About the Devils - 10-11-10

A preview of the Devils.

When and where: 4 p.m., The Prudential Center.

TV: FSN Pittsburgh, MSG Plus, NHL Network (Canada).

Record: 0-1-1, 1 point. The Devils are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference and fourth place in the Atlantic Division.

Leading Scorers: Travis Zajac (right), three points (one goal, two assists).

Last Game: 7-2 road loss to the Capitals, Saturday. Martin Brodeur made 15 saves for the Devils.

Last Game against the Penguins: 5-2 home win, March 17. Ruslan Fedotenko and Chris Kunitz scored for the Penguins.

Devils Player We Would Bet Money On Scoring: Jason Arnott. He has two goals in just as many games this season.

Ex-Penguins on the Devils: Johan Hedberg, G.

Ex-Devils on the Penguins: Arron Asham, RW; Paul Martin D; Mike Rupp, C.

Useless Devils Trivia Vaguely Related to the Penguins: Former Penguins right winger Simon Nolet led the Kansas City Scouts - the orginal incarnation of the Devils franchise - with 58 points in the club's innagural season of 1974-75.

Best Devils Video We Could Find: Some folks are cold-blooded. Others are warm-blooded:

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Probable goaltenders: Dan Bylsma said it would be a game-time decision on whether he starts Marc-Andre Fleury (0-2-0, 3.07 GAA, .889 SV%) or Brent Johnson (10-6-1, 2.76 GAA, .906 SV%). Martin Brodeur (0-1-1, 5.31 GAA, .813 SV%) is expected to start for the Devils.

Injuries: For the Penguins, centers Casey Pierro-Zabotel (finger), Jordan Staal (foot), right winger Arron Asham ("upper body") and defenseman Alex Grant (wrist) are on injured reserve. For the Devils, fight winger Brian Rolston (back) and defenseman Anton Volchenkov (face) are questionable. Left-winger Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond is suspended. Defensemen Anssi Salmela (knee) and Bryce Salvador (concussion) are on injured reserve.

Potential lines and defensive pairings:

-The Penguins' lines and defensive pairings at practice yesterday were:

Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Mike Comrie
Eric Tangradi - Mark Letestu - Evgeni Malkin
Matt Cooke - Maxime Talbot - Tyler Kennedy
Mike Rupp - Craig Adams - Pascal Dupuis/Eric Godard

Zbynek Michalek - Brooks Orpik
Kris Letang - Paul Martin
Ben Lovejoy/Deryk Engelland - Alex Goligoski

-The Devils' primary lines and defensive pairings against Washington were:

Zach Parise - Travis Zajac - Ilya Kovalchuk
Patrik Elias - Jason Arnott - Jamie Langenbrunner
Brian Rolston - Dainius Zubrus - David Clarkson
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond - Rod Pelley

Andy Greene - Henrik Tallinder
Anton Volchenkov - Mark Fraser
Colin White - Matt Toarmina
Alexander Urbom

Notes:

-Bylsma sort of, kind of, almost called out Dupuis.

-"It definitely will be weird warming up on the other side of the ice." - Martin on returning to New Jersey.

-With the Devils up against the salary cap, the injuries to Volchenkov and Rolston and Letourneu-Leblond's suspension could prevent them from making a recall from the AHL and force them to use a lineup of less than 20 players.

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