The goalie the Devils hoped would bring stability has been inconsistent. In New Jersey’s 5-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, he faced 20 shots and allowed four goals. In seven starts this season he has a 2.99 GAA and .891 save percentage, with 3.78 goals saved below expected, according to MoneyPuck — some of his worst in a decade.

On the second half of a back-to-back, the New Jersey Devils fell behind early to the Islanders and kept playing catchup until the very end. Three times the Devils worked their way back to a tie game before the two clubs played in overtime.

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.