler - Dougie Hamilton

      Kevin Bahl - John Marino

      Luke Hughes - Brendan Smith

      Akira Schmid

      Vitek Vanecek

      Arizona:

      Clayton Keller - Barrett Hayton - Nick Schmaltz

      Jason Zucker - Logan Cooley - Alex Kerfoot

      Matias Maccelli - Nick Bjugstad - Lawson Crouse

      Liam O'Brien - Jack McBain - Michael Carcone

      J.J. Moser - Matt Dumba

      Juuso Välimäki - Troy Stecher

      Sean Durzi - Josh Brown

      Karel Vejmelka

      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.

      Player to Watch: Kevin Bahl

      The young defenseman has played two career games versus the Coyotes and has two points (one goal, one assist). Bahl celebrated his first career NHL goal versus Arizona goaltender Karel Vejmelka on April 12, 2022.

      Arizona drafted Bahl 55th overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The 6-foot-6 defenseman was part of the trade package New Jersey received for Taylor Hall in 2019.