NEW JERSEY DEVILS (5-1-0) vs MINNESOTA WILD (3-3-1)

New Jersey are home to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.

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MORNING SKATE RECAP

NEWARK, NJ - The Devils did not hold a morning skate due to playing on back-to-back nights. Head coach Sheldon Keefe met with the media ahead of the game.

Noesen Returns

The team announced that forward Stefan Noesen (groin) has been removed from the Injured, Non-Roster list and will make his season debut tonight against Minnesota.

“It’s another player that adds to our depth,” Keefe said. “He had a real good season for us last year. He helped us in a lot of different ways up and down the lineup, power play. It’s good to get him back involved. He worked hard to get himself ready. It’s tough not having a camp or preseason games any time you’re coming off a surgery like he is. We’ll get him back involved here today. We’ll see where he’s at and how quickly we’ll get him up to speed.”

Daws In, Other Game-Time Decisions

While Noesen will play, the rest of the lineup is still being decided upon.

“We have some game-time decisions,” Keefe said. “We have to see after warmup exactly what it looks like.”

Goaltender Nico Daws though is scheduled to make his season debut.

“Play the same way he did last year for us when called on, that’s all you’re looking for,” Keefe said. “We want our team to do a good job in front of him and make his job a little bit easier.

“He should just be confident with how he performed last season with this group and look to do the same.”

THE SCOOP

After starting their season with a loss in Carolina, the Devils have gone on a tear through their schedule. Against a plethora of tough opponents, New Jersey has put together a stretch of five straight wins for the first time since January 2023. Led by superstar Jack Hughes, who has six goals in his last three games, the Devils have defeated the Leafs, Oilers, Panthers, Blue Jackets and Lightning over their five game win streak.

Nico Daws is expected to make his season debut in net, while there is a possibility that forward Stefan Noesen makes his season debut.

The Minnesota Wild are coming off a 3-1 win against the Rangers and will close out a five game road trip when they visit New Jersey on Wednesday. The Wild are 1-2-1 on their trip, so far. The Wild come into New Jersey with the leagues top power play, with a 34.5 percent success rate, which will go up against New Jersey’s third-ranked penalty kill. While the Wild’s power play is top notch, they do struggle on the penalty kill, clocking in at 26th of 32 teams, with just a 72.2 percent success rate.

WHO’S HOT

Devils: He's on a heater! Jack Hughes has six goals in his past three games, including a hat trick performance on Tuesday night in Toronto.

Wild:

There should be little surprise that it’s Kirill Kaprizov who leads the Wild. He has 10 points in seven games, with five goals and five assists, his five goals lead the team.

INJURIES

Devils:
Dadonov (hand), month-to-month
Kovacevic (knee), month-to-month
McLaughlin (undisclosed)
Lammikko (lower body)
MacEwen (upper body), week-to-week
Markstrom (lower body), week-to-week

Wild:

Bogosian (lower body), IR
Rossi (undisclosed) day-to-day
Sturm (back), IR
Zuccarello (lower body), IR

REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

• Oct. 22 vs. New Jersey
• Jan. 12 at Minnesota

GAME NOTES

• The Devils posted their first five-game winning streak since winning five straight from Jan. 7 - 16, 2023.
• Jack Hughes registered two goals against Toronto for his 27th multi-goal game to pass Claude Lemieux and Stefan Richer for 5th most multi-goal games in franchise history.
• Jesper Bratt has at least a point in every game this season for New Jersey, his streak stretching to six games. Bratt has three goals and five assists.
• Hughes recorded his 37th career three-point game against Edmonton, passing Matthew Tkachuk for 5th most among U.S.-born players by the age of 25. He trails only Jeremy Roenick (54), Jimmy Carson (49), Pat LaFontaine (45) and Mike Modano (43).