New Jersey Devils (27-17-6, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (24-20-4, in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Montreal Canadiens after Dawson Mercer scored two goals in the Devils' 5-1 win against the Boston Bruins.
Montreal has a 13-8-3 record at home and a 24-20-4 record overall. The Canadiens have gone 20-8-1 when scoring at least three goals.
New Jersey has gone 13-9-2 on the road and 27-17-6 overall. The Devils have scored 153 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 10th in NHL play.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Devils won the previous meeting 5-3. Jesper Bratt scored two goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lane Hutson has three goals and 34 assists for the Canadiens. Kirby Dach has five goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
Bratt has 15 goals and 38 assists for the Devils. Jack Hughes has three goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 7-2-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.1 assists, 4.5 penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Devils: 3-4-3, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.5 assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canadiens: None listed.
Devils: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
