New Jersey Devils (8-7-1, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (8-6-3, fifth in the Atlantic Division)
Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Devils -133, Red Wings +112; over/under is 7
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings and the New Jersey Devils face off in Eastern Conference action.
Detroit is 5-3-2 at home and 8-6-3 overall. The Red Wings have committed 82 total penalties (4.8 per game) to rank fifth in NHL play.
New Jersey is 8-7-1 overall and 5-3-0 on the road. The Devils have scored 23 power-play goals, which leads the league.
The teams match up Wednesday for the second time this season. The Devils won 4-3 in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Larkin has five goals and 12 assists for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond has scored six goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.
Jesper Bratt has scored eight goals with 15 assists for the Devils. Luke Hughes has eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 3-5-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.3 assists, 4.5 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Devils: 5-5-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.7 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Red Wings: Matt Luff: out (upper body), Jake Walman: day to day (undisclosed).
Devils: Timo Meier: day to day (undisclosed), Brian Halonen: out (lower body), Nico Hischier: out (upper body), Nico Daws: out (hip), 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.
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