Tampa Bay tries to stop road losing streak, faces New Jersey

Tampa Bay Lightning (22-15-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (25-15-4, in the Metropolitan Division)

Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning hit the road against the New Jersey Devils looking to break a three-game road skid.

New Jersey has a 25-15-4 record overall and a 12-6-3 record on its home ice. The Devils have scored 139 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank eighth in NHL play.

Tampa Bay has a 22-15-2 record overall and a 9-9-1 record on the road. The Lightning have a 22-5-1 record when scoring at least three goals.

Saturday's game is the third time these teams match up this season. The Lightning won 4-0 in the previous matchup.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nico Hischier has 19 goals and 17 assists for the Devils. Timo Meier has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Brayden Point has 25 goals and 22 assists for the Lightning. Brandon Hagel has four goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 4-5-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.4 assists, four penalties and 10.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

Lightning: 5-5-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.6 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.

INJURIES: Devils: None listed.

Lightning: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.