The New Jersey Devils will play the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The New Jersey Devils were 5-2 during the preseason and won two of their last three games. New Jersey finished last year with a record of 27-46-9, which was good for 63 points. The Devils finished seventh in the Metropolitan Division and third to last in the Eastern Conference. New Jersey allowed 307 goals last season, which was third to last in the Conference. The Devils did bring in Ondrej Palat, which will help their offense and power play. The projected starting goalie for New Jersey is Vitek Vanecek, who was 20-12-6 with a 2.67 goals against average and a .908 save percentage for the Capitals last season.
The Philadelphia Flyers were 1-5 in the preseason and lost five games in a row to end the preseason. Philadelphia finished last season with a record of 25-46-11, which was good for 61 points. The Flyers finished in last place of the Metropolitan Division and second to last in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia only scored 211 goals last season, which was second to last in the entire NHL. The Flyers didn’t make a big splash in the offseason, but do bring in a new head coach for this season. The projected starting goalie for Philadelphia is Carter Hart, who was 13-24-7 with a 3.16 goals against average and a .905 save percentage for the Flyers last season.
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