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WILD (32-20-7) at DEVILS (31-21-8)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, FS-N, NHL.TV

Hall has 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in a 12-game point streak for New Jersey; Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak had 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in a 12-game point streak from Nov. 22- Dec. 18.
Hall has 27 points (13 goals, 14 assists) in his past 19 appearances from Jan. 2-Feb. 20, but missed three games with a thumb injury from Jan. 22-25.
The Devils, 4-1-0 in their past five games, hold the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. They are two points behind the Philadelphia Flyers for third place in the Metropolitan Division.
The Wild, 10-3-3 in their past 16 games, hold the second wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference and trail the Dallas Stars by one point for third place in the Central Division.

Players to watch

Wild center Eric Staal has 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in his past 14 games, and is one point shy of 900 in the NHL.
Devils center Nico Hischier has nine points (four goals, five assists) in a six-game point streak.

They said it

"[Hall] must be feeling it, offensively. … You have to have a good gap on him, don't give him space to make those plays and generate speed. I think that's a key." -- Wild forward Zach Parise on Devils forward Taylor Hall
"He's been a real impact guy for us with his speed and competitiveness. … We want him to get right back to the edge, but just don't go over." -- Devils coach John Hynes on forward Miles Wood, who will return from a two-game suspension for boarding Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vladislav Namestnikov on Feb. 17

Wild projected lineup

Jason Zucker -- Mikko Koivu -- Mikael Granlund
Tyler Ennis -- Eric Staal -- Nino Niederreiter
Zach Parise -- Matt Cullen -- Charlie Coyle
Marcus Foligno -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Daniel Winnik
Ryan Suter -- Jared Spurgeon
Gustav Olofsson -- Matt Dumba
Nick Seeler -- Nate Prosser
Alex Stalock
Devan Dubnyk
Scratched:Chris Stewart, Mike Reilly
Injured: Jonas Brodin (hand)

Devils projected lineup

Taylor Hall -- Nico Hischier -- Kyle Palmieri
Miles Wood -- Travis Zajac -- Stefan Noesen
Jesper Bratt -- Pavel Zacha -- Jimmy Hayes
Blake Coleman -- Brian Boyle
Andy Greene -- Sami Vatanen
John Moore -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- Ben Lovejoy
Mirco Mueller
Eddie Lack
Keith Kinkaid
Scratched:Blake Pietila
Injured:link-placeholder-18, Brian Gibbons (broken right thumb), Marcus Johansson (concussion), Cory Schneider (lower body), Drew Stafford (lower body)

Status report

Stalock will make his first start since Feb. 3. ... The Devils could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen.

Stat pack

Parise has five points (one goal, four assists) in seven games against the Devils. He played for New Jersey from 2005-12. ... Hall has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in 21 games against the Wild.