Lightning at Devils preview

LIGHTNING (51-19-4) at DEVILS (38-28-8)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+ 2, SUN, NHL.TV

The Lightning, 12-2-1 in their past 15 games, are tied with the Nashville Predators for most points (106) in the NHL. Tampa Bay is first in the Atlantic Division, four points ahead of the Boston Bruins, who have one game in hand.
Tampa Bay set its single-season record for wins after a 7-6 victory at the New York Islanders on Thursday, breaking its mark of 50 victories in 2014-15, when it reached the Stanley Cup Final and lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games.
The Devils, 5-6-0 in their past 11 games, hold the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference with 84 points, three ahead of the Florida Panthers, who have two games in hand.

Players to watch

Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov leads the NHL with 95 points (37 goals, 58 assists), one point ahead of Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, with 94 (36 goals, 58 assists).
Devils forward Taylor Hall has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his past seven games after having 38 points (18 goals, 28 assists) in a personal 26-game point streak.

They said it

"The Devils have a team with speed and guys who can really put the puck in the net. … They're fighting to qualify for playoffs right now so we know we're going to get their 'A' game, so we just have to play ours." -- Lightning forward Tyler Johnson
"It's about getting ourselves past [a 4-3 overtime win at the Pittsburgh Penguins] by the time we land in New Jersey. We'll have plenty of time to make sure that we're ready to go and mentally focused for Tampa Bay." -- Devils coach John Hynes on Friday

Lightning projected lineup

J.T. Miller -- Steven Stamkos -- Nikita Kucherov
Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Tyler Johnson
Alex Killorn -- Anthony Cirelli -- Yanni Gourde
Chris Kunitz -- Cedric Paquette -- Adam Erne
Victor Hedman -- Anton Stralman
Ryan McDonagh -- Dan Girardi
Braydon Coburn -- Mikhail Sergachev
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Louis Domingue
Scratched:Andrej Sustr, Jake Dotchin, Slater Koekkoek, Cory Conacher, Peter Budaj
Injured: Ryan Callahan (upper body)

Devils projected lineup

Taylor Hall -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Michael Grabner -- Pavel Zacha -- Kyle Palmieri
Brian Gibbons -- Travis Zajac -- Drew Stafford
Patrick Maroon -- Brian Boyle -- Blake Coleman
Andy Greene -- Sami Vatanen
John Moore -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- Ben Lovejoy
Keith Kinkaid
Cory Schneider
Scratched: Mirco Mueller, Stefan Noesen
Injured: Miles Wood (upper body), Marcus Johansson (upper body)

Status report

Callahan will miss his second straight game. ... The Devils did not hold a morning skate Saturday. … Hynes will announce his starting goalie prior to the game.

Stat pack

Lightning coach Jon Cooper can pass John Tortorella (239) for most wins in Tampa Bay history. ... Kinkaid is 10-3-0 with a 2.42 goals-against average and .929 save percentage with one shutout in his past 14 games (13 starts).