The New Jersey Devils take on the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
DEVILS (2-1-0) at CAPITALS (0-0-0)
7 p.m. ET; MNMT, MSGSN
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier — Jack Hughes — Jesper Bratt
Tomas Tatar — Nico Hischier — Dawson Mercer
Paul Cotter — Erik Haula — Stefan Noesen
Ondrej Palat — Curtis Lazar — Nathan Bastian
Brenden Dillon — Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler — Johnathan Kovacevic
Seamus Casey — Simon Nemec
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid
Injured: Luke Hughes (left shoulder), Brett Pesce (fractured fibula)
Status report
– Cotter moves up to the third line; Palat moves down to the fourth.
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Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Andrew Mangiapane
Connor McMichael — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson
Sonny Milano — Hendrix Lapierre — Aliaksei Protas
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Taylor Raddysh
Jakob Chychrun — John Carlson
Martin Fehervary — Matt Roy
Rasmus Sandin — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
Scratched: Sonny Milano, Alexander Alexeyev, Dylan McIlrath
Injured: Nicklas Backstrom (hip), T.J. Oshie (back)
Status report
– The Capitals held an optional morning skate Saturday.
– Forwards Backstrom and Oshie each will begin the season on long-term injured reserve.
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