The New Jersey Devils (5-2-1) go on the road against the Minnesota Wild (3-4-2, losers of three straight) at Xcel Energy Center. The game on Thursday, November 2 starts at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSN, BSWI, and MSGSN2.
Devils vs. Wild Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, November 2, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Devils and Wild Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Devils Insights
- The Devils score the sixth-most goals in the league (33 total, 4.1 per game).
- The Devils rank 20th in goals against, allowing 29 total goals (3.6 per game) in league play.
- Their goal differential (+4) makes them 10th-best in the league.
- The 14 power-play goals the Devils have put up this season lead the NHL (on 33 power-play chances).
- The Devils lead the league with a 42.42% power-play conversion rate.
- The Devils have capitalized with one shorthanded goal this season (10th among NHL teams).
- The Devils have the league’s 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage (75%).
- The Devils win 51.2% of their faceoffs (12th in the NHL)
- The Devils have a 12.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks fourth in the league.
- The Devils have not secured a shutout this season. Their skaters average 19 hits and 12 blocked shots per game.
Devils Key Players
- With five goals and 13 assists this season, Jack Hughes is one of New Jersey’s top contributors (18 points).
- With six goals and eight assists, Jesper Bratt is one of the most important offensive options for New Jersey with his 14 points (1.8 per game).
- Tyler Toffoli has contributed 10 points for New Jersey in eight games this season, scoring on 23.3% of his shots and recording seven goals and three assists.
- In the three games Akira Schmid has played this season, his save percentage is .863, 62nd in the league.
Devils Injuries
Tomas Nosek: Lower Body (Out), Brian Halonen: Lower Body (Out), Nico Daws: Hip (Out), Nolan Foote: Upper Body (Out), Nico Hischier: Upper Body (Questionable), Colin Miller: Lower Body (Out)
Wild Insights
- The Wild are seventh in the NHL in scoring (32 goals, 3.6 per game).
- The Wild have allowed 37 total goals this season (4.1 per game), 31st in the league.
- With a goal differential of -5, they are 24th in the league.
- With five power-play goals (on 36 chances), the Wild are 17th in the NHL.
- The Wild’s power-play percentage (13.89) puts them 23rd in the league.
- This season, the Wild have two shorthanded goals (fourth in NHL).
- The Wild’s have the 31st-ranked penalty kill percentage (67.86%).
- The Wild are 27th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (46.5%).
- The Wild’s 11.3% shooting percentage is 10th in the league.
- This season, the Wild have shut out their opponents once.
Wild Key Players
- Joel Eriksson Ek’s five goals and five assists in nine games for Minnesota add up to 10 total points on the season.
- Kirill Kaprizov has totaled nine total points (one per game) this season. He has two goals and seven assists.
- Mats Zuccarello has nine points so far, including two goals and seven assists.
- Marc-Andre Fleury is 1-2-1 this season, amassing 104 saves and allowing 13 goals (3.2 goals against average) with an .889 save percentage (49th in the league).
Wild Injuries
Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Caedan Bankier: Undisclosed (Out), Michael Milne: Undisclosed (Out), Frederick Gaudreau: Upper Body (Questionable), Matthew Boldy: Upper Body (Out), Jared Spurgeon: Upper Body (Out), Alex Goligoski: Lower Body (Out)