The New Jersey Devils take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
DEVILS (36-25-6) at PENGUINS (27-31-10)
3 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN1, TVAS
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Stefan Noesen
Ondrej Palat — Dawson Mercer — Tomas Tatar
Daniel Sprong — Cody Glass — Jesper Bratt
Paul Cotter — Curtis Lazar — Nathan Bastian
Luke Hughes — Brett Pesce
Brian Dumoulin — Johnathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon — Simon Nemec
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Justin Dowling, Kurtis MacDermid, Dennis Cholowski, Erik Haula
Injured: Dougie Hamilton (lower body)
Status report:
Sprong could enter the Devils lineup with Haula, a forward, a healthy scratch. … Hamilton, a defenseman, will be out the rest of the regular season with a lower-body injury sustained March 4, but could return during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen — Evgeni Malkin — Philip Tomasino
Bokondji Imama — Kevin Hayes — Emil Bemstrom
Connor Dewar — Blake Lizotte — Noel Acciari
Vladislav Kolyachonok — Kris Letang
Matt Grzelcyk — Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves — Conor Timmins
Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Matt Nieto, Sebastian Aho
Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body), Tommy Novak (lower body), Ryan Shea (upper body)
Status report:
The Penguins had 10 players — eight skaters with Jarry and Nedeljkovic — take part in practice Friday. … Jarry could start a fourth straight game.
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