New Jersey hosts Carolina on 5-game home skid

Carolina Hurricanes (50-20-8, first within the Metropolitan) vs. New Jersey Devils (27-43-7, seventh within the Metropolitan)

Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: New Jersey takes on Carolina trying to break its five-game residence slide.

The Devils are 9-13-2 towards opponents within the Metropolitan. New Jersey ranks tenth within the Jap Convention recording 8.1 factors per recreation, averaging 3.0 targets and 5.1 assists.

The Hurricanes are 13-8-1 towards the remainder of their division. Carolina is thirteenth within the Jap Convention with 34.1 photographs per recreation and is averaging 3.3 targets.

Carolina knocked off New Jersey 2-1 within the final assembly between these groups on Jan. 29.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jack Hughes leads the Devils with 26 targets, including 30 assists and totaling 56 factors. Yegor Sharangovich has six targets during the last 10 video games for New Jersey.

Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes with 36 targets and has 78 factors. Jordan Staal has 11 factors during the last 10 video games for Carolina.

LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 3-5-2, averaging 3.2 targets, 5.3 assists, 3.3 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes whereas giving up 3.7 targets per recreation with an .872 save share.

Hurricanes: 5-5-0, averaging 3.1 targets, 5.6 assists, 3.7 penalties and eight.2 penalty minutes whereas permitting 3.1 targets per recreation with an .873 save share.

INJURIES: Devils: Miles Wooden: out for season (hip), Jack Hughes: out for season (knee), Jonas Siegenthaler: out for season (hand).

Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen: out (undisclosed), Jesperi Kotkaniemi: day after day (undisclosed), Jordan Staal: day after day (higher physique).

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