Carolina Hurricanes (23-6-6, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (23-11-2, second in the Metropolitan Division)
Newark, New Jersey; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes will try to keep their 10-game win streak alive when they visit the New Jersey Devils.
New Jersey has a 6-5-1 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 23-11-2 record overall. The Devils rank seventh in NHL play with 120 total goals (averaging 3.3 per game).
Carolina is 9-1-0 against the Metropolitan Division and 23-6-6 overall. The Hurricanes have an 8-1-0 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Sunday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Hurricanes won the previous meeting 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nico Hischier has scored 15 goals with 18 assists for the Devils. Jack Hughes has seven goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Andrei Svechnikov has 18 goals and 13 assists for the Hurricanes. Brent Burns has seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 2-7-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.1 assists, 3.9 penalties and 11.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 10-0-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.1 assists, four penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 1.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Devils: Ondrej Palat: out (groin), John Marino: out (upper body), Jonathan Bernier: out (hip), Ryan Graves: out (lower body), Nathan Bastian: out (upper-body).
Hurricanes: Ondrej Kase: out (concussion), Frederik Andersen: out (undisclosed), Jake Gardiner: out (hip/back), Max Pacioretty: out (achilles).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
