The Ducks are 3-0-1 this season when scoring at least two goals and 0-3-0 when held to one goal.

“We’re struggling to score goals and it’s a difficult balance because you don’t want to give up things defensively to fuel the attack,” Cronin said. “We’re going to find out here.”

Anaheim now crosses the Hudson to take on a Devils team currently battling the Rangers for first place in the Metropolitan Division. New Jersey opened the year 4-0-1, including wins in both legs of the NHL Global Series visit to Prague, but owns just a 1-3-2 record since following an overtime loss to the Islanders on Friday.

“We were after the game from the start and that’s a challenge, but the guys stayed with it until the end,” head coach Sheldon Keefe told NHL.com’s Mike Morreale. “I thought we got better as the game went on and adapted again to the way this game was played. Listen, the competition is tough. Tonight was our ninth game in the last 16 days. It’s a tough schedule. “

“We looked like a team that hasn’t practiced much; we’ve had two practices in the last sixteen days. All in all, to see our team fight back to back, the third game in four nights and make sure we score the point, which are all very encouraging.”