Devils at Red Wings preview

DEVILS (5-3-1) at RED WINGS (3-7-2)
7:30 p.m. ET; FS-D, MSG+, NHL.TV

Schneider made five saves on six shots in relief of Keith Kinkaid during an 8-3 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, his first appearance since Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round last season. He had surgery to repair cartilage in his left hip May 1.
New Jersey has lost four of five (1-3-1).
The Red Wings go for their third straight win after starting the season with nine losses in their first 10 games (1-7-2). Dylan Larkin combined for five points (two goals, three assists) in victories against the Dallas Stars and Columbus Blue Jackets.

Players to watch

Forward Kyle Palmieri has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past three games and leads New Jersey with 14 points (nine goals, five assists) in nine games.
Detroit forward Tyler Bertuzzi has scored tie-breaking goals in the third period of each of his past two games.

They said it

"We trust both of our goalies to give us opportunities to win games. He got into the game in Tampa and had to make some saves, so that should ease things for him going into tonight." -- Devils coach John Hynes on Cory Schneider
"We can build on these two wins by playing great hockey. We have to come out ready to compete and win puck battles. When we do that, we're a pretty good team." -- Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill

Devils projected lineup

Taylor Hall -- Nico Hischier -- Kyle Palmieri
Blake Coleman -- Pavel Zacha -- Jean-Sebastien Dea
Marcus Johansson -- Miles Wood -- Travis Zajac
Brian Boyle --
Kevin Rooney
--
Joey Anderson
Mirco Mueller -- Sami Vatanen
Andy Greene -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- Ben Lovejoy
Cory Schneider
Keith Kinkaid
Scratched:Egor Yakovlev
Injured:Jesper Bratt (broken jaw), Steven Santini (broken jaw), Drew Stafford (upper body), Stefan Noesen (upper body)

Red Wings projected lineup

Anthony Mantha -- Dylan Larkin -- Darren Helm
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Luke Glendening -- Justin Abdelkader
Michael Rasmussen --
Jacob de la Rose
-- Gustav Nyquist
Martin Frk --
Wade Megan
-- Luke Witkowski
Dennis Cholowski -- Mike Green
Jonathan Ericsson -- Trevor Daley
Niklas Kronwall -- Nick Jensen
Jimmy Howard
Jonathan Bernier
Scratched:None
Injured:Evgeny Svechnikov (knee surgery), Danny DeKeyser (hand), Andreas Athanasiou (leg), Frans Nielsen (undisclosed), Thomas Vanek (lower body)

Status report

The Devils held an optional skate. … The Red Wings recalled Megan from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. … Athanasiou, DeKeyser and Nielsen could return Saturday. … Vanek is expected to be out 2-4 weeks.

Stat pack

The Devils have been outscored 24-14 in their past five games. … Hall has 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in an eight-game scoring streak. … Howard is 2-3-0 with a 2.41 goals-against average and .934 save percentage in his past five starts.