Golden Knights at Devils preview

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (41-18-5) at DEVILS (33-24-8)
5 p.m. ET; MSG+, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV

Hall scored in a 3-1 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday and has at least one point in 17 straight games, the longest streak in the NHL this season. The 26-year-old forward has 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists) during his streak, and 34 points (17 goals, 17 assists) during a personal 24-game point streak; he missed three games from Jan. 22-25 with a thumb injury.
The Devils hold the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference and are fourth in the Metropolitan Division, four points behind the third-place Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Golden Knights, who lead the San Jose Sharks by eight points for first place in the Pacific Division, will try to end a three-game losing streak in the first of a five-game road trip.

Players to watch

Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith has three goals and six assists during a five-game point streak and 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) in his past 16 games.
Devils right wing Kyle Palmieri has five points (three goals, two assists) in his past five games.

They said it

"I'm disappointed with the way a lot of guys played. We didn't compete hard enough, we didn't battle hard enough. It doesn't matter if you're missing skilled guys or talented guys, as long as you compete you have a chance to win and we didn't compete." -- Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant after a 5-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Friday
"If you're frustrated after the game because you got outplayed; well, it's wasted energy. Where was that motivation, the frustration, the drive, to start the game? You can't get outplayed and then come in and slam sticks and be upset." -- Devils coach John Hynes after the loss at Carolina

Golden Knights projected lineup

Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
David Perron -- Erik Haula -- Tomas Tatar
Ryan Carpenter -- Cody Eakin -- Alex Tuch
Tomas Hyka -- Tomas Nosek -- Ryan Reaves
Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt
Shea Theodore -- Deryk Engelland
Jon Merrill -- Colin Miller
Marc-Andre Fleury
Maxime Lagace
Scratched:Brad Hunt
Injured:William Carrier (undisclosed), Malcolm Subban (hand), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (hand), James Neal (lower body), Oscar Lindberg (upper body), Luca Sbisa (undisclosed)

Devils projected lineup

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

Status report

Schneider is expected to make his second start since returning Thursday after missing 16 games with a groin/hip injury.

Stat pack

Marchessault has one goal and six assists during a five-game point streak and 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in his past 13 games. ... Hynes needs one win to reach 100 in the NHL.