Jets at Devils preview

JETS (40-17-9) at DEVILS (34-25-8)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, TSN3, NHL.TV

Hall has 38 points (18 goals, 20 assists) in his past 26 games played, dating back to Jan. 2; he missed three games from Jan. 22-25 with a thumb injury. The 26-year-old left wing has a point in a franchise-record 19 straight games (13 goals, 13 assists), the longest streak in the NHL this season, since returning from his injury.
The Devils hold the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference, three points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Jets center Mark Scheifele (upper body) will not play and is day to day. Winnipeg has won three straight games and is six points behind the Nashville Predators for first place in the Central Division.

Players to watch

Jets left wing Patrik Laine has three straight multigoal games and has 19 points (13 goals, six assists) in a nine-game point streak.
Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen has 11 points (one goal, 10 assists) in his past 10 games.

They said it

"[Scheifele] is one of our best players, so it's going to be hard without our first-line center. He's also a big part of our power play but now everybody just has to play better and fill his spot. We'll need to defend better." -- Jets left wing Patrik Laine
"I think it's inspirational when you have a guy (Hall) who plays that hard every night. He's all in, whether it's practice, games, or meetings. You need some of your marquee players to be culture drivers in how they play, how they work and the messages they promote. He's done that."-- Devils coach John Hynes

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Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Bryan Little -- Blake Wheeler
Mathieu Perreault -- Andrew Copp -- Jack Roslovic
Patrik Laine -- Paul Stastny -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Matt Hendricks -- Brandon Tanev -- Joel Armia
Josh Morrissey -- Dustin Byfuglien
Toby Enstrom -- Tyler Myers
Dmitry Kulikov -- Ben Chiarot
Connor Hellebuyck
Michael Hutchinson
Scratched:Marko Dano, Joe Morrow
Injured:Shawn Matthias (upper body), Jacob Trouba (lower body), Adam Lowry (upper body), Steve Mason (lower body), Mark Scheifele (upper body)

Devils projected lineup

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

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Status report

Tanev returns to the lineup after missing the past 12 games (10 with an upper-body injury, two as healthy scratch); Enstrom returns after missing the past four games with an upper-body injury. Hutchinson was recalled from Manitoba of the American Hockey League after Mason (day to day) left the skate. Perreault (illness) is questionable. ... Gibbons returns to the lineup for the first time since breaking his thumb on Jan. 20.

Stat pack

Hellebuyck (34-10-8) needs one win to pass Kari Lehtonen for most single-season victories in franchise history. Lehtonen went 34-24-9 for the Atlanta Thrashers in 2006-07 ... Palmieri has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his past seven games.