Overview
- Florida sits eight points behind Boston for the final Eastern wild card, with New Jersey three points back of the Panthers and near the bottom of the conference.
- The NHL trade deadline arrives Friday at 3 p.m. ET, and reporting frames both clubs as more likely to sell; New Jersey signed AHL rookie Matyas Melovsky to a two-year entry-level deal.
- Sergei Bobrovsky is 22-18-1 with an .872 save percentage and a 3.13 GAA, and he yielded five goals on 26 shots in Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the Islanders.
- The Devils show extreme situational splits, going 19-0-0 when leading after two periods and 1-20-1 when trailing after two.
- Tonight’s game is at Prudential Center at 7:00 p.m. ET, televised on TNT and MAX, and opens a seven-game homestand for New Jersey.