As the New Jersey Devils prepare for a home date against the Montreal Canadiens tonight, a couple Devil lineup notes to pass your way. First of all the bad, as perhaps their best defensive-defenceman Brett Pesce will be out with an injury. Today, the club placed him on the injured reserve. Conversely, in a bout of good news, they activated Cody Glass off the IR.

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Devils Defenceman Brett Pesce Injury

In terms of tonight's matchup, it will, perhaps surprisingly, feature two of the best from the Eastern Conference. The teams are 1-2 in the conference standings, with a slight edge to Montreal. The Devils not having their best defensive d-man, would tip the scales in Montreal's favour.

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