Projected Lineups for Kraken vs Devils – 12/6/24

The Seattle Kraken take on the New Jersey Devils tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

KRAKEN (13-13-1) at DEVILS (17-9-2)

7 p.m. ET; KHN, KING 5, MSGSN, KONG

Kraken projected lineup

Jared McCann — Chandler Stephenson — Brandon Tanev
Jaden Schwartz — Matty Beniers — Yanni Gourde
Eeli Tolvanen — Shane Wright — Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tye Kartye — Mitchell Stephens — Ryan Winterton

Jamie Oleksiak — Brandon Montour
Vince Dunn– Adam Larsson
Josh Mahura — Will Borgen

Philipp Grubauer
Joey Daccord

Scratched: Daniel Sprong, Andre Burakovsky

Injured: Jordan Eberle (pelvis), Ryker Evans (hand)

Status report

• Seattle did not hold a skate on Friday after a 5-2 win at the New York Islanders on Thursday.
• Gourde is expected to play after missing the final 17:50 of the third period on Thursday due to “bumps and bruises.” 

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Devils projected lineup

Ondrej Palat — Jack Hughes — Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Stefan Noesen
Tomas Tatar — Erik Haula — Dawson Mercer
Paul Cotter — Justin Dowling — Nathan Legare

Brenden Dillon — Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler — Johnathan Kovacevic
Luke Hughes — Brett Pesce

Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen

Scratched: Nick DeSimone, Kurtis MacDermid

Injured: Nathan Bastian (jaw), Curtis Lazar (knee)

Status report

• Tatar will return to the lineup after missing the past two games with a lower body injury.
• Bastian will miss his 15th straight game, but the forward continues to work and practice with the team wearing a full face shield.

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