Overview
- Puck drop is 7:00 p.m. ET at Prudential Center, with coverage on MSGSN and Devils Hockey Net.
- New Jersey is 23-21-2 after a 5-2 win in Minnesota that halted a rough road stretch; Seattle is 21-15-8.
- Jacob Markstrom started Monday’s win, and reports suggest Jake Allen could start tonight, though the team had not announced a starter.
- Projected Devils goaltenders are Jake Allen and Jacob Markstrom, with injuries listed as Marc McLaughlin (undisclosed) and Zack MacEwen (upper body, out for season), and a team total of 227 man-games lost.
- Previews note conflicting all-time records between the clubs, and this is the first of two meetings this month with the rematch on Jan. 25 in Seattle.