New Jersey vs. N.Y. Islanders

ELMONT, N.Y. (Interstat) — The New Jersey Devils will visit the New York Islanders on Saturday in a National Hockey League game at UBS Arena.

New Jersey enters with a 1-0 record. The Devils are coming off a 3-2 overtime win against the Philadelphia Flyers. Jake Allen earned the win with 23 saves on 25 shots. Jack Hughes scored one goal and recorded five shots on goal. Jesper Bratt added one assist and six shots on goal. Allen is a player to watch for New Jersey. In his most recent appearance, he stopped 23 of 25 shots in a 3-2 victory over Philadelphia.

The Islanders enter with an 0-1 record. New York is coming off a 2-1 loss at Toronto. Bo Horvat recorded one assist and four shots on goal. Emil Heineman scored one goal on one shot. Anthony Duclair registered four shots on goal and one hit. Horvat is a player to watch for New York. In his most recent game, he had one assist and four shots on goal.

The Devils’ most recent result was a 3-2 overtime win against Philadelphia. New Jersey’s most productive players in that game were Allen, Hughes and Bratt. The Islanders’ most recent result was a 2-1 loss at Toronto. New York’s most productive players in that game were Horvat, Heineman and Duclair.

New Jersey’s next 10 games include a home game against Utah, followed by home games against Vancouver, Ottawa, the New York Rangers, Colorado, Anaheim and Los Angeles. The Devils also are scheduled to play at Detroit, Washington and Dallas. New York’s next 10 games include a road game at the New York Rangers, a home game against Chicago, a home game against Tampa Bay, a home game against Vancouver, a road game at Ottawa, a road game at Toronto, a home game against Anaheim, a home game against Los Angeles, a road game at Dallas and a road game at Nashville.

New Jersey’s recent win over Philadelphia was its first of the season. The Devils received 23 saves from Allen, one goal from Hughes and one assist from Bratt. New York’s recent loss at Toronto was its first of the season. The Islanders received one assist from Horvat, one goal from Heineman and four shots from Duclair.

The Devils are the visiting team, and the Islanders are the home team. The game will be played at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. New Jersey is 1-0, and New York is 0-1.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of New Jersey 3, N.Y. Islanders 2.