Vancouver Canucks (2-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (1-2, in the Metropolitan Division)
Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host the Vancouver Canucks after Luke Evangelista scored two goals in the Devils’ 5-3 loss to the Utah Mammoth.
New Jersey had a 42-37-3 record overall and a 21-17-3 record in home games last season. The Devils scored 2.8 goals per game last season while allowing 3.1 per game.
Vancouver went 25-49-8 overall and 16-22-3 on the road last season. The Canucks scored 210 total goals last season (2.6 per game on 25.8 shots per game).
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
INJURIES: Devils: Jonas Siegenthaler: day to day (undisclosed), Nick Bjugstad: out (pectoral), Johnathan Kovacevic: out (knee), Seamus Casey: out (knee), Connor Brown: out (lower-body).
Canucks: Thatcher Demko: out (hip), Akil Thomas: out (undisclosed), Filip Chytil: out (shoulder), Mackenzie MacEachern: out (undisclosed), Jack Thompson: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
By The Associated Press
