Preview: Devils at Senators

DEVILS (12-11-6) at SENATORS (16-11-3)
7 p.m. ET; SN 360, MSG+, NHL.TV

Devils team scope

The New Jersey Devils have lost four games in a row, their longest losing streak of the season. They have been outscored 19-5 during that stretch, including a 5-2 loss against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. "You don't get out of it right away," coach John Hynes said. "You get out of it by starting to play a little bit better and getting to your game that gives you the best chance to win. I thought in the St. Louis game we did a little bit more. That was a different game than the previous games." The Devils are 3-8-3 in their past 14 games and 4-10-4 on the road this season. Michael Cammalleri needs one point for 600 in his NHL career but hasn't had a point in five games. "No one noticed until we came to Canada, so thanks for pointing that out," Cammalleri said. "First five minutes maybe we can get it out of the way. That would be nice." Goalie Keith Kinkaid will make his eighth start of the season.

Senators team scope

Ottawa Senators forward Mike Hoffman, tied for second on the team in goals with nine, will miss the game, serving the first game of a two-game suspension for crosschecking San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture on Wednesday. The Senators called up forward Casey Bailey from Binghamton of the American Hockey League on Saturday. Bailey leads Binghamton with nine goals and is tied for the team scoring lead with 14 points. After giving up three power-play goals in each of back-to-back games against the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks earlier this week, the Senators were 7-for-7, including killing off a five-minute major to Hoffman, against the Sharks. The Ottawa Senators have lost three games in a row (0-2-1) for the first time this season and are 2-4-2 in their past eight games.

Devils projected lineup

Taylor Hall -- Travis Zajac -- Kyle Palmieri
Miles Wood -- Adam Henrique -- Michael Cammalleri
Sergey Kalinin -- Jacob Josefson -- Nick Lappin
Luke Gazdic -- Vernon Fiddler -- Devante Smith-Pelly
Andy Greene -- Damon Severson
John Merrill -- Ben Lovejoy
John Moore -- Kyle Quincey
Keith Kinkaid
Cory Schneider
Scratched:Pavel Zacha, PA Parenteau, Beau Bennett
Injured:None

Senators projected lineup

Zack Smith -- Derick Brassard -- Mark Stone
Ryan Dzingel -- Kyle Turris -- Bobby Ryan
Tom Pyatt -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Curtis Lazar
Casey Bailey -- Chris Kelly -- Chris Neil
Marc Methot -- Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf -- Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki -- Chris Wideman
Mike Condon
Andrew Hammond
Scratched: Ben Harpur
Injured:Fredrik Claesson (hip), Clarke MacArthur (concussion)
Personal leave:Craig Anderson
Suspended:Mike Hoffman

Status report

With Anderson still on personal leave, Condon will start his fifth game in a row. … Hoffman is eligible to return against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. … Josefson has been a healthy scratch for the past seven games but will replace Zacha in the lineup. Hynes said Josefson could help the Devils power play, which is 0-for-10 in the past three games, with his ability to control the puck on the half wall.

Who's hot

Hall has three goals and five assists in his past six games. ... Henrique has two goals and three assists in his past four games. ... Stone has two goals and four assists in his past five games. ... Karlsson has three goals and eight assists in his past eight games.