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KINGS (20-8-3) at DEVILS (16-9-4)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, FS-W, NHL.TV

Kings goalie Jonathan Quick is 6-0-0 in his past six games and has allowed two goals or fewer in seven straight starts. The Kings last won nine consecutive games from Jan. 21 to Feb. 6, 2010.
The Devils, who have lost two straight, will be without forward Marcus Johansson, who is day to day with an ankle bruise.

Players to watch

Kings center Anze Kopitar has 10 points (four goals, six assists) during a five-game point streak.
Devils goalie Cory Schneider is 3-2-1 with a 2.33 goals-against average and .924 save percentage in his past six starts.

They said it

"During the whole course of [the winning streak] we've had quality play from our goalies, no matter who plays, and our team has played really hard without the puck. Kopitar and [Dustin] Brown have really led the way offensively, and Tanner [Pearson] and Tyler [Toffoli] have really come around. We've gotten production from up and down our lineup, so when those things are in place, you usually have a chance to win." -- Kings coach John Stevens
"You can't spend Game 30 looking at Game 80 and where you're going to be, but I think this early in the season you can set yourself up to be there. All these games count and mean just as much as they do later, so we need to get that mentality that we've had a nice start. But let's not let it unravel and give back all the hard work we've put in." -- Devils goalie Cory Schneider

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Kings projected lineup
Devils projected lineup
Status report

Clifford is expected to return to the lineup after missing the past 28 past games with an upper-body injury. ... Kempe is questionable. ... Santini will play after serving one game as a healthy scratch.

Stat pack

The Kings are 5-0-0 against the Metropolitan Division. ... Doughty has five points (goal, four assists) in his past three games. ... Noesen has three points (goal, two assists) during a three-game point streak.