The New Jersey Devils head to Winnipeg for an afternoon matchup against the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
DEVILS (22-20-2) at JETS (16-22-5)
2 p.m. ET; TSN3, NHLN, MSGSN
Devils projected lineup
Jack Hughes — Nico Hischier — Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier — Dawson Mercer — Arseny Gritsyuk
Paul Cotter — Cody Glass — Connor Brown
Ondrej Palat — Luke Glendening — Evgenii Dadonov
Luke Hughes — Brett Pesce
Jonas Siegenthaler — Jonathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon — Simon Nemec
Jake Allen
Jacob Markstrom
Scratched: Juho Lammikko, Colton White, Dougie Hamilton
Injured: Stefan Noesen (knee)
Status report:
Devils forward Zack MacEwen, who has not played since Nov. 12, is out for the rest of the season after having ACL surgery. … Noesen will have knee surgery next week and is out long term, New Jersey coach Sheldon Keefe said; the forward was placed on injured reserve Saturday. … Kovacevic is expected to make his season debut after having knee surgery during the offseason; Hamilton, a defenseman, will be a healthy scratch. … Dadonov is expected to return after being out since Nov. 24 because of a wrist injury. … Devils defenseman Dennis Cholowski cleared waivers and was assigned to Utica of the American Hockey League on Saturday.
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Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Alex Iafallo
Cole Perfetti — Jonathan Toews — Gabriel Vilardi
Vladislav Namestnikov — Adam Lowry — Nino Niederreiter
Cole Koepke — Danny Zhilkin — Tanner Pearson
Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Colin Miller
Logan Stanley — Luke Schenn
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Gustav Nyquist
Injured: Haydn Fleury (bruised back), Morgan Barron (undisclosed), Neal Pionk (undisclosed)
Status report
The Jets held an optional practice Saturday. … Pionk will be a game-time decision, Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel said; the defenseman played 22:20 in a 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. … Barron, a forward who played 16:02 Thursday, skated in a non-contact jersey Saturday.
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