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Wild vs. Devils preview: Tough stretch continues against high-flying New Jersey
Even without Jack Hughes, the Devils will be a formidable opponent for the slumping Wild.
February 11, 2023 at 12:14AM
Devils update: The Devils have won two in a row since the All-Star break and five of their last six overall. They're tucked comfortably into a playoff spot, their 72 points second-best in the Metropolitan Division. D Dougie Hamilton has five goals and eight assists during a six-game point streak. Hamilton's 36 assists are tops on the team. Leading scorer Jack Hughes is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Wild update: The Wild are 5-0-2 in their last seven meetings with the Devils, including sweeping the season series in 2021-22. RW Mats Zuccarello has 22 points in 30 career games vs. New Jersey. LW Kirill Kaprizov is on an eight-game point streak. Kaprizov has four goals and six assists during that run. His next power play goal will tie Brian Rolston (2005-06) for the single-season franchise record at 15.
Another failure against a Central Division team is all the Wild have to show for the effort after they pounded first-period shots at the Jets.
