Calgary takes road win streak into matchup with New Jersey

Wed, Feb 7, 2024
NHL News (AP)

Calgary Flames (23-22-5, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (25-20-3, sixth in the Metropolitan Division)

Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames will try to keep a three-game road win streak alive when they visit the New Jersey Devils.

New Jersey is 25-20-3 overall and 11-11-2 at home. The Devils have a 7-10-3 record when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.

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Calgary is 23-22-5 overall and 11-11-4 on the road. The Flames have gone 20-7-3 in games they score three or more goals.

The matchup Thursday is the second time these teams square off this season. The Devils won 4-2 in the previous meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Toffoli has 21 goals and 13 assists for the Devils. Simon Nemec has seven assists over the last 10 games.

Nazem Kadri has scored 16 goals with 26 assists for the Flames. Yegor Sharangovich has eight goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 4-5-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

Flames: 6-4-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.4 assists, 2.8 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.

INJURIES: Devils: Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral muscle), Jonas Siegenthaler: out (foot), Brendan Smith: out (knee), Jack Hughes: out (upper body), Tyler Toffoli: day to day (illness).

Flames: A.J. Greer: out (foot).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.