The New Jersey Devils take on the Carolina Hurricanes at the Lenovo Center this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
DEVILS (M3) at HURRICANES (M2)
Eastern Conference First Round, Game 1
3 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSGSN, ESPN, SN360, SN, TVAS
Devils projected lineup
Stefan Noesen — Nico Hischier — Jesper Bratt
Erik Haula — Dawson Mercer — Timo Meier
Paul Cotter — Cody Glass — Daniel Sprong
Ondrej Palat — Justin Dowling — Nathan Bastian
Luke Hughes — Brett Pesce
Brenden Dillon — Dougie Hamilton
Brian Dumoulin — Jonathan Kovacevic
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Dennis Cholowski, Kurtis MacDermid, Seamus Casey, Simon Nemec, Nolan Foote, Tomas Tatar, Curtis Lazar
Injured: Jonas Siegenthaler (lower body)
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Hurricanes projected lineup
Seth Jarvis — Sebastian Aho — Jackson Blake
Taylor Hall — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Andrei Svechnikov
Jordan Martinook — Jordan Staal — Logan Stankoven
William Carrier– Mark Jankowski — Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere — Sean Walker
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Tyson Jost, Jack Roslovic, Alexander Nikishin
Injured: None
Status report
There is no “set in stone” plan for when Nikishin may play, according to Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour; the Russia-born defenseman signed a two-year entry-level contract April 11. … Andersen will “more than likely start,” Brind’Amour said.
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