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23-13-3 New Jersey Devils LAST GAME: Lost 3-2 at Carolina | Recap NEXT GAME: Jan 8 vs Atlanta LINE: -245 | TOTAL: 5½ Preview | Matchup | Select TeamAnaheimAtlantaBostonBuffaloCalgaryCarolinaChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonFloridaLos AngelesMinnesotaMontrealNY IslandersNY RangersNashvilleNew JerseyOttawaPhiladelphiaPhoenixPittsburghSan JoseSt. LouisTampa BayTorontoVancouverWashington

HEADLINES Hurricanes edge Devils Devils dump Senators in OT Devils stop streaking Canadiens Atlanta Thrashers vs. New Jersey Devils INJURIES PLAYER POS DESCRIPTION Martin Brodeur G Out Indefinitely (elbow surgery) Colin White D Day-to-Day (upper-body injury) BETTING TRENDS New Jersey is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games New Jersey is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home New Jersey is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE PLAYER DESCRIPTION 12/16/2008 Andy Greene Activated from injured list 12/13/2008 Petr Vrana Assigned to Lowell (AHL) 12/12/2008 Petr Vrana Waived 12/11/2008 P-L Letourneau-Leblond Assigned to Lowell (AHL) 12/05/2008 Barry Tallackson Placed on waivers 12/03/2008 Anssi Salmela Assigned to Lowell (AHL) 12/03/2008 Jay Leach Recalled from Lowell (AHL) 12/02/2008 Petr Vrana Assigned to Lowell (AHL) 12/01/2008 P-L Letourneau-Leblond Recalled from Lowell (AHL)

LAST 5 GAMES
RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL
Jan 6 - Lost 3-2 at Carolina | Recap	(100)	U (5½)
Jan 4 - Won 4-3 vs Ottawa | Recap	(-245)	O (5½)
Jan 2 - Won 4-1 vs Montreal | Recap	(-135)	P (5)
Dec 31 - Lost 4-2 at Dallas | Recap	(100)	O (5½)
Dec 30 - Won 4-3 at St. Louis | Recap	(-165)	O (5½)

TEAM STATISTICS
OFFENSIVE		RANK	DEFENSIVE		RANK
AVERAGE GOALS FOR:	3.1	9	AVERAGE GOALS AGAINST:	2.6	4
AVERAGE SHOTS FOR:	31.1	8	AVERAGE SHOTS AGAINST:	28.9	10
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE:	17.1	19	PENALTY KILL PERCENTAGE:	79.9	23