Ducks at Devils preview

DUCKS (14-11-8) at DEVILS (18-9-5)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, KCOP-13, NHL.TV

Hall, who leads the team with 31 points (11 goals, 20 assists) in 30 games, missed the past two games with a right knee contusion. Palmieri has missed the past 12 games with a broken right foot.
Also returning is forward Adam Henrique, who was traded by the Devils to Anaheim on Nov. 30 with forward
Joseph Blandisi
and a third-round selection in the 2018 NHL Draft for defenseman Sami Vatanen and a conditional draft pick.
Anaheim is playing the third game of a six-game trip, its longest of the season. The Ducks lost 3-2 in overtime Saturday to the Washington Capitals but have points in each of their past seven games (3-0-4).

Players to watch

Henrique has six points (three goals, three assists) in eight games for the Ducks. His five-game scoring streak after coming to Anaheim is the second-longest in team history; Teemu Selanne had points in each of his first 15 games with the Ducks in 1995-96.
Devils center Brian Boyle had three points (one goal, two assists) Friday against the Dallas Stars, tying his NHL single-game career high.

They said it

"Now that I have had a little time to settle in [in Anaheim], it is nice to be back here so soon. It's been a little different coming in and coming to this side, to this locker room. I got to spend a night or two at home, which is always great. It has been nice to be back." -- Ducks forward Adam Henrique.
"I'm actually pretty calm right now. I think it will be OK when you start to play, and you just start to play hockey.'" - Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen on his first game against his former team

Ducks projected lineup

Kevin Roy
-- Ryan Getzlaf -- Jakob Silfverberg
Andrew Cogliano -- Adam Henrique -- Rickard Rakell
Nick Ritchie -- Antoine Vermette -- Ondrej Kase
Chris Wagner -- Derek Grant -- Logan Shaw
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Francois Beauchemin -- Brandon Montour
Kevin Bieksa -- Cam Fowler
Ryan Miller
John Gibson
Scratched:Korbinian Holzer, Dennis Rasmussen, Joseph Blandisi
Injured:Corey Perry (lower body), Ryan Kesler (hip)

Devils projected lineup

Taylor Hall -- Nico Hischier -- Kyle Palmieri
Blake Coleman - Travis Zajac -- Brian Gibbons
Jesper Bratt -- Brian Boyle -- Stefan Noesen
Miles Wood
-- Pavel Zacha -- Drew Stafford
John Moore -- Sami Vatanen
Andy Greene -- Steve Santini
Will Butcher -- Damon Severson
Cory Schneider
Keith Kinkaid
Scratched:Dalton Prout, Jimmy Hayes, Ben Lovejoy
Injured:Mirco Mueller (upper body), Marcus Johansson (ankle)

Status report

Ritchie is expected to return after missing the past three games with an upper-body injury. … Johansson is on injured reserve and will miss his third game since being injured on Dec. 9. He hopes to play against the New York Rangers on Thursday.

Stat pack

Anaheim's penalty-killers are 16-for-16 in the Ducks' past six games. … Vatanen leads New Jersey defensemen in average ice time through eight games since the trade (21:53).