Devils at Blackhawks preview

DEVILS (10-4-2) at BLACKHAWKS (8-7-2)
7 p.m. ET; NBCSCH, MSG+, NHL.TV

The Blackhawks, who had lost two straight games and seven of 10 (4-5-1), rallied from down two goals to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime Saturday. They were held to two goals or fewer in nine of their previous 12 games.

Players to watch

Devils left wing Taylor Hall is two points from reaching 400 in his NHL career.
Blackhawks rookie forward Alex DeBrincat has six points (four goals, two assists) in his past six games.

They said it

"I think our team was starting to get a little down on ourselves. We weren't getting the results we wanted, but this is a good way to propel us into the weekend. It's a big back-to-back for us. I'm looking forward to playing Chicago tomorrow night." -- Devils forward Kyle Palmieri after the win Saturday
"That's a big comeback win and one we needed in the room. Hopefully we can keep moving with this. Getting two goals was nice. I get a few puck bounces there and get lucky and it goes in. But it was good timing for me. We definitely needed this win." -- Alex DeBrincat after a three-point game (two goals, assist) against the Hurricanes

Devils projected lineup

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

Blackhawks projected lineup

Brandon Saad -- Jonathan Toews -- Richard Panik
Nick Schmaltz -- Artem Anisimov -- Patrick Kane
Lance Bouma -- Tanner Kero -- Alex DeBrincat
Patrick Sharp -- Tommy Wingels -- Ryan Hartman
Duncan Keith -- Cody Franson
Gustav Forsling -- Jan Rutta
Connor Murphy -- Brent Seabrook
Corey Crawford
Anton Forsberg
Scratched:John Hayden, Michal Kempny, Jordan Oesterle
Injured:Michal Rozsival (upper body)

Status report

Zajac was cleared to practice Saturday but is not ready to return to the lineup. He could make his season debut next week.

Stat pack

The Devils have scored 52 non-shootout goals in 16 games. They scored 39 after their first 16 games last season. ... Saad ended a 10-game goal drought Saturday and leads the League with five game-winning goals.