Los Angeles @ New Jersey preview

Last Meeting ( Dec 6, 2018 ) New Jersey 6, Los Angeles 3

Two teams at or near the bottom of their respective conferences face off Tuesday as the New Jersey Devils begin a season high-tying, four-game homestand when they take on the Los Angeles Kings. The Devils have recorded 13 of their 20 victories this campaign at home but have dropped their last two at Prudential Center.

New Jersey, which is four points ahead of last-place Ottawa in the Eastern Conference, is coming off a 3-2 overtime triumph in Montreal on Saturday. Nico Hischier forged a tie in the third period and scored 1:56 into the extra session to complete his second two-goal performance of 2018-19 and second straight two-point effort. The Kings, who reside in the basement in the West, are 1-1-0 on their six-game East Coast trip after rallying for a 4-3 overtime win over the New York Rangers on Monday. Tyler Toffoli set up Adrian Kempe's second goal of the game with one minute remaining in the third period before tallying 25 seconds into the extra session as Los Angeles pulled within three points of 14th-place Chicago in the conference and eight of Vancouver for the second wild-card spot.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, FS West (Los Angeles), MSG Plus (New Jersey)

ABOUT THE KINGS (21-27-4): Kempe finished with three points in Monday's victory after being kept off the scoresheet in each of his previous four contests. The two-goal effort ended the 22-year-old Swede's drought at 19 games. Los Angeles could be without Jeff Carter, who is three points shy of 700 for his career, as the veteran sniper missed the third period against the Rangers due to a lower-body injury.

ABOUT THE DEVILS (20-24-7): Keith Kinkaid figures to be back in the crease after serving as the backup against the Canadiens, as he has had Los Angeles' number during his career. The 29-year-old goaltender is 4-0-0 with two shutouts, a 0.85 goals-against average and a .970 save percentage in five appearances (four starts) against the Kings - allowing a total of four goals - including three in a road victory on Dec. 6. Kyle Palmieri, who tallied twice in that win at Los Angeles, leads the team with 23 goals and needs one to match his total in 62 games last season.

OVERTIME

1. Both of Hischier's game-winning goals this season have come in overtime.

2. Los Angeles captain C Anze Kopitar has tallied in three consecutive contests and collected six points during his four-game streak.

3. New Jersey C Travis Zajac (lower body) missed Saturday's contest and is day-to-day.

PREDICTION: Devils 3, Kings 1