Anaheim Ducks (4-5, in the Pacific Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (5-4, in the Metropolitan Division)

Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks head into the matchup against the New Jersey Devils as losers of four straight games.

New Jersey has a 4-2-0 record in home games and a 5-4 record overall. The Devils have conceded 30 goals while scoring 29 for a -1 scoring differential.

Anaheim is 4-5 overall and 3-2-0 in road games. The Ducks have gone 2-1-0 in one-goal games.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

INJURIES: Devils: Nick Bjugstad: out (pectoral), Seamus Casey: out (knee).

Ducks: Troy Terry: out (hip), Ryan Poehling: out (lower-body), Ian Moore: out (lower-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.