The Devils host the New York Islanders Friday night at Prudential Center.
The game will be the first time this season New Jersey wears its 2022 Reverse Retro jerseys in a home game and the first 9000 fans to arrive at Prudential Center will receive a Chico & Nico Reverse Retro bobblehead presented Pepsi!
You can watch the game on MSGSN2 or listen on the Devils Hockey Network.
Read the game preview below and check back following the morning skate for our Pre-Game Story, videos, lineup updates, and more!
Stay tuned after the Devils 10:30 a.m. morning skate for full details…
DEVILS (20-4-1) vs ISLANDERS (16-11-0)
TV: 7:00 p.m. ET; Televised on MSGSN2
Head-to-Head
The Devils host the Islanders for the first time this season as the two teams meet for the second time this year. Back on Oct. 20 in just their fourth game of the season, the Devils beat the Islanders in a game where Jack Hughes scored his first goal of the season, Nico Hischier had a three-point night (1g, 2a) and Ondrej Palat had two goals.
Devils team scope:
The Devils will hit the ice in their 2022 Reverse Retro jerseys at Prudential Center for the first time and in celebration of the evening, the first 9000 fans will receive a commemorative dual bobblehead with Nico Hischier and Chico Resch.
Coming off their shutout victory to the Chicago Blackhawks, the Devils have had two consecutive days of practice between games. The shutout against Chicago was the second time this season that New Jersey has held its opponent off the scoresheet.
Since the team’s loss to Toronto on Nov. 23, the team has gone 5-0-1 with points in six consecutive games since. Jack Hughes is currently on a six-game point streak with six goals and four assists, and nine points in his last five games. His six-game win streak ties a career-high.
Islanders team scope:
The Islanders are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games entering Friday night’s game. In their last game, the Islanders were beaten by the St. Louis Blues, in a high-scoring 7-4 final.
In the loss, the Islanders lost one of their top defensemen in Adam Pelech, who is considered day-to-day and not officially ruled out for the game against the Devils.
At practice on Thursday, the Islanders used the following lineup, with Robin Salo filling in on defense in Pelech’s absence.
Bailey-Barzal-Wahlstrom
Lee-Nelson-Beauvillier
Parise-Pageau-Holmstrom
Martin-Cizikas-Clutterbuck
Romanov-Mayfield
Salo-Pulock
Aho-Mayfield
By the numbers:
Jack Hughes has 11 multi-point games in 26 games this season, the most of any player on the current roster. Jesper Bratt ranks second with seven multi-point games (26 GP), while Nico Hischier rounds out the top three with six in 25 games played.
Zach Parise has played in 109 consecutive games with the Islanders, not having missed a game since joining the team in Oct. 2021.
Injury Updates:
Devils
Jonathan Bernier (Hip – LTIR)
Ondrej Palat (Groin – IR)
Mackenzie Blackwood (Sprained MCL – 3 to 6 Weeks)
Nathan Bastian (Upper Body – Indefinite)
Islanders
Adam Pelech (Upper Body – day-to-day)
Cal Clutterbuck (Upper Body – day-to-day)
Kyle Palmieri (Upper Body – LTIR)