Devils visit the Lightning after Miller’s 2-goal game
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New Jersey Devils (21-15-2, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (20-17-5, fourth in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after Colin Miller scored two goals in the Devils’ 6-4 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Tampa Bay has gone 12-5-3 in home games and 20-17-5 overall. The Lightning are sixth in league play serving 10.9 penalty minutes per game.
New Jersey has gone 12-6-0 on the road and 21-15-2 overall. The Devils have scored and allowed 135 goals this season for an even scoring differential.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has 28 goals and 39 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has five goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Jesper Bratt has 14 goals and 31 assists for the Devils. Michael McLeod has scored five goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 6-4-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.8 penalties and 10.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Devils: 5-4-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.5 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: Haydn Fleury: out (hand), Mikhail Sergachev: out (lower body), Tanner Jeannot: out (lower body).
Devils: Ondrej Palat: day to day (lower body), Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral muscle), Timo Meier: out (mid-body), Jonas Siegenthaler: out (foot), Jack Hughes: out (upper body), Tomas Nosek: out (upper body), Nolan Foote: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.