Blue Jackets at Devils preview

BLUE JACKETS (20-12-3) at DEVILS (12-15-7)
12:30 p.m. ET; SN, MSG+, FS-O, NHL.TV

The Blue Jackets won 4-3 at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday for their fourth victory in their past five games (4-0-1). The top line of center Pierre-Luc Dubois with left wing Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson combined for three goals, five assists and a plus-12 rating.
The Devils ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win against the Ottawa Senators on Friday. Keith Kinkaid will earn his second straight start after making 25 saves against the Senators.
Players to watch
Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past 12 games.
Devils left wing Taylor Hall has a three-game point streak (three goals, one assist) and 18 points (six goals, 12 assists) in his past 13 games.

They said it

"We've been getting chances. The past couple games I think we've been working hard, reloading, forechecking well and we got a couple chances even [Saturday] off the forecheck and backchecking and getting turnovers. I think the past couple games we've been going in the right direction." -- Blue Jackets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois on the play of the top line
"Like me, [Nico Hischier] might not be feeling as good about his game as he wants, but when you look at his numbers and the players he has to play against every night, I think you're seeing a guy that will battle through that and keep getting better and better, and, as I said last season, I'm lucky to play with him." -- Devils left wing Taylor Hall

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno -- Alexander Wennberg -- Anthony Duclair
Oliver Bjorkstrand -- Boone Jenner -- Josh Anderson
Markus Hannikainen -- Brandon Dubinsky -- Riley Nash
Zach Werenski -- Seth Jones
Ryan Murray -- Markus Nutivaara
Scott Harrington -- David Savard
Joonas Korpisalo
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Lukas Sedlak, Dean Kukan
Injured: None

Devils projected lineup

Taylor Hall -- Nico Hischier -- Kyle Palmieri
Miles Wood -- Travis Zajac -- Blake Coleman
John Quenneville -- Pavel Zacha -- Jesper Bratt
Brian Boyle -- Brett Seney -- Drew Stafford
Andy Greene -- Damon Severson
Sami Vatanen -- Steven Santini
Will Butcher -- Ben Lovejoy
Keith Kinkaid
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Mirco Mueller, Egor Yakovlev, Stefan Noesen
Injured: Cory Schneider (abdominal strain), Joey Anderson (broken ankle), Marcus Johansson (upper body)

Status report

The Devils and Blue Jackets will not have a morning skate.

Stat pack

Harrington has NHL career highs in assists (nine) and points (10). ... Palmieri has a three-game point streak (one goal, four assists) and 11 points (six goals, five assists) in his past eight games.