NEWARK — Devils' general manager Ray Shero admitted it is difficult for a team to finish a season in good form or high spirits after it has been eliminated from the playoff race. But the Devils will try to snap a three-game losing streak when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday night at Prudential Center.
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Keith Kinkaid will be in goal for the Devils, whose season finale will be played Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Cory Schneider gets that start.
Patrik Elias is expected to play his second game since returning from arthroscopic knee surgery and these final two games could be a farewell for the Devils' all-time scoring leader.