Devils Turn To Jake Allen Against Jets In First Half Of Back-To-Back

The New Jersey Devils will turn to Jake Allen Friday night at Canada Life Centre against the Winnipeg Jets. 

The 34-year-old will get his first crack at the top team in the Western Conference this season after his tandem partner, Jacob Markstrom, saw six pucks in his net earlier this month in the Devils' 6-1 loss to the Jets in Newark. 

Allen enters this game with a 12-14-1 record, a 2.56 goals-against average, and a .913 save percentage. He has three wins over his last five games and a 9-8-3 record against Winnipeg. 

The Devils will have a difficult task ahead of them as the Jets have a 26-6-4 record in their home arena. 

"There is a reason they are a 100-point team, already clinched playoffs, that is not by chance," Brenden Dillon said to NJD.TV. "I am not surprised to see where they are at. They are very disciplined, they have got great leadership, they have got skill, grit. Their goaltender is arguably the best goalie in the world, so they have got everything that it takes to win. I think for our group we have just got to be prepared for it." 

New Jersey's head coach, Sheldon Keefe, will use the following lineup against Connor Hellebuyck and the Jets:

Ondrej Palat - Nico Hischier - Timo Meier 

Erik Haula - Dawson Mercer - Jesper Bratt

Paul Cotter - Justin Dowling - Stefan Noesen

Tomas Tatar - Curtis Lazar - Nathan Bastian 

Luke Hughes - Brett Pesce

Brian Dumoulin - Johnathan Kovacevic 

Brenden Dillon - Simon Nemec 

Jake Allen 

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