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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