5 Things to Know: Devils vs. Blue Jackets

• Tonight at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the Devils faceoff against the Blue Jackets for the second time this season

• The Devils are 2-6-2 in the last 10 games

• New Jersey is 13-12-6 at home in 2016-17

• The Devils currently sit nine points behind the New York Islanders for the final Eastern Conference playoff Wild Card position

• Kyle Palmieri scored his 20th goal of the season, breaking through the 20-goal plateau for the second time in his career (30 goals in 2015-2016)

• Palmieri’s also recorded an assist Saturday, giving him five goals and four assists in the past six games

• The Smithtown, New York native had one assist with three shots on net in the first meeting with the Blue Jackets on Feb. 4

“Cory kept it a one-goal game. He was awesome tonight. He was the best player on the ice. The other 18 guys that were playing weren’t good enough.”

— Devils defenseman, Ben Lovejoy on goalie, Cory Schneider’s play Saturday in Boston

Devils’ defenseman, John Moore was Columbus’ first choice, 21st overall, in the 2009 Entry Draft and played 86 games with the Blue Jackets from 2011 to 2013.

The Devils are still looking for ways to be consistent game-in, game-out