Projected Lineups for Devils vs Stars – 3/4/25

The New Jersey Devils take on the Dallas Stars this evening. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

DEVILS (33-23-6) at STARS (39-19-2)

8 p.m. ET; Disney+, HULU, ESPN+

Devils projected lineup

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

Luke Hughes — Dougie Hamilton
Brett Pesce — Johnathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon — Simon Nemec

Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen

Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Seamus Casey

Injured: Santeri Hatakka (shoulder), Jonas Siegenthaler (lower body), Jack Hughes (undisclosed)

Status report:

No update was provided on Jack Hughes; the center was injured late in the third period of a 2-0 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. … Mercer replaced Hughes in line rushes during the morning skate.

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• Devils’ Trade With Oilers Sets Them up for Deadline Success
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• Devils’ Luke Hughes Reportedly ‘Emotional’ After Brother Jack’s Injury

Stars projected lineup

Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Mavrik Bourque
Mason Marchment — Matt Duchene — Mikael Granlund
Jamie Benn — Wyatt Johnston — Evgenii Dadonov
Logan Stankoven — Sam Steel — Oskar Back

Thomas Harley — Ilya Lyubushkin
Esa Lindell — Cody Ceci
Lian Bichsel — Matt Dumba

Casey DeSmith
Jake Oettinger

Scratched: Colin Blackwell, Brendan Smith

Injured: Miro Heiskanen (knee), Tyler Seguin (hip), Nils Lundkvist (shoulder)

Status report:

Bichsel will return after missing three games because of a concussion. … The Stars will dress the same forward lineup they used in a 6-3 win against the St. Louis Blues on Sunday.

Latest for THW:

• Dallas Stars Shouldn’t Sell Their Future for a Playoff Rental at the Trade Deadline
• Wyatt Johnston Nets Hat Trick in Stars’ 6-3 Win Over Blues
• Projected Lineups for the Blues vs Stars – 3/2/25