The New Jersey Devils take on the Utah Hockey Club tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
DEVILS (32-22-6) at UTAH (27-24-9)
9 p.m. ET; Utah16, MSGSN
Devils projected lineup
Ondrej Palat — Jack Hughes — Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Dawson Mercer
Paul Cotter — Erik Haula — Stefan Noesen
Tomas Tatar — Curtis Lazar — Nathan Bastian
Luke Hughes — Dougie Hamilton
Brenden Dillon — Simon Nemec
Brett Pesce — Johnathan Kovacevic
Nico Daws
Jake Allen
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Seamus Casey, Justin Dowling
Injured: Santeri Hatakka (shoulder), Jacob Markstrom (knee), Jonas Siegenthaler (lower body)
Status report
The Devils held an optional morning skate Saturday. … Markstrom, a goalie who has missed 10 games, is “getting closer” to returning, according to New Jersey coach Sheldon Keefe, but there is no definitive timeline.
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Utah projected lineup
Clayton Keller — Logan Cooley — Nick Schmaltz
Alexander Kerfoot — Barrett Hayton — Dylan Guenther
Lawson Crouse — Jack McBain — Josh Doan
Liam O’Brien — Kevin Stenlund — Nick Bjugstad
Mikhail Sergachev — John Marino
Olli Maatta — Sean Durzi
Ian Cole — Michael Kesselring
Karel Vejmelka
Connor Ingram
Scratched: Mattias Maccelli, Nick DeSimone
Injured: Michael Carcone (upper body), Robert Bortuzzo (lower body)
Status report
Carcone, a forward, remains day-to-day and will miss his second straight game. … Utah is expected to dress the same 18 skaters used in a 6-1 win against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, but coach Andre Tourigny said there will be game-time decisions within the forward group.
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