Minnesota @ New Jersey preview

Last Meeting ( Feb 15, 2019 ) New Jersey 5, Minnesota 4

The New Jersey Devils try to match a season high when they seek their second straight victory Tuesday against the visiting Minnesota Wild. New Jersey defeated Detroit 5-1 on Saturday for its third win in five games and while Jack Hughes - the No. 1 pick in the 2019 draft - was kept off the scoresheet for the third straight game, the newly formed line of Hughes, Wayne Simmonds and rookie Jesper Boqvist has impressed Devils coach John Hynes.

“Really like that line,'' Hynes told reporters. "I think Jack’s played really well the last two games. His competitive level’s been high, he’s skating, he’s been noticeable, puck’s been on his stick." Hughes has four goals, 10 points and a minus-7 rating while averaging 16 minutes, 3 seconds of ice time through 22 NHL games. Minnesota extended its point streak to six games (3-0-3) after a 3-2 overtime loss to the Rangers in New York on Monday with Alex Stalock making 28 saves in his fourth straight start as No. 1 goaltender Devan Dubnyk attends to a family matter. Kaapo Kahkonen, who was recalled from AHL Iowa on an emergency basis, is expected to make his NHL debut Tuesday with coach Bruce Boudreau telling reporters: “I have no problem playing him whenever the opportunity arises.”

TV: 7 p.m. ET, FS North, FS Wisconsin (Minnesota), MSG Plus (New Jersey)

ABOUT THE WILD (9-11-4): Zach Parise scored his team-high ninth goal Monday while Ryan Donato tallied his second. Eric Staal, who plays his 1,199th game Tuesday, leads the team with 17 points. Captain Mikko Koivu has been kept off the scoresheet in his last two games as he sits on 699 career points in advance of his 998th career contest.

ABOUT THE DEVILS (8-10-4): Taylor Hall, the 2018 Hart Trophy winner, scored in each of the last two games and has five points in his past four contests to raise his team-high point total to 20. Blake Coleman scored twice versus Detroit and has four of his seven goals and six of his 10 points in the last six games. Kyle Palmieri on Saturday scored his club-best eighth goal of the season while his plus-4 rating is second on the team to defenseman Andy Greene (plus-5).

OVERTIME

1. Kahkonen, 23, was 7-2-2 with a 2.47 goals-against average and .909 save percentage with Iowa.

2. New Jersey has killed 16-of-18 penalties in its last six games.

3. The clubs have split four meetings over the last two seasons while the road team has won five straight in the series.

PREDICTION: Wild 3, Devils 2