Flames at Devils preview

FLAMES (27-18-8) at DEVILS (27-17-8)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, SNW, NHL.TV

Hall has 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in his past 11 games. Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak had 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in a 12-game streak from Nov. 22-Dec. 18, and Tampa Bay Lightning center Tyler Johnson had 18 points (eight goals, 10 assists) in a 12-game streak from Dec. 2-31.
Forward John Quenneville, recalled from Binghamton of the American Hockey League on Feb. 2, will make his season debut for the Devils.
Backup goalie David Rittich will start for the Flames, who seek their third straight win and are playing the first of back-to-back games. Calgary plays at the New York Rangers on Friday.

Players to watch

Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau has a three-game point streak (one goal, three assists), and 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) in his past 15 games.
Devils forward Kyle Palmieri has six points (three goals, three assists) in the past four games.

They said it

"The Devils are definitely a fast group so we've got to be smart with the puck. They have some good offense over there too, so we can't turn pucks over and make it easy for them. We have to make sure we're doing the little things right." -- Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau
"Watching my linemates (
Nico Hischier
and Jesper Bratt) play the way they have has added another element to our team. For an 18-year-old to play center the way [Hischier] has is not easy to do and I don't think he doesn't get enough credit for that." -- Devils left wing Taylor Hall

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Micheal Ferland
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett -- Mark Jankowski -- Troy Brouwer
Ryan Lomberg -- Matt Stajan -- Garnet Hathaway
Mark Giordano -- Dougie Hamilton
TJ Brodie -- Travis Hamonic
Brett Kulak -- Michael Stone
David Rittich
Mike Smith
Scratched:Matt Bartkowski, Curtis Lazar, Marek Hrivik
Injured:Kris Versteeg (hip)

Devils projected lineup

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

Status report

Lomberg will dress in place of Lazar. ... Boyle did not attend the skate for personal reasons but is expected to play. If he doesn't, the Devils will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen.

Stat pack

Frolik will play in his 700th NHL game. Backlund has five points (one goal, four assists) in the past five games. ... Zajac has four points (three goals, one assist) in the past two games.