New Jersey Devils News

Bernier led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.

Bernier stopped all 34 shots that he faced in Red Wings shutout win over the Sharks on Tuesday. Bernier has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.78 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout in his last six starts. He's been terrific but it's hard to warrant starting him behind the league's worst offence. Especially in Dallas, where the starts are 12-3-1 while scoring 3.19 goals per game in their last 16.

Jonathan Bernier
Markstrom will start Thursday vs. the Blackhawks.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 51 shots in the Canucks win over the Kings last Saturday. It was a fantastic game for Markstrom, who has won four straight while posting a 2.24 GAA and .941 SV%. He has gone 7-5-2 with a 2.48 GAA, .924 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this year but will face a Chicago team that is heating up, winning five of their last six with 3.83 goals per game.

Jacob Markstrom
Hughes (upper-body) will not play on Thursday.

Hughes was banged up late in Tuesday's shootout win over the Bruins but returned to the game and played in overtime. He was on the ice for Thursday's morning skate but will not play tonight, but his availability for the skate suggests it's a very minor issue.

Jack Hughes
Bernier is expected to start Friday in Dallas.

Bernier stopped all 34 shots that he faced in Red Wings shutout win over the Sharks on Tuesday. Bernier has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.78 GAA, .951 SV% and one shutout in his last six starts. He's been terrific but it's hard to warrant starting him behind the league's worst offence. Especially in Dallas, where the starts are 12-3-1 while scoring 3.19 goals per game in their last 16.

Jonathan Bernier
Allen will start Tuesday in Arizona.

Allen allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Blues win in San Jose on December 21st. Jordan Binnington started the last three games but it looks like Allen will start New Year's Even in Arizona. Allen has gone 4-1-0 with a 1.39 GAA, .958 SV% and one shutout in his last six outings (five starts). He draws a solid road matchup in Arizona, vs. a Coyotes team that has lost three in a row while scoring just 1.67 goals per game.

Jake Allen
Allen is expected to start Tuesday in Arizona.

Allen allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Blues win in San Jose on December 21st. Jordan Binnington started the last three games but it looks like Allen will start New Year's Even in Arizona. Allen has gone 4-1-0 with a 1.39 GAA, .958 SV% and one shutout in his last six outings (five starts). He draws a solid road matchup in Arizona, vs. a Coyotes team that has lost three in a row while scoring just 1.67 goals per game.

Jake Allen
Bernier will start Tuesday vs. the Sharks.

Bernier stopped 37 of 39 shots in the Red Wings 2-1 loss in Tampa Bay on Sunday. It was a strong outing from Bernier, who has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.21 GAA and .940 SV% in his last five starts. Despite playing for the worst team in the NHL, Bernier has played very well recently and draws a nice matchup tonight vs. San Jose--the Sharks have lost four straight on the road while scoring just 1.25 goals per game.

Jonathan Bernier
Markstrom will start Saturday vs. the Kings.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Canucks 4-2 win over the Oilers on Monday. Markstrom followed up his three-game losing streak with a three-game winning streak, stopping 94 of the 101 shots (.931 SV%) that he has faced. Markstrom has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .921 SV% in his first two starts against Los Angeles this season.

Jacob Markstrom
Markstrom is expected to start Saturday vs. the Kings.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Canucks 4-2 win over the Oilers on Monday. Markstrom followed up his three-game losing streak with a three-game winning streak, stopping 94 of the 101 shots (.931 SV%) that he has faced. Markstrom has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .921 SV% in his first two starts against Los Angeles this season.

Jacob Markstrom
Sprong has been recalled from San Diego (AHL) and is expected to make his season debut on Sunday.

Ryan Getzlaf and Jakob Silfverberg are out with the flu and Rickard Rakell has an upper-body injury, paving the way for Sprong to appear in his 90th career NHL game on Sunday. The 22-year-old has 18 points (7G / 11A) in 24 AHL games this season and had 19 points (14G / 5A) in 47 NHL games last year.

Daniel Sprong