The Devils are in the midst a four-game slump, and in order to avoid a season-long five-game losing streak, everyone will need to be on board.
"Our focus is on how we've got to play," coach John Hynes said. "It's about getting to our game and making sure we're ready to play here tonight."
New Jersey trails Philadelphia by three points in the standings. The Devils currently hold the first Wild Card spot in the East, while the Flyers are in third place in the Metropolitan Division.
Hynes is just trying to focus on the day-to-day, as opposed to living by the standings.
"We've gone on some runs where we've bumped up the standings," Hynes said. "It's going to be a tight race. It is a tight race. There are other teams that will go on some runs, and we're going through adversity. At the end of the day, every team in our division is extremely competitive, including us. You can't live game-by-game here, you've got to stay with it, keep grinding, play well."
If the Devils are going to get back in the win column, they'll have to do it without forwards Brian Boyle and John Quenneville. Neither made the trip Philadelphia. Boyle has a right shoulder injury, while Quenneville has a right knee injury. Both are considered day-to-day.
With Boyle and Quenneville unavailable, the team called up forward Nick Lappin for a second time this season.
"I want to come in and provide some energy," Lappin said. "Get in on the forecheck, try to stop pucks, and if we can contribute somehow on the scoresheet that would be awesome. They're in the mix too of the playoffs. The game is going to be fast and physical with an intense atmosphere out there."
Keith Kinkaid gets the start in net against the Flyers, a team he has found success against in his career. Kinkaid is 5-1-0 over his career versus Philadelphia.
"[It's a] big game," Kinkaid said. "It doesn't matter what's happened before. We've put ourselves in a really good spot to compete the rest of the season.
The Devils are 1-2-0 against the Flyers this season, and Kinkaid is leaning on a phrase rather familiar to the Philadelphia faithful to spark his team.
"I guess you could say we're underdogs," Kinkaid said. "And what better city to be an underdog than Philadelphia."
