Chicago Blackhawks (11-25-2, eighth in the Central Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (20-14-2, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)
Newark, New Jersey; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Devils -413, Blackhawks +319; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host the Chicago Blackhawks after Michael McLeod's two-goal game against the Washington Capitals in the Devils' 6-3 win.
New Jersey is 20-14-2 overall and 8-8-2 in home games. The Devils have gone 11-2-1 in games decided by a goal.
Chicago has an 11-25-2 record overall and a 4-16-1 record on the road. The Blackhawks are 3-12-0 in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.
Friday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Devils won the previous matchup 4-2. McLeod scored two goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jesper Bratt has scored 14 goals with 29 assists for the Devils. Dawson Mercer has six goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Jason Dickinson has scored 12 goals with six assists for the Blackhawks. Nick Foligno has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Blackhawks: 2-7-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 4.1 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 4.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Devils: Ondrej Palat: day to day (lower body), Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral muscle), Timo Meier: day to day (mid-body), Tomas Nosek: out (upper body), Nolan Foote: out (upper body).
Blackhawks: Seth Jones: out (upper body), Anthony Beauvillier: out (wrist), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Tyler Johnson: out (foot), Samuel Savoie: out (leg), Joey Anderson: out (shoulder), Andreas Athanasiou: out (groin), Taylor Raddysh: out (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
