Devils at Penguins preview

DEVILS (18-23-7) at PENGUINS (26-16-6)
7 p.m. ET; SN, ATTSN-PT, MSG+, NHL.TV

Murray is 10-1-0 with a 1.81 goals-against average, .944 save percentage and two shutouts since returning after missing nine games with a lower-body injury. He was 0-4-1 in his previous six starts.
The Penguins are 1-3-0 in their past four games after winning 10 of their previous 11 (10-1-0). They have allowed at least four goals in four of their past five games.
The Devils have been outscored 11-4 during a three-game losing streak and are 2-6-0 in their past eight games. They won the first two games against the Penguins this season, 5-1 in Pittsburgh on Nov. 5 and 4-2 in New Jersey on Nov. 13.

Players to watch

Devils forward Blake Coleman has seven points (five goals, two assists) in his past seven games.
Penguins center Sidney Crosby has 19 points (five goals, 14 assists) in his past 13 games. He was named the NHL's First Star for the week ending Jan. 27.

They said it

"For us, we're still trying to find our game consistently. ... We have played well against [the Penguins] and matched up well against them. I think that can give you some confidence." -- Devils forward Travis Zajac
"We know this is the most important stretch of the season. Our division is really tight. Every two points we can grab along the way are going to be really important." -- Penguins defenseman Kris Letang

Devils projected lineup

Marcus Johansson -- Nico Hischier -- Kyle Palmieri
Miles Wood -- Travis Zajac -- Blake Coleman
Brett Seney -- Pavel Zacha -- Jesper Bratt
Brian Boyle --
Kevin Rooney
-- Drew Stafford
Andy Greene -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- Sami Vatanen
Mirco Mueller -- Steven Santini
Keith Kinkaid
Cameron Johnson
Scratched:Egor Yakovlev, Kurtis Gabriel
Injured: Taylor Hall (lower body), Joey Anderson (ankle), Stefan Noesen (lower body), Ben Lovejoy (upper body), Cory Schneider (abdominal strain)

Penguins projected lineup

Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Dominik Simon
Bryan Rust -- Evgeni Malkin -- Phil Kessel
Tanner Pearson -- Derick Brassard -- Patric Hornqvist
Riley Sheahan -- Matt Cullen -- Garrett Wilson
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Olli Maatta -- Juuso Riikola
Marcus Pettersson -- Jack Johnson
Matt Murray
Casey DeSmith
Scratched:Chad Ruhwedel
Injured: Justin Schultz (left leg fracture), Zach Aston-Reese (upper body)

Status report

Wood is expected to return after missing three games with a lower-body injury. He was left wing on the second line with Zajac and Coleman during the morning skate. ... Schultz and Aston-Reese skated before Pittsburgh's morning skate but will not play. ... The Penguins traded defenseman Jamie Oleksiak to the Dallas Stars for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft on Monday.

Stat pack

The Devils are 89-0-14 when leading after the second period since the start of the 2015-16 season. ... Letang needs one goal to tie Paul Coffey for the most by a defenseman in Penguins history (108).