New Jersey Devils (9-14-5, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Nashville Predators (12-10-5, sixth in the Central Division)
Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New Jersey aims to stop its four-game losing streak when the Devils take on Nashville.
The Predators are 7-5-4 at home. Nashville has scored 88 goals and ranks seventh in the league averaging 3.3 per game. Filip Forsberg leads the team with 10.
The Devils have gone 5-7-0 away from home. New Jersey has converted on 13.6% of power-play opportunities, scoring 14 power-play goals.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Forsberg leads the Predators with 10 goals, adding eight assists and collecting 18 points. Calle Jarnkrok has
Kyle Palmieri leads the Devils with a plus-three in 28 games played this season. Blake Coleman has collected 9 points over the last 10 games for New Jersey.
LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 3-6-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.9 penalties and nine penalty minutes while allowing 3.5 goals per game with a .888 save percentage.
Predators: 3-5-2, averaging 2.3 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game with a .880 save percentage.
Predators Injuries: Mikael Granlund: day to day (lower body).
Devils Injuries: Kevin Rooney: out (upper body), Sami Vatanen: out (upper body), Nico Hischier: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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