New Jersey visits Philadelphia, looks to break road losing streak
New Jersey Devils (10-11-5, sixth in the Metropolitan) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (10-12-4, seventh in the Metropolitan)
Philadelphia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
LINE: Flyers -141, Devils +118; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: New Jersey visits Philadelphia looking to stop its four-game road skid.
The Flyers are 2-4-1 against Metropolitan opponents. Philadelphia is 10th in the Eastern Conference with 31.0 shots per game and is averaging 2.5 goals.
The Devils are 7-4-3 in Eastern Conference play. New Jersey ranks 22nd in the Eastern Conference with 31.8 shots per game and is averaging 2.8 goals.
New Jersey took down Philadelphia 3-0 in the last meeting between these teams on Dec. 8.
TOP PERFORMERS: Claude Giroux has 23 total points for the Flyers, 10 goals and 13 assists. Travis Konecny has 6 points over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.
Jesper Bratt leads the Devils with 16 total assists and has 24 points. Andreas Johnsson has three goals and five assists over the last 10 games for New Jersey.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 2-7-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.4 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 4.1 goals per game with an .885 save percentage.
Devils: 2-6-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while allowing 3.3 goals per game with an .888 save percentage.
INJURIES: Flyers: Derick Brassard: day to day (undisclosed).
Devils: None listed.
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