The New Jersey Devils host one of the Western Conference’s best squads as the Winnipeg Jets visit the Prudential Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
JETS (43-16-4) at DEVILS (33-24-6)
7 p.m. ET; MSGSN, TSN3
Jets Projected Lineup
Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Gabriel Vilardi
Nikolaj Ehlers — Vladislav Namestnikov — Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter — Adam Lowry — Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron — David Gustafsson — Alex Iafallo
Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley — Colin Miller
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Ville Heinola, Hayden Fleury, Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Injured: Rasmus Kupari (concussion)
Status Report:
The Jets did not conduct a morning skate following a 4-1 win at the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. … Winnipeg acquired goalie Chris Driedger in a trade with the Florida Panthers for goalie Kaapo Kahkonen on Thursday and assigned him to Manitoba of the American Hockey League.
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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
Brett Pesce — Luke Hughes
Brenden Dillon — Simon Nemec
Brian Dumoulin — Johnathan Kovacevic
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Kurtis MacDermid, Seamus Casey
Injured: Jonas Siegenthaler (lower body), Jack Hughes (shoulder); Dougie Hamilton (lower body)
Status report:
Dumoulin, acquired in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, will make his Devils debut. … Jack Hughes underwent shoulder surgery Wednesday; the center will miss the remainder of the season. … Hamilton is out after the defenseman was injured in the first period of a 4-3 loss at the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. … There is no timetable for the return of Siegenthaler, a defenseman, who will miss his ninth straight game.
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