Devils play the Stars, look to break road slide

Wed, Mar 13, 2024
NHL News (AP)

New Jersey Devils (31-30-4, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Dallas Stars (40-18-9, first in the Central Division)

Dallas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Stars -143, Devils +114; over/under is 4

BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils hit the road against the Dallas Stars looking to break a three-game road losing streak.

Dallas is 40-18-9 overall and 19-9-4 in home games. The Stars have a +41 scoring differential, with 242 total goals scored and 201 conceded.

New Jersey has a 16-13-2 record on the road and a 31-30-4 record overall. The Devils have conceded 226 goals while scoring 212 for a -14 scoring differential.

Thursday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Stars won the previous meeting 6-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jason Robertson has 22 goals and 45 assists for the Stars. Wyatt Johnston has scored six goals with six assists over the last 10 games.

Jesper Bratt has 22 goals and 43 assists for the Devils. Jack Hughes has four goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 6-3-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.3 penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

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Devils: 3-7-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.3 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

INJURIES: Stars: Tyler Seguin: out (lower body), Evgenii Dadonov: out (lower body).

Devils: Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral), Nathan Bastian: out (upper body), Jonas Siegenthaler: day to day (upper body).

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