Devils at Senators preview

DEVILS (6-5-1) at SENATORS (5-6-3)
7:30 p.m. ET; RDS2, TSN5, MSG+, NHL.TV

Schneider made 27 saves in a 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Nov. 1, his first start since having surgery to repair cartilage in his left hip May 1.
New Jersey ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.
Goalie Craig Anderson will start for the Senators, who are 1-4-2 while being outscored 34-17 in their past seven games.

Players to watch

Devils forward Taylor Hall has 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) in his past 11 games.
Senators forward Mark Stone has five assists during a three-game point streak.

They said it

"I'll remember it. It's a ton of fun. Scoring goals is the most fun thing to do in hockey, as an individual player. And if you can help the team win a game, especially the way we've been going kind of lately, it's a big one for us." -- Devils forward Brian Boyle on his first NHL hat trick during Hockey Fights Cancer night in Pittsburgh on Monday
"We're not happy with losing six of seven. We got off to a good start, there was a lot of positive energy, and we knew there was going to be trying times this year. We were prepared for that. It's kind of a test of our character and a test of our group in here." -- Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki

Devils projected lineup

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

Senators projected lineup

Ryan Dzingel -- Matt Duchene -- Mark Stone
Mikkel Boedker -- Chris Tierney -- Bobby Ryan
Magnus Paajarvi -- Colin White -- Tom Pyatt
Max McCormick -- Nicholas Paul -- Jack Rodewald
Thomas Chabot -- Dylan DeMelo
Max Lajoie -- Cody Ceci
Chris Wideman -- Christian Jaros
Craig Anderson
Mike McKenna
Scratched:Erik Burgdoerfer
Injured:Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Achilles), Brady Tkachuk (leg), Ben Harpur (undisclosed), Mark Borowiecki (upper body)

Status report

Tkachuk skated in a regular practice jersey for the first time since tearing a ligament in his leg during a 4-1 win against the Dallas Stars on Oct. 15. Senators coach Guy Boucher is hopeful he'll play against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.

Stat pack

Zajac has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past four games. He needs one assist for 300 in the NHL. ... The Senators have allowed at least four goals in six of their past seven games.