New Jersey hosts Ottawa following Hischier's 2-goal performance

Ottawa Senators (4-1, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (2-2, in the Metropolitan Division)

Newark, New Jersey; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host the Ottawa Senators after Nico Hischier's two-goal game against the Vancouver Canucks in the Devils' 4-1 win.

New Jersey is 2-2 overall and 2-1-0 in home games. The Devils have gone 2-1-0 when scoring at least three goals.

Ottawa had a 44-27-11 record overall and a 21-16-6 record on the road last season. Goalies for the Senators averaged 21.3 saves per game last season while allowing 3.0 goals per game.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

INJURIES: Devils: Nick Bjugstad: out (pectoral), Seamus Casey: out (knee), Connor Brown: out (lower-body).

Senators: Artem Zub: out (knee), Jake Sanderson: day to day (lower-body), William Eklund: out (ankle), Cameron Crotty: day to day (illness), Kurtis MacDermid: out (upper-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.