The last time these two clubs met in the Garden State the Arizona Coyotes played one of their best games, but a few late penalties allowed the New Jersey Devils to take the win.
Much has changed since that night. The most important change for the Coyotes happened just hours before that game when they acquired goalie Scott Wedgewood from the team they were facing. The Devils recently made their own acquisition trading forwards Adam Henrique and Joseph Blandisi to the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman Sami Vatanen.