Overview
- New Jersey enters its first losing streak of the season after being outscored 13-6 by San Jose and Colorado on the road.
- The Devils have not held a lead during their four-game West Coast trip, including a 5-2 defeat to the Sharks on Thursday.
- Colorado scored the first five and the final three goals against Jacob Markstrom, while San Jose’s William Eklund scored 42 seconds in on Jake Allen.
- The 13 goals allowed across the past two games mark the club’s worst two-game stretch since Oct. 22-24, 2024.
- Los Angeles has collected points lately despite defensive issues, going 4-0-2 without a regulation loss since Oct. 16 and falling 4-3 in a shootout to Detroit on Thursday.