Projected Lineups for Devils vs Avalanche – 2/26/25

The New Jersey Devils take on the Colorado Avalanche tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

DEVILS (32-21-6) at AVALANCHE (33-24-2)

9:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN, KTVD, ALT, TVAS

Devils projected lineup

Ondrej Palat — Jack Hughes — Jesper Bratt
Tomas Tatar — Nico Hischier — Stefan Noesen
Timo Meier — Justin Dowling — Dawson Mercer
Paul Cotter — Erik Haula — Nathan Bastian

Brenden Dillon — Dougie Hamilton
Brett Pesce — Johnathan Kovacevic
Luke Hughes — Seamus Casey

Jake Allen
Nico Daws

Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Curtis Lazar, Simon Nemec

Injured: Jacob Markstrom (MCL sprain), Jonas Siegenthaler (lower body)

Status report

The Devils are not expected to make any significant changes among the skaters they used in a 5-0 win at the Nashville Predators on Sunday.

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Avalanche projected lineup

Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Jonathan Drouin — Casey Mittelstadt — Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta — Jack Drury — Ross Colton
Miles Wood — Parker Kelly — Logan O’Connor

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Samuel Girard — Oliver Kylington
Calvin de Haan — Sam Malinski

Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Keaton Middleton, Juuso Parsinen

Injured: Josh Manson (lower body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)

Status report:

Nichushkin will return after missing 21 games with a lower-body injury and will replace Parsinen, a forward, in the lineup.

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