The slumping New Jersey Devils are in second place in the Atlantic Division, just two points ahead of the fourth-place Pittsburgh Penguins heading into Friday's matchup in the Steel City.
The New Jersey Devils haven't just come back to earth – they're mired in quicksand.
Following a 20-game stretch during which they had a 18-1-1 record, the Devils have fallen on hard times, winning one of their past nine games. Only the Chicago Blackhawks have a lower points percentage than the Devils' .167 mark over the past three weeks.
Could Friday's tilt at PPG Paints Arena mark an opportunity to turn things around? Pittsburgh has just one win in its past five contests, so it's not like the Penguins are in peak form, either.