Devils at Coyotes preview

DEVILS (15-6-4) at COYOTES (6-18-4)
8 p.m. ET; FS-A, MSG+, NHL.TV

The Coyotes, who have the fewest home wins (2-8-1), are trying to end a three-game losing streak (0-2-1).
Former Devils goalie Scott Wedgewood will start for the Coyotes. Keith Kinkaid will start for New Jersey.

Players to watch

Devils forward Taylor Hall has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past four games. Hall has 27 points (12 goals, 15 assists) in 25 career games against the Coyotes.
Coyotes forward Derek Stepan has 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) in 33 career games against the Devils.

They said it

"At 26 years old, he's been a top-three, four guy on a real good team in the League and very competitive. He plays in all different situations. That's something we were looking to add." -- Devils general manager Ray Shero on defenseman Sami Vatanen, acquired in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday
"If I give them some steady minutes and create some offense, I'll be doing my job."-- Coyotes forward Dylan Strome](https://www.nhl.com/player/dylan-strome-8478440) on moving back to center after two games at wing

Devils projected lineup

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

Coyotes projected lineup

Brendan Perlini -- Derek Stepan -- Tobias Rieder
Max Domi -- Christian Dvorak -- Clayton Keller
Jordan Martinook -- Brad Richardson -- Zac Rinaldo
Anthony Duclair -- Dylan Strome -- Christian Fischer
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Jason Demers
Alex Goligoski -- Luke Schenn
Joel Hanley
-- Kevin Connauton
Scott Wedgewood
Marek Langhamer
Scratched:Nick Cousins, Andrew Campbell
Injured:Jakob Chychrun (lower body), Niklas Hjalmarsson (lower body), Antti Raanta (upper body)

Status report

The Devils did not skate Saturday morning. … Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said Raanta and Chychrun could play against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena. Entering Saturday, Raanta had missed the past five games. Chychrun, who had knee surgery in the offseason, hasn't played this season.

Stat pack

Hischier has three points (two goals, one assist) in his past four games. … Domi, who scored on opening night, has one goal since then (27 games), an empty-net goal in a 4-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre on Nov. 20.