Projected Lineups for the Devils vs Ducks – 12/31/24

The New Jersey Devils take on the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

DEVILS (24-12-3) at DUCKS (14-17-4)

8 p.m. ET; Victory+, MSGSN

Devils projected lineup

Ondrej Palat — Jack Hughes — Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Stefan Noesen
Paul Cotter — Erik Haula — Dawson Mercer
Kurtis MacDermid — Curtis Lazar — Nathan Bastian

Brenden Dillon — Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler — Johnathan Kovacevic
Luke Hughes — Brett Pesce

Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen

Scratched: Nick DeSimone, Tomas Tatar, Justin Dowling

Injured: Santeri Hatakka (shoulder)

Status report

Neither team held a morning skate. … MacDermid is expected to enter the lineup after being a healthy scratch the past six games. 

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Ducks projected lineup

Frank Vatrano — Ryan Strome — Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier — Mason McTavish — Robby Fabbri
Alex Killorn — Leo Carlsson — Brett Leason
Ross Johnston — Isac Lundestrom — Jansen Harkins

Jackson LaCombe — Radko Gudas
Brian Dumoulin — Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov — Drew Helleson

John Gibson
Lukas Dostal

Scratched: Olen Zellweger

Injured: Trevor Zegras (knee), Brock McGinn (lower body)

Status report

Gibson is expected to start after being unavailable the past two games because of illness. … The Ducks returned goalie Calle Clang to San Diego of the American Hockey League on Monday.

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