The Edmonton Oilers visit the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
OILERS (37-23-4) at DEVILS (35-25-6)
7:30 p.m. ET; Disney+, HULU, ESPN+, SN
Oilers Projected Lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Viktor Arvidsson
Jeff Skinner — Mattias Janmark — Connor Brown
Max Jones — Adam Henrique — Corey Perry
Jake Walman — Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse — Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Kasperi Kapanen
Injured: Mattias Ekholm (undisclosed), Trent Frederic (ankle), Evander Kane (hip, knee), John Klingberg (undisclosed), Alec Regula (knee)
Status Report:
The Oilers did not conduct a morning skate. … Janmark is questionable because of an illness; if he can’t play, Kapanen, a forward, will enter the lineup.
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Devils Projected Lineup
Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Stefan Noesen
Ondrej Palat — Dawson Mercer — Tomas Tatar
Erik Haula — Cody Glass — Jesper Bratt
Paul Cotter — Curtis Lazar — Nathan Bastian
Luke Hughes — Brett Pesce
Brian Dumoulin — Jonathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon — Simon Nemec
Jake Allen
Jacob Markstrom
Scratched: Daniel Sprong, Justin Dowling, Kurtis MacDermid, Dennis Cholowski
Injured: Dougie Hamilton (lower body)
Status report:
Nemec will play after being a healthy scratch the past two games, replacing Cholowski, a defenseman. … Hamilton, a defenseman who was injured March 4, will be out for the remainder of the regular season.
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