New Jersey Devils (21-9-2, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Florida Panthers (15-14-4, fifth in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Panthers -138, Devils +117; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils are looking to stop their six-game skid with a victory against the Florida Panthers.
Florida is 15-14-4 overall and 8-4-3 at home. The Panthers rank sixth in the league serving 10.7 penalty minutes per game.
New Jersey is 21-9-2 overall and 11-2-1 on the road. The Devils have gone 19-2-2 when scoring three or more goals.
Wednesday’s game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The Panthers won 4-2 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matthew Tkachuk has scored 14 goals with 25 assists for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Jesper Bratt has 10 goals and 21 assists for the Devils. Jack Hughes has six goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 5-5-0, averaging 3.3 goals, six assists, 4.2 penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Devils: 3-5-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.1 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: Anthony Duclair: out (achilles), Anton Lundell: out (upper body), Chris Tierney: out (concussion), Radko Gudas: out (concussion), Patric Hornqvist: out (upper-body), Aleksander Barkov: day to day (leg).
Devils: Ondrej Palat: out (groin), Jonathan Bernier: out (hip), Nathan Bastian: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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