The Islanders begin an interesting back-to-back tonight in Newark as they meet the Devils, who are winless in three and have given up 19 goals over that span, while the Isles have been shut out twice in the last three games.
The Devils (5-4-1, with a Czechia head start) should be good this year and probably will be, but thus far their goalie solutions Jacob Markstrom and Jake Allen — Jake and the Jacob Man, if you will — have had their share of blowups. They’re coming off a loss to those pesky Red Wings with Markstrom in goal, so figure Allen for the start tonight.